I currently have Windows Media Center PC but it does not have a TV tuner. What is the cheapest TV Tuner I can get that will let me utilize all of the features of the Media Center PC such as scheduled recording, pause and fast forward live TV, etc.
2007-05-11 10:01:46 · 3 answers · asked by dudeman 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
With all due respect .... cheap = problems.
Think of it this way : how long do you plan to use the tuner card for ? At least a year or two ... right ?
So, for less than 50 cents a week (over the lifespan) is it not worth it to get a card that will not only spare you headaches but also provide better performance ?
Of course it is.
Get an Hauppauge card.
I recommend (& use) the WinTV-PVR-150MCE.
http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_pvr150mce.html
Trust me .... you will be glad you made this choice.
regards,
Philip T
2007-05-11 10:32:47 · answer #1 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't want a cheap TV tuner because it may not work for long, not to mention the picture quality of the cheap tuner is just horrible. There are very few good tuners on the market but the best one is the OnAir GT here http://www.autumnwave.com/ >>>This is the tuner i've got for my wife laptop and she loved it. The picture quality is excellent and this is a high quality product. Autunmwave even has the Vista driver for the tuner too.
2007-05-11 17:41:01 · answer #2 · answered by Ted B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Media Center 2005 is easy on the card, any card that has a BDA driver will work, I would advice you go for a Hauppauge single or dual tuner, but so far all cards I tried with DBA drivers works fine with MCE2005.
Ones to avoid : TerraTec, Terror support service and crap hardware, I been using TV cards for 4 years, by far this brand is the worst
2007-05-11 17:06:24 · answer #3 · answered by Cupcake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