Tom's Hardware > Forum > Graphic & Displays > TV/Video Cards > Digital TV Cards
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
LiftOff   09-24-2008 at 05:19:46 PM

Presently have GA-965P-DS3, Intel E6600 2.4G, 2G Ram, XPSP2 and MyHD-130. Have twin monitors, one is desktop, the other I watch TV.

Am going to Vista and need to replace the MyHD as it won't work with 64bit. Will be getting either the 4850 or 4870 video card in the process.

With the present TV card I watch OTA digital and QAM cable on it's two channels. With analog disappearing shortly I'd like to replace with a new card that handles OTA digital and digital cable. No NTSC. I can't seem to find a card that does dual digital, OTA and cable. Does one exist?

Thanks

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
huron   09-24-2008 at 05:28:57 PM
- 0 +

I have had luck with products by dVico - they make products that are supported for XP and Vista (both 32 and 64 bit). You can find them for a decent price if you look through the vendors.

I don't believe it's dual digital - sorry...it's analog/digital. I'm not sure if one exists or not.

------------------------------ Antec 900, MSI P7N Diamond, E8400,
4 GB (2 x 2GB) Crucial Ballistix 4-4-4-12, 8800 GTS 512 SLI
 Reply to huron
LiftOff   09-24-2008 at 05:43:15 PM
- 0 +

Thanks huron, but I'm looking for dual digital. I have digital/analog already. With analog going away I can't see why dual digital isn't available. Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't know why anyone would buy analog at this late date.

Reply to LiftOff
huron   09-25-2008 at 03:23:04 AM
- 0 +

I don't really understand, but I have had the card for about a year - so some stuff still comes in analog (Until Feb 2009, obviously).

I'll look to see if I can find one - you looking to record 2 channels per card or something?

My guess is dVico may be up for something like that at some point, but the good thing is they have 64-bit drivers for XP and Vista - that was a selling point for me.

I'll check for some cards now.

Reply to huron
huron   09-25-2008 at 03:26:27 AM
- 0 +

Check this out:

http://www.fusionhdtv.co.kr/ENG/bo [...] itemid=428

Read the specs. It says it can record 2 HD Digital and 1 Analog. That may be like what you are looking for.

Reply to huron
huron   09-25-2008 at 03:34:07 AM
- 0 +

Just checked it out on the "where to buy" section - only $139...that's not bad for 2 tuners and a solid card.

Let me know if I can help out any more.

Reply to huron
LiftOff   09-25-2008 at 09:03:53 PM
- 0 +

Thanks a bunch for the info. That seems to do the trick; however, I don't quite understand how to hook up the input. It's got one BNC connector. I've got one each from the OTA and Cable. Do they connect with a 'T' connector? Will check it out more.

Thanks again.

Reply to LiftOff
huron   09-26-2008 at 01:28:35 PM
- 0 +

Not a problem...I'm happy I could help

Reply to huron
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Graphic & Displays > TV/Video Cards > Digital TV Cards
Go to:

There are 1299 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.339 seconds
Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Related Topics
See all relatives topics
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them
  • 01:00 Ishaan won the Uniformed badge
  • 01:00 nofun won the Uniformed badge
  • 01:00 ElMoIsEviL won the Spy badge
  • 01:00 mparham won the Freshman badge
  • 01:00 ishaan won the Freshman badge
  • 01:00 Mario097 won the Uniformed badge
  • 01:00 timobkg won the Freshman badge
  • 01:00 ethr won the Freshman badge
  • 01:00 amirp won the Freshman badge
  • 01:00 steelmartin won the Freshman badge