TV card
TV card
I am looking at getting a tv card.
<BR>I hear it is worth the buy.
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<BR>Where can i get a good TV card and what should i be looking at paying for one?
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<BR>What all can you do with a TV card?
<BR>I hear it is worth the buy.
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<BR>Where can i get a good TV card and what should i be looking at paying for one?
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<BR>What all can you do with a TV card?
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TV card
TV -cards comes in two flavours:
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<BR>(1)GPU with TV-out and (2)TV-Capture card
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<BR>(1) is used to display things on a tv/decoder/etc. you can even plug it into a projector if you have the right equipment.
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<BR>(2) is used to "Capture" things from the tv/vcr/dish/etc. you make your own compiled movies, clips and funky things with this little baby, and you can even use it with your current GPU... <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_lol.gif">
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<BR>so in more words than one, what do you want to do with it???
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<BR>(1)GPU with TV-out and (2)TV-Capture card
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<BR>(1) is used to display things on a tv/decoder/etc. you can even plug it into a projector if you have the right equipment.
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<BR>(2) is used to "Capture" things from the tv/vcr/dish/etc. you make your own compiled movies, clips and funky things with this little baby, and you can even use it with your current GPU... <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_lol.gif">
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<BR>so in more words than one, what do you want to do with it???
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I´m sure that you can watch TV on your computer with a TV-tuner card. If this is correct then I am sure all you have to do is plug in the antenna (like how you would do for a normal TV) and get watching!!!
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<BR>sounds like fun, anybody here got a radio tuner, I do and they are really handy if I get bored of my mp3´s
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<BR>sounds like fun, anybody here got a radio tuner, I do and they are really handy if I get bored of my mp3´s
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I could be very wrong with this, but i think tv out lets u watch your tv on your pc not watch stuff from your pc on the tv. U will need a tv in function for that. u would need a card with VIVO(video-in/video-out)
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<BR>Of course as i said i could be completely wrong or swapping it around or something but check it out anyway incase im not.
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<BR>Of course as i said i could be completely wrong or swapping it around or something but check it out anyway incase im not.
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TV card
Well, like graphics cards, TV cards have a few output options.
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<BR>But first off, lets get some things straight.
<BR>The TV-out option allows one to view what is shown on a pc monitor on a TV. These days, the S-video connnection rules the roost, but I am sure one can find co-axial jacks on older cards.
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<BR>The TV-in allows you to view on your pc monitor feed from TV (that offer video out options via RCA or S-video connectors on the TV itself)
<BR>or from video cameras that offer a video-out function. In the latter case, FireWire ports are the standard these days, and hence one would need a FireWire port on your pc. Some older models probably still offer RCA video-out jacks.
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<BR>Hope this helps clarify the confusion..
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<BR>But first off, lets get some things straight.
<BR>The TV-out option allows one to view what is shown on a pc monitor on a TV. These days, the S-video connnection rules the roost, but I am sure one can find co-axial jacks on older cards.
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<BR>The TV-in allows you to view on your pc monitor feed from TV (that offer video out options via RCA or S-video connectors on the TV itself)
<BR>or from video cameras that offer a video-out function. In the latter case, FireWire ports are the standard these days, and hence one would need a FireWire port on your pc. Some older models probably still offer RCA video-out jacks.
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<BR>Hope this helps clarify the confusion..
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Yo zeeky, u can watch tv on your pc. I´ve got a "tv-card" in @ the moment and watching SABC1-3(Dam hope no one who workes there is reading!) To watch M-net u need to download software that duplicates the signal that the M-net decoder sends out.
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<BR>Just need to snoop around and get an antenna yes <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_smile.gif"> . Njoy
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<BR>Just need to snoop around and get an antenna yes <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_smile.gif"> . Njoy
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TV card
I have finally found this topic.
<BR>Thank you all for posting your comments.
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<BR>I saw a Genius TV card with a TV and Radio with remote.
<BR>I was told that Genius TV cards are bad news.
<BR>Any one disagree?
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<BR>Thank you all for posting your comments.
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<BR>I saw a Genius TV card with a TV and Radio with remote.
<BR>I was told that Genius TV cards are bad news.
