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Digital Cable HDTV Tuner Card Reviewed

Posted by CmdrTaco on

Jack Kolesar of AMDPower writes "We have posted a review of a PC HDTV Tuner card that can receive QAM (Digital Cable) signals along with traditional 8VSB signals. This appears to be the first PC Card which can accomplish this task. Further, the software also comes with a utility to downsample HDTV content to DVD and DivX. "

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  1. Article Mirror? by diagnosis · · Score: 0, Redundant

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  2. Not the first card. Try the ATI HDTV Wonder by CoreyGH · · Score: 1, Redundant

    http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=2546404 ATI has had this card out for a while. I don't own it, but I do have one of their regular all-in wonder cards. I've got no problems recording and time shifting video.

    On another note, many people have been talking about cable companies scrambling their HDTV cable channels. These cards aren't for receiving digital cable HDTV channels; they are for receiving OVER THE AIR HDTV broadcast channels (as well as regular analog cable channels).

  3. avsforum 'Fusion Gold III impressions' thread by maynard · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Scanning through the avsforum thread, FusionHDTV III Gold QAM Impressions seems to indicate success with the product. The AC links to a bogus site which only appears legitimate, doesn't offer up his name on avsforum to verify his claim of unspecified "threats", and blasts the product with further unverified claims of nonfunctionality. The parent post looks either trollish or astroturfish more than offering helpful advice. JMO though. --M