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Soldier · Dec 7, 2006, 09:40 PM

I've been asking around for a TV Tuner myself. I recently got a HD Receiver for my new LCD. The results are pretty amazing, but standard def channels look like crap, due to the lack of a built-in tuner. I was told that using a TV Tuner on my PC, then hooking the PC to my LCD would deliver crisp-looking channels.

So I've been trying to find a cheap but effective Tuner to meet these needs. I get cable through coaxial, so I would need a tuner with that port. The PC is then connected to my LCD through a VGA cable.

I'm still not sure how the HD Tuners work though. I pay a subscription for my high def channels (I also get a bunch of extra channels as a result. 5 different HBOs!), so I wonder if I would have to keep paying it if I used an HD Tuner, or would it somehow be free?

Regardless, I would at least like to use it to get better quality normal channels, so please help me out.

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Soldier · Dec 8, 2006, 02:22 PM

I have an HD subscription, but I was thinking that if I use the tuner to get the HD channels, then I would only have to pay the subscription fee for the cable service ($5) and not the receiver (an extra $5).

In any rate, I would just like to get my standard channels to be much clearer, because they look pretty awful on my receiver. Also I would like to be able to program and record shows while I'm at it (either with my VCR hooked up or just saved on the PC).

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Soldier · Dec 13, 2006, 10:40 PM

Metal Sphere showed me the following two cards.

http://www.digitalconnection.com/Pro...deo/mdp130.asp

http://www.amdpower.com/sections.php...icle&artid=112

Both seem to have the features that I want, but the first one is a bit pricey, and I can't find the second one for sale anywhere online.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.