TV Tuner questions

[jagr10]

I am thinking of getting a tv tuner card. This will be my first ever experience with one. I have no tv anymore and would like to watch tv on my computer since it's the next best thing. I want to know, how does the picture look on the computer? Is it pixelated at full screen or is it really clear? What will the quality depend on ? (ie. monitor, cpu, tv card?)

Secondly, which should i get? All i can see at futureshop here in Canada is the ATI tuner cards. Are those good?

I did a search and found someone saying that vga adaptor or vga box makes things much more clear. Is that true? what brand should i be looking for?

Thanks for any assistance.

 

[eklass]

if you're planning on fullscreening it, make sure you watch it like a tv... i.e. not in you computer chair. as long as you sit back a few extra feet it will look fine. not sure why anyone woudl do this though, since a 19" tv can be had for $100 USD

 

[jagr10]

Reason is that our family is moving to another city and they packed and moved practically all the furniture already and all i have is my computer. I will be reunited with my tv in May. I just wanted something in the meantime since playoffs are starting soon.

 

[Texun]

Yep.... what he said. You sure don't want to watch it up close. Looks fuzzy up close, that's the best way I can describe it.

 

[jagr10]

How do i know which tv tuner has the clearest picture? I looked on cnet for reviews but they don't have much. I did a google search and only found AIW reviews and 1 msi tv tuner review. Is there a spec that I should be looking for?

 

[Shooters]

There aren't many tuner card reviews out there, but I can tell you from experience that the Leadtek Winfast TV2000XP Deluxe is a great card and it's relatively inexpensive.

 

[jagr10]

Thanks shooters. That looks like a nice card. Comes with a nice remote too. I'll see if i can find that one where i am.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Leadtek TV Tuner @ Newegg

 

[jagr10]

Thanks blue weasel, but i'm in canada. Hopefully i can find one at a store. If not i'll probably buy online.