Why waste your money on a TV tuner to watch TV on your computer? What's
wrong with television? You should use your money to get a really good
nVidia card and some more RAM then get a bunch of video games instead!
wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I'd like to buy a TV tuner for my portable computer. I was thinking of
> one hybrid (digital+analog tv) from Zaapa (USB key). Do you have any
> advice on this? I'd be glad of any recommendations and suggestions. I'd
> like it to be small, with a good reception and for both
> digital/analogic TV. If it can automatically compress video, that would
> be
> nice too.
>
> I don't know much about these devices, so I appreciate any comment or
> web
> pages. Also: is the built-in antenna that some of these devices carry
> enough to see tv even in the absence of a fixed tv connector? or is it
> possible to connect a portable antenna? (would it be possible to use
> them without a wired antenna connection?). Another question: are these
> devices to tune digital tv without any other requirements (like an
> antenna connection with digital tv)?
>
> Another thing that I would like to know is if some of these USB tuners
> could also be used to tune satellite tv. Or, on the contrary, would it
> be possible to connect my tv tuner to my satellite receiver in order to
> see and record some programs? In that case, what do I need? (is it a
> RGB input enough or do I need some kind of audio input too? Can I use
> the satellite receiver in order to see a program in my computer while
> the (main) TV is used to see anything else?
>
> Thanks in advance for any clarification,
>
> Sergio
>
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