Opinions on this MSI TV Tuner card?

[GnomeCop]

The one I am thinking about getting is this one

has anyone here used it? How is it under winXP? thanks

 

[GnomeCop]

so it must be a really new product I guess...

 

[Imported]

Damn.. Wish it was out earlier.. would have got that instead of the Leadtek one.

 

[sniperruff]

it's a bit expensive =(

but read the box: "love it or leave it, the television and its programs dominate the home living"

MSI is suggesting you go watch TV on that nice 32" you got, get away from your computer

 

[GnomeCop]

I don't know about it being better than the leadtek one, because I hear that the software for the leadtek tv tuner is really good. I havent heard squat about the msi one.
nicer remote though.


oh yeah and the engrish on the box is excellent

 

[DanFungus]

Originally posted by: GnomeCop
I don't know about it being better than the leadtek one, because I hear that the software for the leadtek tv tuner is really good. I havent heard squat about the msi one.
nicer remote though.


oh yeah and the engrish on the box is excellent

I have heard really good things about DScaler. I do not know for sure if it works with that card, but I would assume it does. I think it works with anything that can bring in a tv input, but this is just a guess

 

[Imported]

How does on get DScaler to work on the Leadtek card? I can't seem to get it to work..

 

[ai42]

Dunno about MSI tv card just don't get an ATI their drivers are worthless, and their software is barely acceptable.

 

[GnomeCop]

good to know about ati, now its just a choice between the msi and the leadtek

 

[AmdInside]

The tuner comes with Intervideo's WinDVR. WinDVR is suck. It is so buggy. I never used the MSI Tuner though. The hardware for the tv tuner looks good though.

 

[ISAslot]

Originally posted by: DanFungus

Originally posted by: GnomeCop
I don't know about it being better than the leadtek one, because I hear that the software for the leadtek tv tuner is really good. I havent heard squat about the msi one.
nicer remote though.


oh yeah and the engrish on the box is excellent

I have heard really good things about DScaler. I do not know for sure if it works with that card, but I would assume it does. I think it works with anything that can bring in a tv input, but this is just a guess

DScaler doesn't work with ATI AIW Radeons

 

[GnomeCop]

so is dscaler an add on to the software that comes with these cards? or is it a substitute for it?

 

[GnomeCop]

^

 

[Maverick215]

my understanding is that dscaler is a replacement driver package and such, and the chip on this tuner is not yet supported...
however I must ask one interesting thing I see is that windvr is the usual bundled software (everywhere outside the us it seems) yet the now down msicomputer.com website lists SnapStream PVS as does the newegg site...

 

[GnomeCop]

hmm oh well.... I guess I'll know soon, just ordered it from newegg.