Artec T14A Mini USB 2.0 Digital HDTV Tuner Retail $59.99 SHIPPED

videopho

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Buy this little ah heck only under two following conditions:

1) You must live well within range of OTA HDTV stations reception of your area.
2) Your desktop or laptop has more powerful processors.

Otherwise this thing will work like crap if you do not meet the minum requirements as said above.
 

us3rnotfound

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Originally posted by: videopho
Buy this little ah heck only under two following conditions:

1) You must live well within range of OTA HDTV stations reception of your area.
2) Your desktop or laptop has more powerful processors.

Otherwise this thing will work like crap if you do not meet the minum requirements as said above.

How can I find out if I am in range of OTA HDTV stations?
And what is meant by "more powerful processors?"
 

nguyendot1

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I can't wait to see how this looks on my HP 9xxx notebook! Does anyone know if this will work with media center as a digital tuner?
 

GilletteCat

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Originally posted by: nguyendot1
I can't wait to see how this looks on my HP 9xxx notebook! Does anyone know if this will work with media center as a digital tuner?

Extended Features with Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE)
Live / Scheduled Personal Video Recording (PVR)
Time Shifting for Missing Episode
14-Day TV-Guide (Internet Access Required for Update)
Best Partner for Digital Home Electronic Entertainment

Basic System Requirements for Standard DTV
Desktop or Notebook Computer
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 / or
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 / or
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE)
P3 1.0 GHZ or above
256MB RAM or above
VGA Card with at least 32MB Memory
Sound Card or On-board Sound Chip
Microsoft Direct X 9.0b or above (Auto-updated from Driver CD)
Digital Terrestrial TV Antenna (Included in Package)
One USB 2.0 Port



 

videopho

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Originally posted by: us3rnotfound
Originally posted by: videopho
Buy this little ah heck only under two following conditions:

1) You must live well within range of OTA HDTV stations reception of your area.
2) Your desktop or laptop has more powerful processors.

Otherwise this thing will work like crap if you do not meet the minum requirements as said above.

How can I find out if I am in range of OTA HDTV stations?
And what is meant by "more powerful processors?"



HDTV Antenna Test

Celeron or P3 need not apply.
1gb dram is a must

 

forcemac101

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I have this little guy and while it is pretty good when it works, I do get my fair share of BSOD when used with Beyond TV 4.5. When it doesn record it works quite well and the image quality is pretty sweet.

Running it on a Core Duo 1.8ghz Laptop with 120gb 5400RPM and 1gb ram. Playback and recording are stutter free!
 

us3rnotfound

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Originally posted by: videopho
Originally posted by: us3rnotfound
Originally posted by: videopho
Buy this little ah heck only under two following conditions:

1) You must live well within range of OTA HDTV stations reception of your area.
2) Your desktop or laptop has more powerful processors.

Otherwise this thing will work like crap if you do not meet the minum requirements as said above.

How can I find out if I am in range of OTA HDTV stations?
And what is meant by "more powerful processors?"



HDTV Antenna Test

Celeron or P3 need not apply.
1gb dram is a must

That site didn't tell me much of anything about HDTV reception :confused:
 

cw42

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Originally posted by: us3rnotfound
Originally posted by: videopho
Originally posted by: us3rnotfound
Originally posted by: videopho
Buy this little ah heck only under two following conditions:

1) You must live well within range of OTA HDTV stations reception of your area.
2) Your desktop or laptop has more powerful processors.

Otherwise this thing will work like crap if you do not meet the minum requirements as said above.

How can I find out if I am in range of OTA HDTV stations?
And what is meant by "more powerful processors?"



HDTV Antenna Test

Celeron or P3 need not apply.
1gb dram is a must

That site didn't tell me much of anything about HDTV reception :confused:

It tells u pretty much everything you need to know. What channels you can get, what direction to point your antenna, and how big of an antenna u need.