Advice on USB TV Tuner

INCA · July 15th, 2005

Well i need to buy a tv tuner for my laptop that i ordered online recently. I wanted to know if anyone had recommendations on brand that they own. If you do own one tell me how it runs: like if it has any audio sync problems or anything important.

**General Plot** · July 15th, 2005

I don't know how good they are now, but back on my old Inspiron 8000, I had one made by Hauppauge, and considering it was through a usb port it was a very clean picture.

gameman733 · July 15th, 2005

my dad had one and it was crap (dont remember the brand or anything). I honestly dont think going USB would do much good unless its USB 2.0. USB 1.1 is definately too slow.

INCA · July 16th, 2005

Yeah i guess i meant USB2 tv tuners.

D.D. · July 16th, 2005

ati's usb2.0 tv tuner seems good.

http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews...JsX3BhZ2U9MQ==

note : doesnt work with usb1.0....i think its completely built around usb2.0

INCA · July 16th, 2005

Thats good. My laptop is supposed to have usb 2.0 once it arrives. I just bought it online few days ago.

Another question i have is if anyone has usb tv tuner do you have to plug anything else besides the usb? Because i saw few models online and they have audio cable to Sound Card Line-In thing. I was just wondering because Dell 700m laptop im getting supposely has mic problem.

ShadowDancer · July 16th, 2005

I have the ATI USB 2.0 Tuner and the only thing you plug in is the USB cable. Nothing connects to the audio components of your laptop.

INCA · July 16th, 2005

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Originally Posted by ShadowDancer

I have the ATI USB 2.0 Tuner and the only thing you plug in is the USB cable. Nothing connects to the audio components of your laptop.

How is the quality for ATI USB 2.0 tuner? I really need to get something reliable. Also good to know ATI only needs to plug usb cable.

ShadowDancer · July 16th, 2005

I really don't have any experience with any other type of TV Tuner card since this was my first so I can't really compare it with anything but I really think the quality is great. Hopefully your laptop is fast enough so you won't lose quality or anything because I remember with my laptop (Dell D600... I think it's 1.6 Ghz, not sure) I had to settle for a lower resolution because of lost frames due to my computer not being able to handle the video at high resolutions (640x480). Oh I know it's my laptop being slow because I don't have any problems with this on my desktop.I can record with high resolutions no problem whatsoever.

What else can I tell you? It hasn't been a 100% enjoyment owning this card. Sometimes the USB drivers act weird as hell and the card isn't detected correctly. If I would grade it, I would rate it a B+ but this grade might be a little low cuz I don't have anything to compare it with like another USB card. I've read this one is one of the best in the market so don't know what else to say.

When you get it and you have any questions, feel free to ask me and I'll help you any way I can.

July 15th, 2005	#1 (permalink)
INCA Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 711	Advice on USB TV Tuner Well i need to buy a tv tuner for my laptop that i ordered online recently. I wanted to know if anyone had recommendations on brand that they own. If you do own one tell me how it runs: like if it has any audio sync problems or anything important. __________________ My Laptop: Dell 700m 1.8ghz Centrino, 80gigs, Win XP Pro sp2, 1gig PC2700 Intel Graphics Card. R.I.P. My Dreamcast 2000-2004

July 15th, 2005	#2 (permalink)
General Plot Britchie Crazy Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 4,800	I don't know how good they are now, but back on my old Inspiron 8000, I had one made by Hauppauge, and considering it was through a usb port it was a very clean picture. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 \| 2 GB PC6400 DDR2 RAM \| GeForce 7900 GTX 2.5 TB Hard Drive Space \| Windows XP Pro SP2 Check out my site: http://generalplot.atspace.com Official betatester of PCSX2 and Co-owner of General Emulation

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gameman733 Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: no where Posts: 338	my dad had one and it was crap (dont remember the brand or anything). I honestly dont think going USB would do much good unless its USB 2.0. USB 1.1 is definately too slow. __________________ Desktop: CPU:Athlon XP 2400+ Mobo:Shuttle AK32VN Memory:256MB PC2100 DDR-RAM + 512 PC2700 DDR-RAM Video Card:Apollo Geforce 6600GT + HDTV out Hard Drives: Maxtor 120GB 7200 RPM + Maxtor 120GB 5400 RPM + Maxtor 20GB DVD+RW: Lite-on LDW-401S 4x Running XP Pro SP2 Linbox (R.I.P, Dead Motherboard)(server): CPU: 1.4ghz Athlon Mobo: ECS K7S5A Memory: 2x64MB SDRAM Video Card: ATI Rage something Drives: hda: 6 GB HD hdc: DVD-rom Drive Running Debian Sarge

July 16th, 2005	#4 (permalink)
INCA Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 711	Yeah i guess i meant USB2 tv tuners. __________________ My Laptop: Dell 700m 1.8ghz Centrino, 80gigs, Win XP Pro sp2, 1gig PC2700 Intel Graphics Card. R.I.P. My Dreamcast 2000-2004

July 16th, 2005	#5 (permalink)
D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,574	ati's usb2.0 tv tuner seems good. http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews...JsX3BhZ2U9MQ== note : doesnt work with usb1.0....i think its completely built around usb2.0 __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

July 16th, 2005	#6 (permalink)
INCA Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 711	Thats good. My laptop is supposed to have usb 2.0 once it arrives. I just bought it online few days ago. Another question i have is if anyone has usb tv tuner do you have to plug anything else besides the usb? Because i saw few models online and they have audio cable to Sound Card Line-In thing. I was just wondering because Dell 700m laptop im getting supposely has mic problem. __________________ My Laptop: Dell 700m 1.8ghz Centrino, 80gigs, Win XP Pro sp2, 1gig PC2700 Intel Graphics Card. R.I.P. My Dreamcast 2000-2004

July 16th, 2005	#7 (permalink)
ShadowDancer Heh... Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 1,899	I have the ATI USB 2.0 Tuner and the only thing you plug in is the USB cable. Nothing connects to the audio components of your laptop.

July 16th, 2005	#9 (permalink)
ShadowDancer Heh... Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 1,899	I really don't have any experience with any other type of TV Tuner card since this was my first so I can't really compare it with anything but I really think the quality is great. Hopefully your laptop is fast enough so you won't lose quality or anything because I remember with my laptop (Dell D600... I think it's 1.6 Ghz, not sure) I had to settle for a lower resolution because of lost frames due to my computer not being able to handle the video at high resolutions (640x480). Oh I know it's my laptop being slow because I don't have any problems with this on my desktop.I can record with high resolutions no problem whatsoever. What else can I tell you? It hasn't been a 100% enjoyment owning this card. Sometimes the USB drivers act weird as hell and the card isn't detected correctly. If I would grade it, I would rate it a B+ but this grade might be a little low cuz I don't have anything to compare it with like another USB card. I've read this one is one of the best in the market so don't know what else to say. When you get it and you have any questions, feel free to ask me and I'll help you any way I can.

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