Selecting a Tv Tuner

[PunjabiFinEST88]

Hi ,

im planning on buying a tv tuner card but i dont want to spend to much , i just want to be able to watch really good quailty hockey games.
(cuz im also buyn a new video card so dont have much money)

is this tv tuner good?
http://canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=003994&cid=CC.344

or is there another one , anyone would recommend
http://canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=cpl&id=CC.344


Thank You

 

[Detson]

Well, Hauppauge has a good reputation for its TV tuners, even if they tend to be fairly expensive. I can't speak to the specific models offered, though. Anyone else have any suggestions?

 

[illuminatirex]

i ahve a al lin wonder (oldie card) and i always record tings on the lowest quality posible and i like the quality, so the dvd quality, or whatever is the highest im shoor would satisfy u , btw the theatre 600 are coming soon , theyll have suport for vista, and theyll have a much beter visual quality than the curent cards, btw u can get a card from ati just a tv tuner for that 50 or so.

 

[PunjabiFinEST88]

do you know much the theatre 600 are going to be for? and the latest date they will be out

 

[illuminatirex]

i think they should be out this month but considering its almost over i gues itll be next month or the folowing one for shoor i would think theyll cost about the same that the other ati ones did when they came out around 100 or so

 

[Oracle]

If it's not too late, ATi is selling the TV Wonder Elite (Theatre 550) at a reduced price + FREE SHIPPING here.

I have one and pretty happy with it.

 

[qwertycopter]

I bought an Asus TV Tuner/FM a few years back. It worked okay but the drivers and software SUCKED. There was no documentation with the card or on the website. Haven't been any driver updates. Frankly, they didn't support the card. Freakin BS.

 

[Oracle]

In my opinion, Asus made TV tuners just for the heck of it. It is not recognized as a good provider of TV solutions. I'd rather rely on ATI or Hauppauge for quality and reliability.
The Cyberlink software included with the Wonder Elite really blows, but I'm using the ATI Multimedia Center. You can still get around with the included Cyberlink solution though!