External TV Tuners/PVR Devices Tested

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External TV Tuners/PVR Devices Tested

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday December 23, 2004 @06:53AM from the i-want-my-pctv dept.

Solomon writes "TV Tuners for the PC have existed for a long time but with the ever increasing popularity of TiVo-like services and the possibility of replicating such features on your Windows PC with little effort and a small investment, tuners have been getting a lot of attention this year. Today there's three-way shootout posted at TechSpot with products from Digistor, Transcend and a very appealing offer from RTV called the VEG that lets you play consoles in your monitor. Although neither of these devices can match TiVo completely, they do give you a very cheap alternative."

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first bitch by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-23 06:54 · Score: -1, Offtopic

my penis is big
hi by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-23 06:54 · Score: -1, Offtopic

hi everyone
fuck by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-23 06:55 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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hrm, kinda reminds me of . by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-23 06:56 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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Re:LOL TV IS FOR FAGS by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-23 07:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

TV DID WTC LOL
What about my TV's tuner by Radix37 · 2004-12-23 07:10 · Score: -1, Offtopic

My 3+ year old tv is experiencing problems with its built-in tuner. Sometimes it'll just lose the 'lock' on the channel I have it on and go to snow. I can up/down to get it back usually, but sometimes I have to go to a farther away channel for it to fix itself. Has anyone ever replaced a tv's tuner or would it be easier/safer to just deal with it, buy a new tv, or just use my capture card to watch tv...?

Of course, my parents have a tv from the 70s that works fine... go figure.

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1. Re:What about my TV's tuner by JaffaKREE · 2004-12-23 07:18 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  offtopic !?
  
  To answer your question, is the tv worth repairing ? I bought my girlfriend a decent 31" for about $129. It might be an obvious issue if you crack it open, but if it's more complicated the repair bill/parts might not be worth it.