I'm planning on getting a tv tuner (the $50 leadtek tv2000xp expert) but i have a question about the onboard encoder. If i get the leadetek without the encoder will it stress the cpu to such an extent that i wont be able to do other things while im watching tv? I dont plan on doing much tv recording, just watching live tv and using the video in to hook up my systems. But while i watch live tv ill probibly be chatting and doing other things together.
Does the encoder only get used when i record tv, or also when i watch live tv?
i currently have a p41.6a with 512 pc100 sdram. I dont plan on doing any upgrading as i'll hopefully be building a new system this winter (and ill carry the tv tuner over to that one). the new comp will be atleast a64 3200+, so if the encoder wont matter at all for that system then i wont bother getting it for my current one.
thanks
Does the encoder only get used when i record tv, or also when i watch live tv?
i currently have a p41.6a with 512 pc100 sdram. I dont plan on doing any upgrading as i'll hopefully be building a new system this winter (and ill carry the tv tuner over to that one). the new comp will be atleast a64 3200+, so if the encoder wont matter at all for that system then i wont bother getting it for my current one.
thanks