ahhhh.... a TV-tuner for your computer.... now you to can become an Uber

[Phatfish]

Dork.... J/K I love mine since I got it 6 months ago. I can watch TV and read up on my favorite sites (like DU) all without even turning my head. Do you have one? Don't you wish you did?

[SoCalDem]

1. Yessssssssss.. I want one...dammit.. hand it over

:)

[Phatfish]

3. they are cool

yet they wont get rid of your chinese food fix... they aren't perfect.

[MoonGod]

2. Gonna get one soon...

... my TV is dying and I'm prolly moving into a smaller place soon, so my desk is going to have to double as the entertainment center.

How does it work at full screen?

[Phatfish]

4. i got an ASUS TV Tuner

great picture as long as you have a strong, clear signal and a nice sized monitor. Do some research and get an internal card. So much better than a USB P.O.S.

[LibertyorDeath]

5. Yeah Hauppauge WinTV it's great & if you have surround sound

even better.

Enjoy !

[liberalnurse]

6. Does it only pick up local programming?

In Dayton, we might get 3-4 regular stations and thats it.....Is it work it?

I'm getting roadrunner this week which is part of my Time Warner Cable. Could I get that on my laptop? I'm also getting that LINX thing so I can be online wireless with my laptop within a 150 mile radius....

I'm learning......

[foo_bar]

7. I think it tunes the unscrambled stations

i.e., anything under HBO. But if you really want your monitor to be a TV you can just get a (RCA|S-video)->VGA adapter and switch between computer-TV inputs.

[Phatfish]

8. why?

a decent VGA/RCA adapter is at least 100 bucks. I got the ASUS PCI card for 60 and it has both RCA and SVideo inputs.

[foo_bar]

9. depends what you've got

A standalone TV->VGA costs about the same as a cheap video card with inputs, but if you already have a decent AGP card it's cheaper to add an adapter than swap it out for the next model up. But maybe I was the only early adopter on the input-less GeForce 4.

[liberalnurse]

10. Great information!!!

Thank you...I really don't want to overspend...Got to make a cost effective choice....It really is hard as there are so many options. I work a lot and really need my fix....If I have acess to my fix, I can then work onertime. ( I supervise and have office time if I have enough staff on the floors. :)