The Best TV Tuner?

[OPPAINTER]

What is the best TVTuner for my PC?
It will be hooked directly to Cable TV.

I have an ATI Elite PCI card but it apparently is broken.
http://www.ati.com/products/tvwonderelite/index.html
It gets real hot since day one. I've had it about 1 year.

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[Frisch]

Happy with my hauppauge PVR 250, had it 3 years, no problems, clean sharp picture.
They have switched the 250 with the 150, so it's PVR 150,PVR 350.

[Disposibleteen]

I would go with the Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 500. Great picture, record something while watching something else, or record two things at the same time. I assume you are looking for something on the PCI interface.

[p360stick]

how about the all in wonder from ATI?

[Frisch]

how about the all in wonder from ATI?

Don't

[OPPAINTER]

Don't

You don't like the 550 card I've been useing?

I thought it was a pretty sharp image.

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[OPPAINTER]

I would go with the Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 500. Great picture, record something while watching something else, or record two things at the same time. I assume you are looking for something on the PCI interface.

Expensive card but looks pretty heavy duty. How's the picture quality, say when watching a basketball game? It seems sports seem a bit more blurry then watching a Movie.
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec....iteria=3625260

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[OPPAINTER]

Happy with my hauppauge PVR 250, had it 3 years, no problems, clean sharp picture.
They have switched the 250 with the 150, so it's PVR 150,PVR 350.

How's this one?
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec....iteria=3592725

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[Frisch]

You don't like the 550 card I've been useing?

I thought it was a pretty sharp image.

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It's the two in one i don't like, feel more confident on a manufacturer, which has full focus on their purpose.
Just the fact, you have to put a tuner on a graphic card, make it fit, feels a bit like the all in one stereos from the mall.

[Frisch]

How's this one?
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec....iteria=3592725

OPP

It's the one which has replaced the 250 i have, and as i said before , 3 years, clean sharp picture, and no problems.

[OPPAINTER]

It's the one which has replaced the 250 i have, and as i said before , 3 years, clean sharp picture, and no problems.

I'll go get it then.
I'll let you know what I think

Thanks,

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[Frisch]

I'll go get it then.
I'll let you know what I think

Thanks,

OPP

Please do, i'll prepare an escape plan then, if you don't like it.

[Frisch]

Let's make it interesting, i'll get rid of my avatar, if your thumbs shows negative.

[OPPAINTER]

Let's make it interesting, i'll get rid of my avatar, if your thumbs shows negative.

Give me 15 minutes and I'll report back with my findings

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[OPPAINTER]

Well it looks pretty good.
When compared to my ATI Elite 550Pro http://www.ati.com/products/tvwonderelite/index.html
The Hauppauge PVR 150 looks about the same when watching regular TV stations and HBO. But,, I can notice a difference when watching sports, the Hauppauge is a bit blurry with fast action sports compared to the ATI card. The ATI is more sharp.
That's my opinion anyway.

But the good thing is the at least the Hauppauge works, my damn ATI broke in less then a year.

Thanks for the help. I'll PM you if I start having problems with this new card Just kidding.

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[Frisch]

When you talk about sport, i guess you are refering to the speed in the movements, that demands more.
But then we are talking monitor, ms if tft.

[Frisch]

PS , that was quick, my escape plane wasn't finished.

[OPPAINTER]

But then we are talking monitor, ms if tft.

I don't understand what that means

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[Frisch]

Quick movements on a bad monitor gets blurry, if your monitor is, lets say a 25 ms TFT, movements will get blurry.
One sure way to see if your monitor is bad, is to watch when text goes from left to right. On a bad monitor, you'll have trouble reading it, it'll seem ghosty.

[Minnyboy]

OMG Oppainter does something other than push hardware to the Xtremes & take records down! /jk

GL with your new TV Capture Card...

[OPPAINTER]

OMG Oppainter does something other than push hardware to the Xtremes & take records down! /jk

GL with your new TV Capture Card...

Yes I have ran a ton of benchmarks on PCs in my day.
Now I'm actually trying other things on a PC. I'm finding that a PC actually does more then just benchmark. I didn't know that a year ago

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[OPPAINTER]

Quick movements on a bad monitor gets blurry, if your monitor is, lets say a 25 ms TFT, movements will get blurry.
One sure way to see if your monitor is bad, is to watch when text goes from left to right. On a bad monitor, you'll have trouble reading it, it'll seem ghosty.

I found an actual review from Anandtech.
Checkout first and second place in this round up.

http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2393&p=1

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[Frisch]

I found an actual review from Anandtech.
Checkout first and second place in this round up.

http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2393&p=1

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Well, we got on a 1st and 2nd place there. ok you took the top , but still i hold on to my arguments.
Reason
I know that ati had trouble integrating the stuff, as it had to squeeze it on the pcb. This is why in my believe, you'll have a more solid card in your hand with the hauppauge, as you said your self, your ati died on you after a year.

But hey, we're on top of the world