Leadtek tv tuner cards

[Serp86]

Winfast XP 2000 or
Winfast XP 2000 Deluxe or
Winfast XP 2000 Expert?

Does the 10 bit (expert) produce a much higher quality than the 8 bit (deluxe, normal) tv tuners?

Which one would you recommend?

 

[Serp86]

bump

 

[Corporate Thug]

i had the Winfast XP 2000 Deluxe. image quality was good very satisfied

 

[Serp86]

is it worth it to get the expert over the deluxe, since the expert has a 10 bit decoder? Does image qaulity improve a lot?

 

[Corporate Thug]

sorry, i dont have any experiance with the expert

what is the price difference?

 

[Serp86]

not that much. $10

 

[Corporate Thug]

in that case i would go for it. i mean a tv tuner is gonna last you a very long time so you might as well pay a few extra bucks in the long run

 

[fell8]

According to most of the reviews I've seen, the 10-bit isvery much worth it.

 

[Chadder007]

Originally posted by: shady06
in that case i would go for it. i mean a tv tuner is gonna last you a very long time so you might as well pay a few extra bucks in the long run

Too bad it can't tune HDTV signals....or it would last even longer...

 

[fell8]

Originally posted by: Chadder007

Originally posted by: shady06
in that case i would go for it. i mean a tv tuner is gonna last you a very long time so you might as well pay a few extra bucks in the long run

Too bad it can't tune HDTV signals....or it would last even longer...

Hauppauge WinTV-D Digital TV Receiver

Provides hardware MPEG decoding of all 18 ATSC HDTV formats (MPEG-2 MP@HL)

 

[Serp86]

erm - i'm a newb at this. What is HDTV? I'm usin cable tv right now.

 

[chocoruacal]

Originally posted by: Serp86
erm - i'm a newb at this. What is HDTV? I'm usin cable tv right now.

HDTV = High Definition Television...1080i, 720p, etc. Do some googling

For any of you that CAN order the Expert (where the hell is anyone selling it in the US?!?!) definitely do it. The Deluxe is a fine card, but the bt878 chipset is really long in the tooth. The only real advantage is that its well supported dscaler and other programs. The new 10 bit cards are nice...I've used the cx2388x and philips 7133 and both of capture more detail than the bt878.

 

[bradolson]

I would go with the 10-bit. I just ordered the new Asus 7133 with the Philips 10-bit chip from Newegg.

Brad