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totem   01-05-2005 at 03:56:18 AM

Good morning everyone

I recently bought a 17" monitor which I'd like to add to my current setup (two monitors, 17" and 21", driven by a Sapphire Radeon 9700, 128MBs).

1. I'd prefer a card with an integrated TV tuner (All in wonder?).

2. This card will not be used for games but web browsing, media playing and file editing.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

P.S. All of the monitors are CRT.

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Crashman   01-05-2005 at 07:25:57 AM
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Wow, integrated TV tuner eh? Well, you could get an AIW Radeon PCI, or a newer version. PCI is fairly slow, 133MB/s, and you'll need about 1/2 of that just to feed uncompressed video through the PCI bus to the CPU for compression. So you'll find something that works, but TV recording likely won't be ideal.

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totem   01-05-2005 at 02:43:21 PM
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Couldn't you be a little more specific?
Thanks

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RichPLS   01-05-2005 at 05:13:06 PM
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Do you mean PCI or PCI-E?

What mobo do you want this for?

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RichPLS   01-05-2005 at 05:14:03 PM
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I don't know of any Video/Tuner cards that support 3 displays.

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totem   01-05-2005 at 05:35:32 PM
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"
Do you mean PCI or PCI-E?
What mobo do you want this for?
"

I mean PCI not PCI-E. My motheboard's model number is GA 8SQ800.

"
I don't know of any Video/Tuner cards that support 3 displays
"

I am afraid you misunderstood me. I don't need a card that can support three displays. I am just looking for a PCI graphics card with an integrated TV tuner so I can drive my third monitor and watch TV on my PC.

Thanks

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RichPLS   01-05-2005 at 05:48:30 PM
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ATI makes tuner cards, but only support dual displays as far as I know.

Do you currently have a video card that supports dual monitors?

You might be able to get a PCI TV card and output to a television using the svideo out or something...

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jihiggs   01-05-2005 at 06:17:00 PM
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once again you misunderstand.

this is my boomstick!

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RichPLS   01-05-2005 at 06:33:42 PM
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Enlighten ME!!! Splain yerself... [/frustration overcomes me]

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RichPLS   01-05-2005 at 06:36:22 PM
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<A HREF="http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20040216/" target="_new"> Multiple Displays </A>

Matrox makes a card to support 3 displays.

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Vapor   01-05-2005 at 06:50:15 PM
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He already has a card that does dual display. He wants another card (PCI) that can also output to another display AND has a TV tuner (so he can have a DUAL card, TRIPLE display and TV-in). ATi made one for awhile based off the Rage 128, but they're very hard to find now.

Maxtor disgraces the six letters that make Matrox.

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RichPLS   01-05-2005 at 06:55:52 PM
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tanks for clarificatin.

But, most TV cards will display TV through the video card itself, not the TV card. Unless you use the TV cards svideo output to a television. My TV Wonder Pro does not have connection itself to a monitor.
Is that not correct?

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Vapor   01-05-2005 at 07:06:04 PM
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That's all correct--what he is looking for is not a TV Wonder but rather a PCI AIW.

Maxtor disgraces the six letters that make Matrox.

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totem   01-05-2005 at 08:56:32 PM
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Thank you Vapor. :D

I will look for "Ati Rage 128 AIW" on Ebay.

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