leadtek tv tuner Q

[bigpow]

Owners/Users,

If you have only one TV outlet on the wall, and want to see TV simultaneously on TV and TV Tuner (PC), what would you need?

A TV signal/cable splitter?

Any difference between pricey ones and cheap ones?

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: bigpow
Owners/Users, If you have only one TV outlet on the wall, and want to see TV simultaneously on TV and TV Tuner (PC), what would you need? A TV signal/cable splitter? Any difference between pricey ones and cheap ones?

A splitter will do, and honestly, the difference between the price of an expensive splitter and a cheap on is only a few bucks, so I would just jump the the more expensive one 😉

 

[bigpow]

Thanks!
I'm 90% convinced I want to buy it now.

 

[jodathmorr]

The only fiber optic cable comming into my room is that of my cable modem. I want to hook up a TV tuner to my computer also but is it possible to buy a splitter for my "cable" and plug one end of the splitter into my cable modem and the other into a TV tuner card? I have Comcast.net service and Comcast is also a cable TV provider. Will this work/is it legal?

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: jodathmorr
The only fiber optic cable comming into my room is that of my cable modem. I want to hook up a TV tuner to my computer also but is it possible to buy a splitter for my "cable" and plug one end of the splitter into my cable modem and the other into a TV tuner card? I have Comcast.net service and Comcast is also a cable TV provider. Will this work/is it legal?

It's not fiber optic cable 😉

 

[moogle077]

Aren't those coaxial cables and not optical? I always thought it worked by having a current go through the middle wire and a current going the other direction through the shell ... not optics

 

[MasterHoss]

As everyone else stated, it's just your standard coax. cable not a fiber optic cord. Additionally, yes, you can get yourself a splitter do give yourself a cable signal to your TV tuner card and to your TV... yes, this means you'll have 2 splitters on your 1 cable signal (1st split [from the wall] --> 2nd split & cable modem ... 2nd split [from the original splitter] --> TV & TV tuner card). Now I'm not sure how much signal degregation you'll encounter, but you'll have cable TV on both your tuner card and TV.

 

[jodathmorr]

Well if its legal im all for it 🙂. I guess ill buy a splitter and experiment. If I get traced and a cease and decist letter from Comcast then ill stop. 😀

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: jodathmorr
Well if its legal im all for it 🙂. I guess ill buy a splitter and experiment. If I get traced and a cease and decist letter from Comcast then ill stop. 😀

Why would it be illegal? You pay for the service right?

 

[XBoxLPU]

I use a 3 way splitter

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: bigpow
Thanks!
I'm 90% convinced I want to buy it now.

Go for it. I got my Leadtek tuner about a month ago and it works great. I use mine to capture shows as uncompressed AVI and then convert to an SVCD format that my standalone DVD player can read.

 

[XBoxLPU]

I love recording tv shows!

 

[kenshorin]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: jodathmorr
Well if its legal im all for it 🙂. I guess ill buy a splitter and experiment. If I get traced and a cease and decist letter from Comcast then ill stop. 😀

Why would it be illegal? You pay for the service right?

If you are paying for the service, it is up to you how you want to use it. I work at Comcast, we audit people who are getting service and not paying for it, and usually for a lot of things we can cut it at the tap. As far as signal degradation, if you get a decent 3 or 4 way splitter, its not much different from what is being done at the tap anyways.