0nslaught Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 hi guys, im looking forward to buying a playstation 3 next year and i want this in my room. the bad thing is i dont have a tv in my room and my mom and dad wont let me move one inside. i do have a 1337 machine though, so i was wondering if any of you guys could point me in the right direction for a good tv tuner that lets me watch tv on my computer and play ps3 on my moniter. i found one good one but im not sure if its compatible with my operating system and it doesnt plug in via pci, its an external one so i would have to switch speaker and moniter plugs everything i switch from PC and tv mode. so im pretty much looking for a tv tuner that follows these guidelines: is compatible with windows XP x64 edition able to watch tv in good picture quality able to use a ps3 or ps2 on the tuner and play from my moniter good quality, maybe like 720p thanks in advance, +1 to whoever can help me Link to post Share on other sites
Prometheus Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Try these websites. Look through them and search. www.bestbuy.com www.nvidia.com www.ati.com www.newegg.com (really recommend this one) www.google.com (or froogle) Link to post Share on other sites
0nslaught Posted December 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 ive tried newegg. i shop from there alot. i find alot of tuners but most of them r only compatible with MCE or xp pro only. also alot of them get good and very bad reviews. Link to post Share on other sites
Prometheus Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 You know, you could just get the XP Pro home edition, or better yet the media center edtition. The XP home edition is being sold on Newegg for $89 right now, and it comes with a certificate for a free upgrade to Vista. (that is... if you really want to upgrade) Link to post Share on other sites
0nslaught Posted December 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 ah, reformatting is not an option, sorry i should have mentioned that. i have ALOT of things on here i dont want to lose. Link to post Share on other sites
Md0ggyd0g Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 I use a hauppauge, it's german I assume. It comes with good software to edit the tv and a place to get listings. I used to use it all the time, but not so much anymore, the site that has the listings is messed up, puts them 3 hours before they are listed...makes it a pain in the *albatross* (little thing, yeah, but a pain). It's great though when I want to use it, just don't have the time anymore. Literally I used to record tons of TV at night and watch it later. It's the best in the summer since now that schools back in session i don't need any more distractions. Link to post Share on other sites
0nslaught Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 hm thanks, but are they compatible with consoles? ps3, ps3, etc. Link to post Share on other sites
Prometheus Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Sorry to sound like an *albatross* here, but why dont' you just go down to your local electronics retailer and ask them? Bestbuy has the geeksquad. You can probably call up a national hotline thing for them and ask for a card that meets your specs. Might cost you a little bit (if its not a toll free number), but if any retailer will know, it will be them. Link to post Share on other sites
0nslaught Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Sorry to sound like an *albatross* here, but why dont' you just go down to your local electronics retailer and ask them? Bestbuy has the geeksquad. You can probably call up a national hotline thing for them and ask for a card that meets your specs. Might cost you a little bit (if its not a toll free number), but if any retailer will know, it will be them. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hm, ya sure i geuss ill try that later. thanks Link to post Share on other sites
Gene Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 This should work for you: http://cgi.ebay.com/Laptop-TV-Capture-Reco...1QQcmdZViewItem It plugs into the the large slot on the side of your laptop and you should be able to take it out anytime. I've been looking at these too, as a way to watch tele at work. Link to post Share on other sites
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