Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 04:03:42 +0100
From: "Simon Dale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: TV tuners
Has anyone had any experience with these? I'd be especially interested to
hear about people in the UK.
I can imagine watching TV on your sub notebook would be cool (and perhaps
delay my itching to get a PC that can play DVDs) but what are they like in
use? Can you actually get a picture in the UK without balancing your PC on
a friends head while standing on a chair or moving to live next to a
transmitter?
I'd be after a device which allows full screen viewing at full frame rate
with good quality pictures (and easy signal reception), teletext and stereo
sound if possible. USB would also be preferable I think, then I can use it
whilst at home too (ie PC card slot used to connect to the LAN). I've seen
the Hauppauge USB device but noticed that it was only mono, which seems a
little odd in this day and age. It seems reasonably priced and Hauppauge
know what they're doing - don't they?
Could someone tell me if digital TV in the UK will make it easier to get a
signal or more difficult? I guess that depends on the TV system, but I
wonder if it will be possible to have _DECENT_ pocket TVs, and similar
devices, on the digital system.
I guess this way I could play a stand alone DVD player into my VAIO using
RF? It's a result I suppose...not exactly portable though (come to think of
it I have seen small portable players that have video/ audio out (I guess an
RF modulator would sort that out- or does the Hauppauge allow straight
signal input?))
Thanks
Simon
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