Going thru a TV tuner card will usually induce vidoe lag and the Res won't be pretty low as the most you can do is S-Video input. Better to get a Monitor with DVI input and use a HDMI to DVI cable.
If you really watch a lot of TV, get a HD TIVO. I tried using HDTV tunder card on my PC for DVR and it's a pain. You have to use a 3rd party TV guide. Minimal search function, no auto recording of favorites and the playback interface is...
Get a PS3!!!! It's like getting a Blu-ray DVD player, 1080p up-converting DVD player, game console, wireless media server, Linux media center all in one.
This is my recent experience as I posted on another...
I would say the Buffalo. Although more expenisve, it is Gigabit ethernet vs 100BT of the others. It also support more protocols if may it more flexible for you when it comes to outside access.
Lol. If you are getting a better signal from FIOS than OTA than you are either far away or have a poor antenna and you are not getting a good reception. How can FIOS gives you a better quality when they have to get it from the same...
Bandwidth is bandwidth, doesn't matter if you are using it for internet or TV but you are right that if they are doing OD for HD services, that would cut down the bandwidth requirement by a large margin. Although for TIVO type DVR user...
You're right that Fibre does have much more bandwidth than copper (which tops out at about 6Mbps in close distance). But if you look at there TV lineup, just the HD channels 9 local plus up to 19 premium is going to be close to 600Mbps....
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Originally Posted by DarqHelmet
Uh FIOS.
Dream on. OTA HDTV is 8GB per hour which roughly translate to 22.75MB/sec per channel. Most major city have abut 10 stations broadcasting in HD now (the 4 ...
