Looking to install a TV tuner in my computer.

Once again, I'm a little bored and feeling like making an upgrade.

I'm going to install a TV tuner in my computer and I'm looking for suggestions.

What does anybody else have and how does it work for you? TIA.

 

I have an older Compro VideoMate TV Gold Plus analog tuner card in the wife's pc in her study. Works OK with Win 7 but when Comcast goes to all digital here I'll have to upgrade it to an digital or a hybrid card.

From the reviews I've read on Newegg it can be hit or miss if you have cable as to whether a card works with your cable system. OTA digital seems to work well with most of the cards.

The new 25" LCD monitor I got for my PC has 2 HDMI inputs so I'm toying with running a cable line into my den and getting a HD box from Comcast and switching back & forth when I want to watch something the wife doesn't.

Sam

 

It"s kind of a toss up between these 4:
http://ati.amd.com/products/tvwonder600/pci/index.html

http://www.amazon.com/VisionTek-Wonder-650-PCI-Express/dp/B000W5U3N2

http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hvr1250.html

http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hvr1600.html

 

Hi

I'm not familiar with any you've listed - I am using a Compro VideoMate E700 DVB-T, it's digital and analogue.
Analogue is due to be turned off here by mid 2010. I'm running it on Win 7 now and have also run it on XP, have had no major hiccups with it at all, very pleased with it.

paramonks

 

Due to available PCI express slot restrictions, I've had to revise the list to these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300400421361&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380184433826&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370318001370&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130370968062&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

They all look pretty decent and have somewhat good reviews.

 

I ended up buying this one: http://www.amazon.com/VisionTek-Wonder-650-PCI-Express/dp/B000W5U3N2

Hopefully, it will be here by the end of the week.