which tv tuner card?

[65stang]

i want a tv tuner card so i dont have to have a tv to play an xbox. I thought about the ATI TV Wonder VE, but a guy who has it said its ok for tv, but it sucked for console gaming. I dunno many others besides a brand called "happauge" or something like that. Just give me some good brands/models to compare.

[65stang]

someone, anyone? maybe links for info? i cant find much on these things

[Spongebob3000]

How much do you want to spend on it

[bdomz]

I've got a winfast tv2000 XP it was $50 at newegg and the picture looks good enough for me. There are better cards out there but they'll cost alot more.

[65stang]

id like to stay $80 or under. I can get a Ati TV Wonder Pro for $80, so thats my budget limit. But I was just wondering if maybe theres a better tv card for $80 out there

[bounty29]

I've got a winfast tv2000 XP it was $50 at newegg and the picture looks good enough for me. There are better cards out there but they'll cost alot more.


i got that too, i hooked up my ps2 to it and the picture wasnt too good and there was like a 1 second delay, so i wouldnt advise getting this card for console gaming. you could just buy a 19 inch tv from walmart for like $99, that will be so much better for your needs

[Spongebob3000]

You could try the AVerMedia M150 Media Center Edition 75$ at Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=15-100-007&depa=1
OR the
Leadtek PVR2000 is about 70$ from Z-buy.com
http://www.z-buy.com/product.asp?item=VG-LPVR2000
.....But there R both OEM MCE 2004 cards so you will need to use a program like myHTPC "Got TV" ( http://myhtpc.net/ )

[65stang]

you could just buy a 19 inch tv from walmart for like $99, that will be so much better for your needs

except for $100 i figured id get something i can plug a vcr into to burn home movies to dvd's as well, tv wont do that.

[65stang]

Leadtek PVR2000 is about 70$ from Z-buy.com
http://www.z-buy.com/product.asp?item=VG-LPVR2000
.....But there R both OEM MCE 2004 cards so you will need to use a program like myHTPC "Got TV" ( http://myhtpc.net/ )

i like that second one, how well does that software work???

[65stang]

would a ati tv wonder pro work? i dunno if their quality is good or not

[anitract]

I've been looking for a video capture card for about a week now and in my search have found a lot of disappointment surrounding those all-in-wonder cards (compared to what else is out there)...also, I think gaming in general is not that great in video capture cards.

[Spongebob3000]

i like that second one, how well does that software work???

I have not played around with "Got TV" too much with my PVR 250 but it works about the same as the Hauppauge software that came with my card.

Here is some more links to free PVR software
Got Tv ---- http://www.gottvpvr.com/
CTpvr ------ http://www.ctpvr.com/
GB-Pvr ---- http://www.gbpvr.com/screenshots.htm (does not support the Leadtek cards yet)

[drenader]

if your still looking at the ati wonder pro its bad i just tested it in gaming and man it has a delay

[PCGUY112887]

Your going to need something that does the decodeing on the card it's self, not on the computer otherwise your going to get the delay with games. Only one I know that does this are a few of the hauppauge's but they are $$$ :(

[65stang]

the leadtek pvr 2000 has onboard and looks NICE. only thing im worried about is software since it doesnt come with any. Its only $70 too.

btw, thanks drenader for the heads up

[Vio1]

dont get an ATI tv tuner... had so many probs with them.