View Full Version : PCI Card for HDTV Tuner ?
ApolloCreed21
11-01-2003, 12:54 AM
Just wondering if anyone has any experience with these on how well they work ?
I believe I can simply connect my computer via an HDTV PCI Card to an HD Ready TV to receive local broadcasts (provided I have the antenna to pull in the signal).
These function the same as a regular HDTV tuner box correct (like the Samsung or Zenith) ?
I have an Athlon XP 1900 with 512 MB RAM (which I belive is plenty to run something like this). Runnnig WinXP Pro.
Freddy Basset
11-01-2003, 05:41 PM
I'm now using a Hipix, it 's working very well.
I was using an Accessdtv card for a while which worked nice with Win98, but not so good with WinXP.
The pic quality is the same as a tuner [STB] box. There may be some different options available.
Commercial skip is a keystroke [>] away. :)
These things are a godsend, for me there's no alternative for recording.
Have you been to AVS forum?
They discuss these a lot there.
ApolloCreed21
11-01-2003, 06:51 PM
Where can you get the Hipix from and what price should I expect? I saw the Hipix as highly recommended somewhere on the web...
Also, what is the AVS forum ? Is that on this site ?
Thanks.
Freddy Basset
11-02-2003, 06:26 PM
Sorry, I don't know if the Hipix is still available. There were some support issues going on.
There's a newer model out called Myhd:
http://www.digitalconnection.com/Products/Video/mdp120.asp
AVS has a forum specifically for home theater PC's:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=20&forumid=26
Hey, don't forget to come back here and tell us what you did. ;)
Don't worry too much about system requirements, 400 Mhz seems to be good enough for these cards. It worked for me. But check your motherboard 3.3v requirements as they suggest.
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Edit: Accessdtv update:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=310478&perpage=30&highlight=accessdtv&pagenumber=1
ApolloCreed21
11-03-2003, 09:03 AM
Thanks for the reply.
It looks like it's between the myHD card and the Access DTV card - these are the only 2 that are out there that seem to stand out...
Thanks also for the link to the AVS forum- there is a lot of info out there - almost too much... It just goes to show ya how superior this website is over that one (the AVS forum seems a little cluttered and less organized...)....
Any one else have any suggestions on which card to buy ?
