What should I look for in a TV Tuner?

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What should I look for in a TV Tuner?

I'm going to college. My college supplies a coax connection for TVs. I'd like to connect my computer to this connection so I can watch TV on my computer rather than having a separate TV. I've been looking at TV Tuners on Newegg, but I'm confused. Many offer ATSC/clear QAM, others offer NTSC, and yet others offer both (here's one that offers them both and FM). From what I can tell, many are set up to be connected to an antenna. I'm not sure what I should look for for my connection. NTSC? QAM? ...

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Well, you really need to know what is going to go trough the antenna cable. ATSC is the new American...

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What to look for in a PCIe TV tuner for pc's?

Hello! Im looking to buy a tv tuner card for my pc, and do not know what to look for. I'm not looking for an hd tv recorder, just standard def. However, I do have a few questions; -Does a tv tuner card enable recording from a provider like direct tv...

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Check out at Amazon there are many good product at good price http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss...

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I have regular cable TV. How will the picture look on an LCD TV with HD tuner?

I currently have regular cable TV. The coaxial cable runs from a wall outlet directly into my TV with no cable box. I am looking at buying a large screen LCD TV with a built in HD tuner. What quality of picture will I see using the regular cable hookup...

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First of all, be aware that the "HD" tuner in a modern LCD TV only works with over-the-air...

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Where should a look for a HD tv tuner for a projector?

I have a projector for tv use only. It is HD compatible and we do get HD service at my house. The projector doesn't come with a tv tuner so we have it hooked up the VCR to get the cable signal. The problem with that is that the quality of the signal...

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If you're talking HD from the cable channels, then you'll need some kind of digital cable box from the...

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Is it normal for a tv tuner to look like this?

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/6716/capturewr4.jpg http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/9021/capture2tw3.jpg I have this card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815260017 I know i can't expect much for that price but according to...

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that looks really nasty, on the newest drivers?

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AQam tuner is for picking up digital broadcasts without the use of a outside source. It won't help your...

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What TV Tuner card would you reccommend me getting?

Hi, Sorry if a question like this has already been answered but if it hasn't, then here's mine; My friend bought me a brand new pre-built PC for my birthday. I was planning to dedicate this PC with just playing movies/watching things like on a regular...

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Check out AverMedia.com

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What to look for in HD LCD tv? What's best?

What should I look for when buying an hd lcd tv? What are the best brands/what ones have the best picture? What is a digital tuner?

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Samsung, Sony Bravia's are among the highest rated by consumers. You want one with at least 2 HDMI ports...

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TV Tuner Cards Are Mindboggling

So, my TV just died and I'm wondering whether a TV-tuner card in the PC isn't the way to go to replace it... I'm a college student and was using a pretty old TV-VHS combo which decided to eat a tape and kill itself, it's very definitely dead as a doornail...

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The quality isn't too much of an issue; even cheap ones look halfway decent*, and your hardware is more...

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I'm Pretty sure i have a TV tuner but XP MCE says i don't please help ASAP?

I just got my computer fixed and moved, all of the drivers that came with my computer are on it. I dont have a TV, so i would like to be able to watch TV on my pc, I bought a Dell XPS 400 with media center edition XP (MCE) I can use Media center to watch...

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Right-click on your desktop, go to 'Properties,' go to the very last tab (where you can change your...

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