need info about what a TV card is and does.

[Eric]

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I would like to know what a TV card is and what flavors it comes in.
My TV just broke down, an old 17 inch Phillips and it'll cost me 50
euros (I live in Spain) to repair it, so someone mentioned a TV card
fopr the computer and I am thinking along those lines now.

Are they any good? Does one need special software. Does one get the
same channels one gets on the normal TV? PCI, AGP? Are there combined
Video and TV card? Any suggestions from your personal experience. I am
a total newbie in this field.

thanks.

 

[Guest]

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Hi,

eric wrote:

> I would like to know what a TV card is and what flavors it comes in.
> My TV just broke down, an old 17 inch Phillips and it'll cost me 50
> euros (I live in Spain) to repair it, so someone mentioned a TV card
> fopr the computer and I am thinking along those lines now.
>
> Are they any good?

Well, they work and they often give a sharper picture than a TV.

> Does one need special software.

Yes, included with the card. This is one of the biggest differences in
different brands of TV cards.

> Does one get the same channels one gets on the normal TV?

Yes (antenna and cable channels)

> PCI, AGP?

PCI (AGP is only for graphics cards)

> Are there combined Video and TV card?

Yes, there are graphics cards with an integrated TV tuner. But if you
didn't want to buy a new graphics card anyway a separate TV card should
be cheaper.

André

 

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eric@egypt.net (eric) wrote in message news:<32868711.0406180221.d11d3f0@posting.google.com>...
> I would like to know what a TV card is and what flavors it comes in.
> My TV just broke down, an old 17 inch Phillips and it'll cost me 50
> euros (I live in Spain) to repair it, so someone mentioned a TV card
> fopr the computer and I am thinking along those lines now.
>
> Are they any good?
>> my video broke down so i decided to get one for the PC i was
building.
>> I went with the videomate (analogue) ,review here
http://www.tv-cards.com/tvgoldplus.php,
>> the reson i went for this model was that it turned the pc on to
record a program and then powered down.
>> the card itself is good but the SW that comes with it patchy though
such as
>> to switch between cable and antenna channels you need to go into
the setting screen. the video editing and dvd creation software is
good but slow, ie takes longer to burn the mpg to dvd so it can be
viewed on a standard tv that the duration of the program ie <1 burn
time. quality however is excellent. so this card would be excellent as
part of a pvr.
Does one need special software. Does one get the
> same channels one gets on the normal TV? PCI, AGP? Are there combined
>> you need to be aware of the different broadcastinf standards such
as ntsc in the USA and the different flavours of PAL here in euroland.
> Video and TV card? Any suggestions from your personal experience. I am
> a total newbie in this field.

>
> thanks.