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any good tv tuners for my e1705?

post #1 of 8
4/3/07 at 9:14pm
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Are there any quality TV-Tuners for my E1705? I am looking to get a TV but rather have a TV tuner.

Any help would be appreciated, thank you
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post #2 of 8
4/3/07 at 10:52pm
Hauppauge always has made excellent tuners.

http://www.hauppauge.com/

http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/produ...ta_hvr950.html

http://registration.hauppauge.com/we...hvr900_avcable

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3336
Here is a review. Has a few minor issues, but considering it's size & ability to decode OTA HD channels... I might get one
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post #3 of 8
4/4/07 at 12:28am
Anyones with usb or expresscard that can descramble QAM broadcasts as well?

Like this one: http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html...sin=B000GGQ55M

Or this one: http://www.digitalconnection.com/pro...fusion5usb.asp

Are they any good?
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post #4 of 8
4/4/07 at 4:34am
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Thank you for your reply Solapathy. My goal is to be able to play my playstation 3 on my laptop using the tv tuner. will the Hauppauge WinTV HVR 950 USB 2.0 allow me to do this?
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post #5 of 8
4/4/07 at 3:04pm
I recommend the Onair GT HDTV tuner, especially if you have the 1920x1200 Truelife LCD. It's USB powered (not AC powered) and a compact unit (about the size of a large desktop mouse) so it's basically made for use with laptops.

Review here:
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=373

It receives and records OTA HD channels. It also has A/V input, so you can play the PS3 with it on your laptop. It also comes with an OEM version of nvidia's Purevideo HD encoder. I use this thing everyday to record my favorite shows.
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post #6 of 8
4/4/07 at 4:06pm
you using that tuner or just recommending it? I have never heard of that comany
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post #7 of 8
4/4/07 at 4:15pm
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Originally Posted by SolApathy
you using that tuner or just recommending it? I have never heard of that comany
Yep, I use it Its available on walmart.com and buy.com among other sites.
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post #8 of 8
4/4/07 at 6:37pm
Beware; you may be disappointed playing any console through a TV tuner. The tuner will probably add a large amount of latency between the console producing an image and it being displayed on the screen. It may be unplayable, so TRY BEFORE YOU BUY.
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