DeAnna
Just A Face in The Crowd
Anyone have a usb tv tuner for their laptop? I've seen some at pretty good prices (around $60) and wondering if they are any good.
USB Tv Tuners
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Chaz
observationist
Depends on several factors.
Your signal OTA (over the air) is only as good as the signal strength in your location and the antenna.
The speed of a laptop (mainly the hard drive) will affect the ability to record programs.
Software compatibility can be an issue. I got mine right at the XP-vista crossover. It was on sale because it didn't work on Vista. However, 2 years later it worked great on Windows 7 with no additional software.
It really depends on what you want to use it for. I have used mine mostly for capturing video into a digital format from another source like a DVR or VCR.
Functionally the tuner works fine but I found out the utility of watching broadcast TV on a laptop is limited.
Hope this helps.
Your signal OTA (over the air) is only as good as the signal strength in your location and the antenna.
The speed of a laptop (mainly the hard drive) will affect the ability to record programs.
Software compatibility can be an issue. I got mine right at the XP-vista crossover. It was on sale because it didn't work on Vista. However, 2 years later it worked great on Windows 7 with no additional software.
It really depends on what you want to use it for. I have used mine mostly for capturing video into a digital format from another source like a DVR or VCR.
Functionally the tuner works fine but I found out the utility of watching broadcast TV on a laptop is limited.
Hope this helps.
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DeAnna
Just A Face in The Crowd
Thanks Chaz.
Doesn't sound like it would be worth it - just wanted to watch broadcast tv but reception out here is impossible without cable/sat anyway.
Doesn't sound like it would be worth it - just wanted to watch broadcast tv but reception out here is impossible without cable/sat anyway.
