whats a good tv tuner to get thats not pci-e

9/21/2006 12:00:40 AM

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=SEARCH&Ntt=pvr%2D150&N=0&Dx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&D=pvr%2D150&Ntk=All&product_code=316263&Pn=WinTV_PVR_150_Personal_Video_Recorder

this is pci, but i think there is another model similar to that one that is not pci-e

9/21/2006 12:01:34 AM

well pci is fine, i just dont have pci express

9/21/2006 12:02:16 AM

^^ uh... PCI-e != PCI

9/21/2006 12:02:51 AM

whats the other slot then not agp,

9/21/2006 12:04:09 AM

oh ok...well i got that one...it was 150 at the time but is now 99 regular(i got it at 100 on sale)

hope that helps

9/21/2006 12:05:33 AM

that's all you've got. PCI or PCIE. Most of your tuners are going to be PCI.


and good luck finding a stand alone AGP tv tuner or an ISA one, because I dont think either exist

in fact, if you find an ISA one, I want to know where, so I can buy one, and build a legacy machine around it so I can entertain myself for 6 minutes

9/21/2006 12:13:10 AM

i have 2 reg pci slots, thats what im looking for, a pci slot, cause i have 2 open pci slots and my only agp one is used up

9/21/2006 12:14:52 AM

ok well i bet if you drop like 200 on it you could get some good ass piece of hardware

[Edited on September 21, 2006 at 12:18 AM. Reason : watching southpark and i heard a word and typed that word]

9/21/2006 12:18:14 AM

I have a Hauppage WinTV PVR (USB 2).
I got it this summer for about $150 and it is very nice, it came with a remote and some cool software.

I really don't use it much anymore, I might be willing to part with it if you are interested...

9/21/2006 12:31:52 AM

how much would u want

9/21/2006 12:33:54 AM

is that the usb one?


whats the difference between usb tv tuners and pci in functionality

9/21/2006 12:34:30 AM

yeah i never even bothered with that remote thing...i got it and then i had to move and i lost the software and shit

oh well, it just sits in my computer

9/21/2006 12:38:59 AM

http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_pvrusb2.html

That is the PVR i have.
I've only used it once or twice, so it's in very-new condition.

I don't think I could part with it for much less than $120 because it could come in handy in the future. (I've been meaning to record The Office for a while, I just don't have any hard drive space to store it on.)

As far as the difference between USB and PCI, I'm not sure. It uses USB 2.0 so the data transfer is fast enough. It also has it's own encoder so it doesn't slow your pc down as much as pci (i think).

If you want more detailed specs, just check the link above.

9/21/2006 2:53:45 AM

You can buy a new one for that price.

9/21/2006 6:52:17 AM

if you go to http://www.woot.com today you can get an external tv tuner for 20 bucks.

9/21/2006 10:00:43 AM

9/21/2006 10:07:59 AM

^^ wooted early this morning. looking forward to it

9/21/2006 10:30:46 AM

is it a decent card, anyone know

9/21/2006 10:40:58 AM

threads say its good for watching normal cable and hooking up console systems to your comp for recording vids but you don't have component in or hd support. then again you get what you pay for (and in this case a little more)

9/21/2006 10:54:51 AM

so usb tuners work basically the same as pci ones?

9/21/2006 11:11:25 AM

i don't know much about it but i'd say ya, basically

9/21/2006 11:53:03 AM