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Old 02-08-09   #1 (permalink)
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Default Need help picking a tuner card
I'm building a pc for a friend and since I've never used or owned a tuner card I'm not sure what to get. It will be used for playing cable/satellite via coax cable and possibly HD-DVD through a HD4850 GPU into a 26" widescreen high-def LCD. A remote(MCE if not too costly) and FM tuner would be nice as long as the card isn't too expensive. I'm looking at PCIe x1 tuner cards at newegg.com but I'm not sure if PCIe x1 and PCI would make much difference. Any suggestions? Thanks!

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BUMP as Im also looking into a tuner card for a htpc build, to act as my tivo.
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im guessing this is one of the best ones

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...%20in%20wonder
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im guessing this is one of the best ones

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...%20in%20wonder
Weird because I'd think otherwise based on the reviews, albeit newegg.com reviews.

You might be looking in the wrong section, there is a whole section dedicated to tuner cards. The one you linked doubles as a video card.
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Weird because I'd think otherwise based on the reviews, albeit newegg.com reviews.

You might be looking in the wrong section, there is a whole section dedicated to tuner cards. The one you linked doubles as a video card.
the reason i recommended it is cause its the only one i am familiar with, i dont have a tv tuner and probably never will, my dvr in my cable box works just fine
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I'm going to get one eventually, I'm just trying to figure out which one to get. I have no experience with them either.
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I would go for any tuner with the Ati Wonder 650 chipset. PCI vs. PCIe in this instance doesn't make a difference. Use whatever one fits the extra slot you have.
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i am interested as well, for a card that has hdtv/1080p abilities for the 47incher we got
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