| Author | Message | Time |
|---|---|---|
| kamakazie | Anyone know anything about them? I'm thinking about investing in one so I can watch TV for the little time that I am in my dorm room. | December 12, 2003, 9:46 PM |
| j0k3r | What do you mean, like a remote control? | December 12, 2003, 10:06 PM |
| Hostile | You need to be more specific... I assume you mean to watch it on you computer in which case you need to tell us if it is a desktop or laptop. The only reason to get an external one would be for a laptop since theres much better/cheaper internal ones for desktops. | December 13, 2003, 2:55 AM |
| kamakazie | [quote author=Hostile link=board=2;threadid=4203;start=0#msg35029 date=1071284114] You need to be more specific... I assume you mean to watch it on you computer in which case you need to tell us if it is a desktop or laptop. The only reason to get an external one would be for a laptop since theres much better/cheaper internal ones for desktops. [/quote] Yes a laptop. It doesn't look like there are that many options. Just wanted some input from others since I know nothing about them. | December 13, 2003, 3:00 AM |
| Hostile | Well, I don't have one personally but I do have a Hauppauge PVR and its excelent, so I would say perhaps look into (before buying!) Hauppauge WinTV-USB http://www.hauppauge.com/html/usb_data.htm or Viewsonic VB50HRTV http://www.viewsonic.com/products/video_box_vb50hrtv.htm#specs | December 13, 2003, 5:16 AM |
| Grok | I use a Hauppauge PCI-350 and it works for my needs. Sometimes it freezes when switching to channel 11, 12, or 13 cable, but closing the program and opening it back up lets me watch normally. | December 13, 2003, 6:19 AM |
| Skywing | [quote author=Grok link=board=2;threadid=4203;start=0#msg35060 date=1071296375] I use a Hauppauge PCI-350 and it works for my needs. Sometimes it freezes when switching to channel 11, 12, or 13 cable, but closing the program and opening it back up lets me watch normally. [/quote] I believe Adron started work on an alternative driver that resolves many of the numerous failings in the prepackaged driver... | December 13, 2003, 6:30 AM |
| Hostile | Err ya, the pre-packaged software (more so then the drivers which can be downloaded as well) is the problem with their Win TV 2000 software and such. You're better off with newer software which fixes everything I've seen. | December 13, 2003, 6:49 AM |
| Grok | [quote author=Hostile link=board=2;threadid=4203;start=0#msg35068 date=1071298188] Err ya, the pre-packaged software (more so then the drivers which can be downloaded as well) is the problem with their Win TV 2000 software and such. You're better off with newer software which fixes everything I've seen. [/quote] Which software do you use? URL? | December 13, 2003, 7:51 AM |