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Off Topic but an Awesome Accessory for your Dell.
I just bought one of these and it is just AWESOME!!
It is a High Definition Digital TV Tuner and it Rocks big time! Go here... www.dvico.com and look at http://www.dvico.com/products_dvbt_usb.html for the exact product detail.. I use this card on my I9100 with an Sxga screen and the picture quality is absolutely awesome! I have never seen television so crystal clear. Also, you can record it digitally, either in Standard Definition or High Definition, if you want to burn it to a DVD, be sure to record in SD only as the typical DVD player gets overloaded with the HD bit rate. Aside from my 9100, this is the best PC product I have ever purchased! Ten out of Ten from me. ![]()
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Dell Inspiron 9100 Intel P4 3.2GHz Northwood, 1024MB 400MHz DDR SDRAM 15.4" WSXGA+ Samsung, 128MB DDR ATI Radeon 9700 AGP Vid Card 60GB Ultra ATA 7200RPM HD, 4X DVD+RW/+R with CDRW Combo Drive 1300 802.11b/g MiniPCI Wireless Win XP Professional Dell Inspiron 8200 Intel P4 1.8GHz, 512MB RAM 15.1" UXGA, 64MB Nvidia Geforce440 Go AGP Vid Card 40GB HD, DVD with CDRW Combo Drive Win XP Professional |
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Yes, but how much?
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This works in Europe? i mean what do you need to have the digital tv channel?
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$249 Australian, Avalanche, About $180 US (definately worth it for me)
Not sure what you mean by your question Rowman? You only need a laptop and this Dvico Box
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Dell Inspiron 9100 Intel P4 3.2GHz Northwood, 1024MB 400MHz DDR SDRAM 15.4" WSXGA+ Samsung, 128MB DDR ATI Radeon 9700 AGP Vid Card 60GB Ultra ATA 7200RPM HD, 4X DVD+RW/+R with CDRW Combo Drive 1300 802.11b/g MiniPCI Wireless Win XP Professional Dell Inspiron 8200 Intel P4 1.8GHz, 512MB RAM 15.1" UXGA, 64MB Nvidia Geforce440 Go AGP Vid Card 40GB HD, DVD with CDRW Combo Drive Win XP Professional |
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Does it work in the US?
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blurryman
Join Date: Oct 2004
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how does it work? all u have to do is connect the notebook to the tuner?
do u like need a cable tv subscription or something? |
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YOu just need the laptop and the device, that is all you need, it receives free to air digital and high definition digital TV.
Not sure if it works in the US.
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Dell Inspiron 9100 Intel P4 3.2GHz Northwood, 1024MB 400MHz DDR SDRAM 15.4" WSXGA+ Samsung, 128MB DDR ATI Radeon 9700 AGP Vid Card 60GB Ultra ATA 7200RPM HD, 4X DVD+RW/+R with CDRW Combo Drive 1300 802.11b/g MiniPCI Wireless Win XP Professional Dell Inspiron 8200 Intel P4 1.8GHz, 512MB RAM 15.1" UXGA, 64MB Nvidia Geforce440 Go AGP Vid Card 40GB HD, DVD with CDRW Combo Drive Win XP Professional |
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blurryman
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I'm still skeptical about how the product works lol. Just the tuner and laptop seems abit weird. I'm sure those HDTV providers would scramble their signals so unless Divco is a cable company itself, I highly doubt its going to work in the US.
They seem to sell it in the US too though, checked the "where to buy" link. Quote:
Last edited by blurblockboy; 02-11-2005 at 10:04 PM. |
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I don't know about the USA, but in Australia, the major broadcasting channels (We only have five) broadcast all their programs in normal Analogue TV, but also in Standard Definition and High Definition Digital Transmissions.
The DVICO simply is a TV tuner that receives these completely free signals and allows them to be viewed on any PC. I guess if there is no such thing as free to air digital tv in the USA you might be skeptical, but I promise that DVICO is not a cable company and that I am watching perfect quality Digital TV that is not costing me a cent. http://www.digitaltv.com.au/
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Dell Inspiron 9100 Intel P4 3.2GHz Northwood, 1024MB 400MHz DDR SDRAM 15.4" WSXGA+ Samsung, 128MB DDR ATI Radeon 9700 AGP Vid Card 60GB Ultra ATA 7200RPM HD, 4X DVD+RW/+R with CDRW Combo Drive 1300 802.11b/g MiniPCI Wireless Win XP Professional Dell Inspiron 8200 Intel P4 1.8GHz, 512MB RAM 15.1" UXGA, 64MB Nvidia Geforce440 Go AGP Vid Card 40GB HD, DVD with CDRW Combo Drive Win XP Professional |
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