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woah...a USB thumbdrive-sized OTA HD Tuner

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Lifer


# Watch live high quality digital HD and SD TV without service fees from anywhere on your laptop
# Break free and PlaceShift with the sleek USB 2.0 powered portable PCTV device
# Sit back and relax from afar with full remote control access
# The options are unlimited with full support for both analog (NTSC) and digital (ATSC) reception*
# Instantly transform your PC into a personal digital video recorder (DVR)
# Take complete control of when you watch your favorite shows with TimeShifting
# Never miss a critical part of your favorite show again with pause, rewind and replay
# Schedule recordings with the integrated Electronic Program Guide**
# Turn your Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) computer into a full featured analog and digital TV set (MCE remote sold separately)
# Eliminate the guess work by automatically recording shows direct-to-DVD and/or in the destination file format of choice (i.e. iPod, PSP, DivX, etc.)
# Capture from most consumer devices with analog outputs (e.g. VCRs, camcorders, DVD players, etc.) and then edit and enhance with the included Pinnacle Studio QuickStart software
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how are they getting all of that pushed through a USB port? i though there were quality issues with regular TV signals going through a USB.
 
Originally posted by: radioouman
My prediction is that HDTV tuners will be HUGE for Christmas this year.
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Thank you Nostradamus.....can you also predict tomorrow nights powerball numbers for me please. Seriously, I'll play them.
 
$ 129.99
that isn't too bad

but i can't OTA at home, i'd have to plug it in at work and then remote in and watch it or something 😕
 
Originally posted by: amish
how are they getting all of that pushed through a USB port? i though there were quality issues with regular TV signals going through a USB.
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OTA HD broadcasts are pre-encoded MPEG2 transport streams of up to 19.2mbit/sec. USB2.0 has plenty of bandwidth for that.
 
Just get a Fusion 5 USB. It's guaranteed to be better, cheaper, and the size doesn't really matter since you'll probably need a rather large antenna for good reception anyways.
 
Originally posted by: loup garou
Just get a Fusion 5 USB. It's guaranteed to be better, cheaper, and the size doesn't really matter since you'll probably need a rather large antenna for good reception anyways.
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link?
 
Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
Originally posted by: loup garou
Just get a Fusion 5 USB. It's guaranteed to be better, cheaper, and the size doesn't really matter since you'll probably need a rather large antenna for good reception anyways.
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Sorry, it's more expensive. I swear it was $100 when I bought mine. Comes with a free Silver Sensor-style antenna though.
 
Originally posted by: MS Dawn
That's OK but all I really want is a AM tuner! 🙁
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It's called hooking up an AM radio to your line in.


Why don't they make these tuners for firewire? I usually have a usb harddrive on my usb port, and the firewire port just sits there unused. Every damn computer has firewire now.. come on.
 
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

It's called hooking up an AM radio to your line in.
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Well you can do that with an AIW-HD.

AM rocks. Nothing like the warm sound of the big voice coming from a tube AM radio. 🙂

Back to the USB - LOL it has an F connector on it. Hooking an untamed run of RG6 to this will be futile as it will keep pulling the tuner out of the USB port! :laugh:
 
That pinnacle doesnt support QAM and is too new for any reviews. I just brought the OnAir hdtv GT for around 180 and should be here tomorrow. According to AVSforum, the Onair is highly rated, reconsider for Onair.

OnAir HDTV GT
 
The Hauppauge HVR-950 is a similar USB stick profile, just without the remote and MSRP is $30 less. The included antenna with the Pinnacle is better, but both of the included antenna are pretty useless if you're more than 10 miles from the broadcast towers.

ATSC worked well for me on both, NTSC had a channel scanning bug on both. NTSC thing should be correctable via driver updates.



 
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