Looking for recommendations for dual tv tuner

[Proprioceptive]

Hey, guys. I'm looking to buy a dual tv tuner for our computer. We want both tuners to bring in the HD signal and we're looking at THIS tuner from Hauppage. Any recommendations?

 

[kalrith]

That's what I use, and it works great. I really like that it's a PCI-e card (I needed all my PCI slots) and that I can connect a cable directly from my antenna to the card with no splitter in between (most other dual-tuner cards require two connections). I'm using it with Windows XP and MediaPortal and will use it with Windows 7 in a couple months.

If you don't need the remote, you can save a few bucks and order just the card.

 

[Binky]

You might want to also look at the AVerTVHD for about half the cost, or the HDhomerun for about the same cost. Check reviews and discussions at thegreenbutton and missingremote forums.

 

[newnameman]

Are you planning to use the OTA signal or cable?

 

[Proprioceptive]

Originally posted by: newnameman
Are you planning to use the OTA signal or cable?

It will be digital cable.

 

[erwos]

Originally posted by: Proprioceptive

Originally posted by: newnameman
Are you planning to use the OTA signal or cable?

It will be digital cable.

In that case, wait a bit for the whole "DIY CableCard" solutions to pan out, and then use WMC. Microsoft announced a couple weeks ago that the old annoying restrictions on using CableCard tuners were going away.

 

[Binky]

There is no easy and effective way to get HD content from digital cable. There are ways to do it, they just arent cheap or easy.

The tuner you linked and the tuners I linked are capable of watching clearQAM channels, but this will NOT include any HD content that I know of, and clearQAM may be on its way out anyway. Cablecard tuners will be available for sale soon, which will fill this void.