<BR>Any one disagree?
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Each one of us is a mixture of good qualities and some, perhaps, not-so-good qualities. In considering our fellowman, we should remember his good qualities and realize that his faults only prove that he is, after all, a human being. We
Each one of us is a mixture of good qualities and some, perhaps, not-so-good qualities. In considering our fellowman, we should remember his good qualities and realize that his faults only prove that he is, after all, a human being. We
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FRAN said:
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<BR>To watch M-net u need to download software that duplicates the signal that the M-net decoder sends out.
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<BR>*confused* I just split the signal from the decoder´s aerial out and sent one to my TV, one to my TV card in my PC and tuned it to find the decoder. I dont get the Software part?
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<BR>Genius TV cards are good. There´s also some USB typed from Lifeview. Very handy if you want to take it with you somewhere and connect it to your laptop. Just check compatibility too.
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<BR>Also, I found for some unknown reason that some shops sell TV cards using only NTSC or SECAM decoders. These are tv-broadcasting standards that dont work here. For South Africa you need a PAL-I (G/K) Decoder.
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<BR>Also look-out for some of those cards offering "VCR" capability - you can actually program it to record a film on your harddisk using MPEG-2 compression. Takes up space but very handy. <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_smile.gif">
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<BR>To watch M-net u need to download software that duplicates the signal that the M-net decoder sends out.
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<BR>*confused* I just split the signal from the decoder´s aerial out and sent one to my TV, one to my TV card in my PC and tuned it to find the decoder. I dont get the Software part?
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<BR>Genius TV cards are good. There´s also some USB typed from Lifeview. Very handy if you want to take it with you somewhere and connect it to your laptop. Just check compatibility too.
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<BR>Also, I found for some unknown reason that some shops sell TV cards using only NTSC or SECAM decoders. These are tv-broadcasting standards that dont work here. For South Africa you need a PAL-I (G/K) Decoder.
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<BR>Also look-out for some of those cards offering "VCR" capability - you can actually program it to record a film on your harddisk using MPEG-2 compression. Takes up space but very handy. <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_smile.gif">
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thanks eternity.
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<BR>What TV card do you own? And does it have all the features you mentioned above?
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<BR>It would be lakker if I could record "Band of Brothers" every weekend.
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<BR>What TV card do you own? And does it have all the features you mentioned above?
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<BR>It would be lakker if I could record "Band of Brothers" every weekend.
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Each one of us is a mixture of good qualities and some, perhaps, not-so-good qualities. In considering our fellowman, we should remember his good qualities and realize that his faults only prove that he is, after all, a human being. We
Each one of us is a mixture of good qualities and some, perhaps, not-so-good qualities. In considering our fellowman, we should remember his good qualities and realize that his faults only prove that he is, after all, a human being. We
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U get TV-cards that have FM & TV reception .
<BR>Try get one of those.
<BR>Combo`s save you money.
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<BR>You can tape yourself sending a dedication on radio <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_lol.gif"> (If you like the sound of your own voice broadcasting to thousands of people <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_lol.gif"> )
<BR>Or just record your favourite quest DJ`s set onto your PC.
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<BR>Try get one of those.
<BR>Combo`s save you money.
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<BR>You can tape yourself sending a dedication on radio <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_lol.gif"> (If you like the sound of your own voice broadcasting to thousands of people <IMG SRC="images/forum/smilies/icon_lol.gif"> )
<BR>Or just record your favourite quest DJ`s set onto your PC.
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TV card
LOL
<BR>I have seen one of these cards at a home makers expo this weekend and i am going to have a look at their weby
<BR>here it is.
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<BR>I have seen one of these cards at a home makers expo this weekend and i am going to have a look at their weby
<BR>here it is.
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NOBODY IS PERFECT
Each one of us is a mixture of good qualities and some, perhaps, not-so-good qualities. In considering our fellowman, we should remember his good qualities and realize that his faults only prove that he is, after all, a human being. We
Each one of us is a mixture of good qualities and some, perhaps, not-so-good qualities. In considering our fellowman, we should remember his good qualities and realize that his faults only prove that he is, after all, a human being. We