PC Peripherals External TV Tuners

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Hi friends,

My system is eating about 230 watts of electricity and for some months, I am getting too much heavy electricity bills. This system was used only for watching TV, downloading some latest released movies, and some old games like AOE3, NFSII.

For downloading thing, I am thinking of ATOM board and switching to current system for playing games via KVM switch.

Also, I need to buy an External TV Tuner Box to view it on my 15" monitor and later External TV Tuner will be on used on TFT when I upgrade to it but not too soon (when 15" monitor dies).

My budget for the External TV Tuner Box is maximum Rs. 2000.

Please suggest me a best model between this range which can also be later used on TFT monitors.

Thanks in advance for suggestions.:)
 
Spectre said:
I am using Tech-com LCD TV tuner, which is real good VFM for its price
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^there are two types of "external TV tuners"

Set top box and TV tuners

With Set top box u dont need PC to watch movies/programs. but u cant record.

External tv tuners-they are more of less like internal ones with less features, they need a pc to record/watch
 
Spectre said:
I am using Tech-com LCD TV tuner, which is real good VFM for its price
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Please tell me its price how much I have to spend on it?

Is there any better External TV tuner box which can attached to CRT as well as TFT monitors?

Want to buy as soon as possible?
 
Gowt1ham said:
^there are two types of "external TV tuners"

Set top box and TV tuners

With Set top box u dont need PC to watch movies/programs. but u cant record.

External tv tuners-they are more of less like internal ones with less features, they need a pc to record/watch
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External TV tuner dont need a PC, they need only a monitor
 
robertjohn said:
Please tell me its price how much I have to spend on it?

Is there any better External TV tuner box which can attached to CRT as well as TFT monitors?

Want to buy as soon as possible?
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Around 1.5K i guess
 
Spectre said:
TECH-COM

TECH-COM
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these are called set top boxes. Set top boxes allow only content viewing, they cant record content.(Its a naming gimmick i guess by manufacturers or they are ignorant)

TV tuners neeed PC to record.

(however there are some exceptions where standalone set top box comes with hard disk which record into them)

OT- if u need a external TV tuner to record, PC is necessary.
Compromate, leadtek, pixelview are good brands....

eBay India: COMPRO VideoMate Action USB2.0 external TV Tuner laptop (item 140341993835 end time 02-Sep-2009 04:30:12 IST)

eBay India: PIXELVIEW EXTERNAL TV TUNER FOR NOTEBOOK TV TUNER SLEEK (item 320415020612 end time 29-Aug-2009 17:16:48 IST)

These are set top box which dont require pC and they cant record.(techcome external tv tuners are nothing but set top boxes-i havent come acros one techcom external tv tuner since 3 yrs)

eBay India: External TFT LCD TV Tuner Box For Monitors TFT (item 220469998837 end time 29-Aug-2009 21:24:32 IST)

eBay India: USB External TV Tuner With Remote for LCD Monitor & TFT (item 390086702996 end time 03-Sep-2009 04:23:53 IST)
 
Yes, external tv tuner cards require only monitor to work. I am using Umax Tvision external tv tuner card. It works even if my CPU is off. I got it for 1.7 k. Its for LCD's.
 
^^ Thanks for the info Gowtham :)

whatever naming mumbo-jumbo is, OPs requirement was specifically to watch TV without PC and only monitor
Techcom fits his need pretty well
 
do not go for nay cheapo external tv tuner cards. If you do not need recording and further compatibility with LCD monitor us also required, I think avermedia avertv box genie is your best bet. Available for around 2k.
 
Brought AverMedia AverTV Box Genie 1 M075 TV Tuner Box and it is working on my 15" monitor as well as 17 inch monitor, also gives out component video to run on Sony 29" TV video through video in, and also supporting TFT monitors, and also it is having video audio in to run DVD player video/audio directly on the monitor.

Great thing.:hap2::D:clap:
 
robertjohn,

If you are from Mumbai, you can collect TechCom tuners for free and test it.

I have two different models lying with me without any use since remote looks damaged...

If someone else wants it, pm me...
 
prole he already bought the external tv tuner btw how was u r experience with tech com tv tuners ? thanks in advance i am to deicide on one
 
they perform average, but if you have clean signals, works good. Used it for above an year without any problem. Remote of my piece went damaged after falling down several times, thats all.

I will recommend it as a stand-by / cheap solution for use LCD of your existing PC.

Heard Gadmei is also good, though not used till date.
 
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