I want to buy an external tv tuner card which i plan to use both with a laptop and a desktop... Budget is 1.5k can 200-300 bucks higher....
If you intend to use the TV tuner card with Laptop( as well as desktop) you have no option but to use USB TV tuner card.
In your budget of about 1.5 k you can get
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FRONTECH USB External TV Tuner Card For Laptop Desktop
source
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Source or buy from here
Win TV USB TV Tuner Stick