TV Tuners

I'm interested in getting a TV tuner, but really don't have much of a place to start and don't know what to look for except a PCI interface and a remote. Whether it has a FM tuner doesn't matter. I can't exactly state a budget, either, but from just browsing on Newegg it doesn't seem like that would be a problem. Brands I have no idea.
Any suggestions? Brands? What to avoid?

While I'm making a thread, instead of posting another maybe you guys can also help with something else not-so-hardware related: a headset. Any recommendations, what to avoid, etc? I'm looking at the Logitech Premium USB Headset 350, but I haven't finished looking through them yet and am not confident about what to choose. Again, no idea about brand except that I know Logitech is quite reputable. I've looked at reviews and whatnot, but I thought I'd also get advice from another source.


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Now that I've looked around more for a while, I'm thinking of getting the Hauppauge PVR-150MCE (model 1062, not 1042) TV tuner, which according to some reviews and the retailer's site is Vista-compatible (should I choose to get Vista later). However, I'm aware that the A/V cables aren't included.
Now I'm not that great with cables, but I'm assuming this is what's missing?
http://registration.hauppauge.com/webstore/hardware1.asp#av_cable
http://registration.hauppauge.com/webstore/images\pvr150_av_cable.jpg (close up on PVR-150)
The external input cables (that go to the plugs on the back of the card) usually aren't included, right?
Also, is this a good choice on a TV tuner, or are there other recommendations people have? Preferably under $100 (otherwise I'd be leaning towards the PVR-500 for a dual tuner), includes remote, 3.5mm input, don't care about FM tuner.

As for the headset, I'm planning on getting a eDimensional AudioFX, which I've tried from a friend and like other than the silly LEDs. A good choice? Any alternatives people want to share?

 

I've not personally used this card, but I built an XP Media center PC for my nephew that used this version of the 150mce:

http://www.directron.com/150mce274.html

He has been very happy with it. Uses it as a TV tuner and as a capture device for Halo games and such.

I didn't have a lot of cash recently and wanted to outfit my secondary PC with video capture capability (to convert VHS home movies), and went with this option:

http://www.directron.com/l883d.html

I use a 4-head Stereo VCR as a tuner. It works pretty well for me on a 1.8GHZ Celeron system with 768MB pc2100 RAM.


Just for general info, there are other options on the website I mentioned - I buy most of my computer stuff there. Good site.