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Offline 100Coogn

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PC TV Tuner
« on: August 30, 2011, 10:24:58 PM »
Been browsing Neweggs stuff and came across some things of interest. (not the George Forman grill). That did catch my eye though for the price.
Just wondering if anyone is using a digital TV tuner that is USB.  There's some pretty good comments on some of them.  I'm strapped
for room in my case for a PCI card for the time being. 

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Offline Chalenge

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Re: PC TV Tuner
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2011, 11:28:24 PM »
I use the Hauppauge PVR USB2 with IR blaster. The only downside is its not HD and there is lag with other televisions in the house. That can be annoying. They do have HD tuners now but anything I record gets compressed anyway.
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Offline 100Coogn

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Re: PC TV Tuner
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2011, 11:45:18 PM »
I'd imagine that could be annoying, if you can hear the other tv's and they're out of sync a little. 
I'm leaning towards the Hauppauge myself.  Either that or one of those Kworld things.  The customers support
doesn't sound too promising though with Kworld.

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Offline icepac

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Re: PC TV Tuner
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2011, 11:41:44 PM »
LOL.....I remember that we had something like 8 seconds of lag on the HDtv with a cable company tuner/dvr.

When friends were over, we had one person on a cell phone in a room with the non-lag television telling one of us what was about to happen.

We harnessed that lag for both money and laughs during sporting events and Jeopardy.