[frogger1980]

I've seen people complaining about $400 HDTV tuner cards and wishing they could just get a cheap Tuner only card and do the MPEG stuff in software.


This could be your chance. Only $140.

http://www.ssdonline.com/detail_page...%2DD&affid=TB1


It is likely the software that comes with it doesn't meet all your needs.

 

[Rop]

If it looks to good to be true....


According to the docs this card doesn't have a hidef output. The HDTV signal is rendered to 480 lines interlaced.


Still, for that price it's not a bad deal. I was thinking of getting a TV card to time-shift regular analog TV. If this also includes HDTV stations for $75 more it's worth considering. Anyone have experience with the software that comes with it?


- Rob -

 

[JoeFloyd]

The down side on this card is:


This card outputs 480i only. The software will allow for recording but only under Windows 95/98/Me (no NT, 2000 or XP recording) and only if you happen to be able to find the special BETA version of the software that supported recording.


The up side:


This card works. It's stable. It's half-way compatible with DScaler.

 

[Matt DeVillier]

this card was a good deal at $50 when J&R blew them out awhile back. But at $140? I'll pass