8887 TV Tuner - Question

Really, I've BEEN meaning to try it out... I just have absoloutely NO use for it (I have a TiVo which is LIGHT YEARS beyond desktop solutions, IMO).

One day, I will try it out (and probably get stuck w/ a problem)

-myrkat

I opened TV Studio, put it on channel 3, then opened Nero and faked a burn. The channel didn't change. What exactly do you need to do to get the channel to change?

-- Daryl

try myth tv (linux) you'll change your mind about tivo

MythTV looks promising, but it lacks the primary ingrediant that most anything Linux lacks: simplicity.

Sure, I like "skinning" apps as much as the next guy, and the PiP stuff is nice, but there needs to be a more dumbed-down command set (not even getting into setup and installation).

When it's embedded in a device that does not crash (ever - TiVo has not crashed on me once! - and I do know it's linux-based, btw), then maybe MythTV will be a good option. Especially if one truly wants to watch TV on a computer.

I like watching TV on my TV and the TiVo is the best thing for what it does (I haven't tried ReplayTV, a friend has that and seems impressed).

-myrkat

I wish you could choose not to get the tv tuner. If I want to watch TV on my laptop I'll use the video in. I have satelite so a tv turner does me no good. I do want the remote, but if I save $50 on not having a TV tuner I'd buy an ATI remote wonder. I want to use my laptop as a HTPC and the 8887 is perfect. It would save some weight as well.

Two things...

One, the video in on the Sager 888x models is a function of the TV Tuner - so no TV Tuner no video in...

Two, just how much do you think that the TV Tuner module weighs anyway? I mean, we are talking ounces okay?

What would you use the ATI remote wonder for anyway? Are you buying the laptop as a transportable? I mean, you can get an HTPC for alot less than the 8887, but the whole point of the 888x and how big it is seems to be that you could cram as much into a laptop as possible...

In any event, if you didn't have the TV Tuner then you would not only have to buy the ATI remote wonder but also some kind of video input as well...

If you want more utility out of the built in remote, then look at something like uICE ( of course, they really should have built in more utility themselves - but hey... )

I don't mean to sound mean or anything, I just had a so so day and am a little tired... ( you know what they say, don't write e-mails when you are impaired... SIGH... )

The 5670 weighs less than the 8887 and is a little cheaper with the same power, but no TV Tuner or mp3 player... The screen is smaller, but most say that it is nicer to look at...

Still, any way you go I think that the Sager is a really great machine ( although I really do think that the HT processors need to come WAY down in price. Also, I hope that they reconsider an HT bios for the older Sagers if the slower HT processors are compatible when introduced. )

Are you seriously telling me that the S-video in is part of the TV tuner? I seriously doubt it. The two connections are too far from each other. Its part of the ati 9000 just like the video out is. I'm not talking about the coax conection sticking out of the back. I don't care if the TV tuner weighs a quarter of a pound its extra weight and extra cost I don't need. I want the option to not have it. If you want it you can have it if you don't you can choose not to.

This is from another post I made. I don't feel like typing it all again.

I'm getting an 88xx series for several reasons. One I want to be able to game on it. I live about a 40 min drive from my school and once I'm there I'm there till my last class. Which can often be from 8 am to 9pm. With 2 and 3 hour breaks between classes. I also want to be able to watch movies on it. I'm the president of an anime club and I use an old 500 mhz celeron system with a 32 mb radeon to show digital fansubbed anime on a big screen at the school. It has to be the crappiest computer I've ever owned. With an 88xx series I'll be able to not only show fansubbed (div-x) anime, but DVDs as well. The remote is also a big selling point to me, because I'll be able to control my computer from a distance durring the screenings. I was seriously considering buying an ATI remote wonder, but I got fed up with the crappy laptop my school forced me to buy so I went a hunting and found powernotebooks.com. The remote and the screen size is what made me decide on getting an 88xx sager.

I'm not buying the current 8887 I'm waiting for the 8888 and hopefully it will have as good a screen as the 5670.

Does that answer your question?

Yes, and I actually read that message before... I just forgot...

Sorry...

Anywho...

S-Video-In Port (Optional with TV Tuner installed)
If you have the optional TV Tuner installed, you may plug in external
video sources to this port. Examples of sources include VCRs,
VCD players, TVs, external DVDs, video cameras etc. The cable
from the source device should be plugged into the device’s S-Video
out port. An S-Video cable is available from any electrical store.

I'll take your word on the s-video and the tv tuner being together. I still think its should be an option not two have it, but after thinking about it I think I'd keep it. I might want to edit videos at some point so It be handy.