TV Card

jman0

If i got a TV Card for my pc, instead of buying a tele could i still watch cable?
Like: could i plug the coaxial cable from the wall into my TV card and have it work?

statto

You should be able to. Does your card have an RF socket? Also you may need to check if your tuner can tune in VHF and UHF signals. Also goggle for software called Media Portal as this will give you PVR functionality.

jman0

statto wrote:

You should be able to. Does your card have an RF socket? Also you may need to check if your tuner can tune in VHF and UHF signals. Also goggle for software called Media Portal as this will give you PVR functionality.

No i don't have one yet. Thinking about buying one.
Can you recommend one, like at Komplett.ie

Peace

jman0 wrote:

could i plug the coaxial cable from the wall into my TV card and have it work?

Thats exactly how a tv card works.

Eurorunner

You need a DVB-C (Cable) card. google technotrend or hauppauge..

Inspector Gadget

I assume you mean you've got analogue cable á la NTL?

If so, you need one with a "satellite tuner" on it (for the 41 channels outside of UHF and VHF bands 1 and 3 as are standard on tellies here that some cable chanenels come in on) - though I believe most of 'em have that anyway.

DVB is for digital satellite/MMDS feeds, I'm pretty sure?

Gadget

juno75

I have a basic Haullapge(sp?) WinTV card.

I run NTL Analouge Cable into it no probs, get all stations.
Also can pick up the 4 terristrial channels with a cheap Antenne.
Lifesaver:)

statto

I have a Hauppauge PVR 500 MCE card. I have it connected to NTL analogue. I am running it on XP Pro which took some time to get it working. A PVR 350 or 250 card would be better if your not going to run XP MCE.

jman0

statto wrote:

I have a Hauppauge PVR 500 MCE card. I have it connected to NTL analogue. I am running it on XP Pro which took some time to get it working. A PVR 350 or 250 card would be better if your not going to run XP MCE.

Crap i didn't know those things were so expensive
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006HWX4/104-2019383-2305544?v=glance

Maybe a sh!tty 2ng hand Tele is the way to go.

davidclayton

i have one spare... could sell it to you.
where abouts are you based?

jman0

davidclayton wrote:

i have one spare... could sell it to you.
where abouts are you based?

I'm in S. Dublin City

Are you talking about a spare tele yes?
What size, does it work, does it have a remote?

davidclayton

no a tv card. similar to this one:
http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/pages/products/data_go.html

the model number on the card says:
win tv
38105 rev b435

i'm in lucan. say €25? can you pick it up?

jman0

davidclayton wrote:

no a tv card. similar to this one:
http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/pages/products/data_go.html

the model number on the card says:
win tv
38105 rev b435

i'm in lucan. say €25? can you pick it up?

Does it come with disks?
CAn you guaranty it works?

Praetorian

I'm interested in that card. €30 incl postage?

davidclayton

comes with cd and manual. but when i was using it [about 6 months ago] i downloaded updated drivers and software from the net.

would prefer to have it collected rather than post...

jman0

davidclayton If you can answers my above question i'll probably beat Praetorian's offer.

davidclayton

it worked the last time i used it, so i will return any monies if it doesn't work.
[disks mentioned above]

jman0

davidclayton wrote:

it worked the last time i used it, so i will return any monies if it doesn't work.
[disks mentioned above]

I could take the 25bus, say... on this Saturday?

But can u get cable on that card, as well as local channels?

davidclayton

yeah, cable and local. i got a guy to put a pipe up to my room.
saturday should be fine. how much we agreed on? €30?
i'll pm my details now.