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Suggest better TV capture tuner

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steelwin Original post #1
Apr 3, 2006 at 8:14 AM
please tell me what tv tuner is the best one for capturing videos and picturs at high quality...and tell me is there any specialls
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shri007 #2
Apr 3, 2006 at 9:42 AM
if u want to capture a high quality picture then u should go for pinnacle pctv tunner with mpeg4 recording(around 12000) or u can also go for same card with mpeg2 recording(around 4000) which i am using right now...
M
Apr 3, 2006 at 10:09 AM
which one you r using ?
Third Eye
Apr 3, 2006 at 5:06 PM
compro video mate rox.
Vyasram
Vyasram #5
Apr 3, 2006 at 5:56 PM
never buy pixelview
Third Eye
Apr 3, 2006 at 6:30 PM
i got pixelview and it sux.
Vyasram
Vyasram #7
Apr 3, 2006 at 6:33 PM
same here, especially plat tv pro 2, and their bundled sw honestech tv. It finds the channels but never stores them
Third Eye
Apr 3, 2006 at 6:42 PM
me to got playtv pro 2 .
ymhatre
ymhatre #10
Apr 3, 2006 at 8:52 PM
@ steelwin.
Whts the purpose of buying tv Vunner card..
I mean do u need for professional puropess or just for watching Tv on ur Pc n recording them at good quality..
If u need for professional puposes go for wht shri007 suggested.
o relse for home puposes go for media center one frm pinnacle..
@ 2500 pinnacle PCTV 100i is good...
My frnd hav one n its stunning.. also recording videos is gud, but for tht u need a good rig say abt having more than 512 ( 1gb recommended) ram n good processor...
dIgItaL_BrAt
Apr 3, 2006 at 9:49 PM
@ymhatre:having 512 MB or 1 gig of RAM is not a necessity,256 MB will do just fine.What u do need is a fast proccy and a fast hard disk
ymhatre
ymhatre #12
Apr 3, 2006 at 10:42 PM
Brat i have tested this...
Even though pinnacle suggest tht 256 is recomended..
but capturing videos or pausing live Tv... needs good ram..
I do agree with u tht it needs an good HDD
but 2day everyone almost have an HDD of &200 Rpm withlots of space..
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myhotdog #13
Apr 4, 2006 at 6:45 AM
it mean PINACLE is best in TV tuner cards and it's cost around 4000 Rs. If I'm right then plz confirm it