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Urgent !!! Pls suggest a TV tuner card. Going to buy today

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amibisu Original post #1
Mar 25, 2013 at 2:11 PM
Want to buy a TV tuner card for my rig.
For watching TV and recording TV programe.
Pls suggest the best TV tuner card (which one is best internal or USB type card?).
Sainatarajan
Sainatarajan #2
Mar 25, 2013 at 2:22 PM
Budget pls?
And dont pm everyone to have a look into this thread.
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whitestar_999 #3
Mar 25, 2013 at 2:24 PM
first of all give details like budget,type of connection,monitor etc.if you are going to use usual cable connection then any cheap one will do but quality will be average.if you want high quality(at least dvd resolution) then getting a tv tuner card with component input(not composite input) is must & this is possible only with set top boxes which have component outputs(DTH or digital cable connection).
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amibisu #4
Mar 25, 2013 at 2:39 PM
Sorry, I forgot to put the details.
Yes, we are using a setup box with local connection (RYB cable). want ot buy a good one, so that in future may be I can use in HDMI type. Can't compromise in picture quality:-D
Offcourse budget within 2k. Using Dell 23" LED - U2312HM Monitor
Graphics card: ASUS GTX650Ti
Ram: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB
MB: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H
Nerevarine
Nerevarine #5
Mar 25, 2013 at 3:33 PM
I dont have much idea about TV Tuner cards.. but the one I owned was from Pinnacle PC TV stereo..
It was quite okay.. not that great
Avermedia produces the best IMO but costly
RCuber
RCuber #6
Mar 25, 2013 at 4:20 PM
capture cards with HDMI inputs are quite expensive and over your 2K budget.
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whitestar_999 #7
Mar 25, 2013 at 4:37 PM
i searched on flipkart but couldn't find any tv tuner which has component input.all have s-video input which is better than vcd but slightly worse than dvd resolution.as for hdmi & componet input forget it since cheapest avermedia HD tv tuner card which has hdmi & component input costs 7838.my suggestion is get any cheap avermedia tv tuner costing ~2000.