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CineMATTaG · 13-02-06, 11:58 PM

I am looking to buy a TV tuner for my laptop for about £50-70, I want one thats gonna give a good quality picture, can anyone recommend one?

(I want to record old videos to my computer with it)

SxDxMxF · 23-02-06, 04:29 AM

I dont recommend USB because the signal can go out alot. If you are using it for your laptop, then I guess you kinda have to ( I dont know if theyve made one for the slot yet) but if youre using it for a PC, I suggest you use an internal one, simply because the chances of the signal going out is alot less.

MJG · 25-02-06, 11:30 PM

Yeah I agree with SxDxMxF that internal ones are better but since you are using a laptop thats out of the question.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...267094-6655865

This is a firewire version if your laptop has firewire that is, I'm not sure whether this would be better than using USB.

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23-02-06, 04:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
SxDxMxF Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sunnyvale Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I dont recommend USB because the signal can go out alot. If you are using it for your laptop, then I guess you kinda have to ( I dont know if theyve made one for the slot yet) but if youre using it for a PC, I suggest you use an internal one, simply because the chances of the signal going out is alot less.

25-02-06, 11:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
MJG Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yeah I agree with SxDxMxF that internal ones are better but since you are using a laptop thats out of the question. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...267094-6655865 This is a firewire version if your laptop has firewire that is, I'm not sure whether this would be better than using USB.