Usb Tv tuner

Cold Storm · Jan 26, 2008, 12:36 AM

My dad was wonder, and got me to do wonder myself... would it be good to get the usb tv tuners, or a pci tv tuner? I'm open to everyones thoughts on this matter, as I am thinking of getting a Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150 1062 and my father has a old AMD compaq... I'm all ready on it for upgrading... lol

Random Murderer · Jan 26, 2008, 12:38 AM

go with pci, less hassle.

Namslas90 · Jan 26, 2008, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Random Murderer

go with pci, less hassle.

Yes I agree, but the USB can be slipped in your pocket and used on other computers easily.

Cold Storm · Jan 26, 2008, 12:43 AM

so my dad should get a pci also? whats the differences in the two types???

tigger · Jan 26, 2008, 01:02 AM

I have a freecom dvb-t usb stick,and its a champ.works fine with wmc.

Cold Storm · Jan 26, 2008, 01:03 AM

now how is it used? i know how the pci works, but how does the usb work the same?

Pinchy · Jan 26, 2008, 01:07 AM

Yeah you just plug it in, install the drivers/software, plug in an antenna and off you go.

The USB tuners never had the quality of the PCI ones, but that may have changed now, with newer technology.

Random Murderer · Jan 26, 2008, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Pinchy

Yeah you just plug it in, install the drivers/software, plug in an antenna and off you go.

yea, but he's gonna be using it for xbmc.

Cold Storm · Jan 26, 2008, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Random Murderer

yea, but he's gonna be using it for xbmc.

thats true for me... but i'm asking this also for my dad who wants to get one...

Easy Rhino · Jan 26, 2008, 01:14 AM

:well cold storm, that sounds like a question that would fit perfectly in our a/v section

i would go with the pci if your dad doesnt really want to deal with a usbstick.

on a side note, i was wondering if any of you with hdtvs that have a usb port have used one of those usb hd sticks with the hdtv usb port to get over the air hd content. now that would be cool.

Pinchy · Jan 26, 2008, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Random Murderer

yea, but he's gonna be using it for xbmc.

lol...I must have missed that.

Not sure how it works on xbox, but from what I have seen, the cheapy USB tv tuners always seem to have driver problems and such, whereas the good ones install as soon as you plug them in. (On PC that is)

Cold Storm · Jan 26, 2008, 01:27 AM

my father has a sony bravia xbr 40 inch. it says in the specs that he has a pc slot... so i don't know.. feel lazy right now since its my birthday... I'll check it later...
and like i told you easy, was going to ask something off the wall! but this isn't it yet... i'm cooking up something that will get some heads... lol

Cold Storm · Jan 26, 2008, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Pinchy

lol...I must have missed that.

Not sure how it works on xbox, but from what I have seen, the cheapy USB tv tuners always seem to have driver problems and such, whereas the good ones install as soon as you plug them in. (On PC that is)

don't worry about the xbmc... i didn't post it.. rm just knows because he's my bestfriend and lives next door.. lol

Pinchy · Jan 26, 2008, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Cold Storm

my father has a sony bravia xbr 40 inch. it says in the specs that he has a pc slot... so i don't know.. feel lazy right now since its my birthday... I'll check it later...
and like i told you easy, was going to ask something off the wall! but this isn't it yet... i'm cooking up something that will get some heads... lol

First and foremost...Happy Birthday!

Secondly, I think by PC slot (well, this is what Acer means by it with my TV) means VGA/DVI.

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Originally Posted by Cold Storm

don't worry about the xbmc... i didn't post it.. rm just knows because he's my bestfriend and lives next door.. lol

lol that makes sense.

Cold Storm · Jan 26, 2008, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Pinchy

First and foremost...Happy Birthday!

Secondly, I think by PC slot (well, this is what Acer means by it with my TV) means VGA/DVI.

lol that makes sense.

thanks and here is what I'm looking at getting Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1800

Random Murderer · Jan 26, 2008, 01:54 AM

get this one. it's the same as the one you're looking at, just no remote. you don't need the remote since the one you have is better.

Cold Storm · Jan 26, 2008, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Random Murderer

get this one. it's the same as the one you're looking at, just no remote. you don't need the remote since the one you have is better.

i get what your saying... but that works for my pc! i'm lazy! nah... i was thinking of that.. but remember i'm also looking for my dad... and he's not going to be no where near it... i think i'm just to hyped over the 9 dollar passport and forgot how to start a thread!

Random Murderer · Jan 26, 2008, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Cold Storm

i get what your saying... but that works for my pc! i'm lazy! nah... i was thinking of that.. but remember i'm also looking for my dad... and he's not going to be no where near it... i think i'm just to hyped over the 9 dollar passport and forgot how to start a thread!

lol, yea. get the one without a remote for you, and the one with the remote for your dad. problem solved.

Cold Storm · Jan 26, 2008, 02:00 AM

all right... now does anyone know how they work? or should I start another thread???

Random Murderer · Jan 26, 2008, 02:04 AM

i do. i used to use one.

Cold Storm · Jan 26, 2008, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Random Murderer

i do. i used to use one.

that doesn't help much... remember... helping dad... let him know.. thanks are involved!!!

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Jan 26, 2008, 01:27 AM	#12
Cold Storm Battosai Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In a library somewhere on this earth Posts: 10,566 (5.14/day) Thanks: 4,242 Thanked 3,047 Times in 2,493 Posts System Specs	my father has a sony bravia xbr 40 inch. it says in the specs that he has a pc slot... so i don't know.. feel lazy right now since its my birthday... I'll check it later... and like i told you easy, was going to ask something off the wall! but this isn't it yet... i'm cooking up something that will get some heads... lol __________________ The only way success is before work, is in the dictionary Support for the mind. Support for your hardware

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Jan 26, 2008, 02:00 AM	#19
Cold Storm Battosai Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In a library somewhere on this earth Posts: 10,566 (5.14/day) Thanks: 4,242 Thanked 3,047 Times in 2,493 Posts System Specs	all right... now does anyone know how they work? or should I start another thread??? __________________ The only way success is before work, is in the dictionary Support for the mind. Support for your hardware

Jan 26, 2008, 02:04 AM	#20
Random Murderer Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Florida, where it's hot as hell. Posts: 4,094 (1.73/day) Thanks: 1,003 Thanked 677 Times in 507 Posts System Specs	i do. i used to use one. __________________ “People just need a reason to live. Some peoples reason is to bitch on the Internet. W1zz is just giving these sad souls a reason to live. Hes like a saint. Saint W1zzard.” -TheMailMan78 Mars: Apparently I have been there before, but I don't recall. Not all who wander are lost...

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