TV Video Cards

fangs2000 · 09-08-2006, 08:03 AM

Hey all,

I'm heading off to uni in just over a week, and consider using my PC monitor as a TV, so to watch terrestial Television and use a console on.

Thus, i need a Video Caption card.

Trouble is, i'm very un-familear with them, and was hoping some people could reccommend some good examples which are worth buying. My budget isn't great, looking at around £30 tops. I would appreciate it if you linked to UK websites (old post of mine with UK stores Main pin# for EP-8KDA3I)

I want it to be able to recive terrestial television and use a scart (or composite A/V RGB input).

THe more features the better, i am intersted in also having teletext, recording and remote control, but these are more toys than anything.

Just before anyone says anything, streaming TV through the internet is not an option.

Another question while i'm here, this kind of setup would require a TV licence right?

The General · 09-08-2006, 10:19 AM

I have a Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150 MCE PCI Interface 1042 Tuner Card and it is by far the best TV card I've ever used. Works GREAT in Linux+MythTV and I'm sure it will work great in Windows too.

And what is a TV lisense? Why would you need one? Pay for cable, or plug an antenna in, receive a TV signal...

fastrandstrongr · 09-08-2006, 03:33 PM

i can vouch for that hauppage tv tuner. ive got one in my rig and it works flawlessly. comes with a remote too which is really handy when ur too lazy to get out of bed in the morning and just want to watch some **** tv :-)

btw works wonderfully in winXP pro.

JoshSB · 09-08-2006, 04:27 PM

awesome, glad it works on Pro

Are you running it in Windows PRO?

09-08-2006, 08:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
fangs2000 True Techie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 112	TV Video Cards Hey all, I'm heading off to uni in just over a week, and consider using my PC monitor as a TV, so to watch terrestial Television and use a console on. Thus, i need a Video Caption card. Trouble is, i'm very un-familear with them, and was hoping some people could reccommend some good examples which are worth buying. My budget isn't great, looking at around £30 tops. I would appreciate it if you linked to UK websites (old post of mine with UK stores Main pin# for EP-8KDA3I) I want it to be able to recive terrestial television and use a scart (or composite A/V RGB input). THe more features the better, i am intersted in also having teletext, recording and remote control, but these are more toys than anything. Just before anyone says anything, streaming TV through the internet is not an option. Another question while i'm here, this kind of setup would require a TV licence right?

09-08-2006, 03:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
fastrandstrongr Super Techie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 270	i can vouch for that hauppage tv tuner. ive got one in my rig and it works flawlessly. comes with a remote too which is really handy when ur too lazy to get out of bed in the morning and just want to watch some **** tv :-) btw works wonderfully in winXP pro. __________________ x2 3600+, 2gb XMS2 675mhz 5-4-4-12, PNY 7900gs, ecs geforce6100sm-m, ultra 600w XVS modular psu, microfly mx6 case, 320gb diamondmax lappys: everex sa2050t, core duo 2050, 1gb ram, 100gb hd (sold for 500), black macbook c2d 2.16ghz, 2gb ram, 160gb hd (coming soon!) in the near future: core 2 quad build...

09-08-2006, 04:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
JoshSB Geek Squad Agent Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 775	awesome, glad it works on Pro Are you running it in Windows PRO? __________________ "Truth is violated by falsehood but outraged by silence." Ad Astra Per Aspera- To the stars, through difficulty.

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09-08-2006, 10:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
The General Banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5,170	I have a Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150 MCE PCI Interface 1042 Tuner Card and it is by far the best TV card I've ever used. Works GREAT in Linux+MythTV and I'm sure it will work great in Windows too. And what is a TV lisense? Why would you need one? Pay for cable, or plug an antenna in, receive a TV signal...