TV Card Question PCI or PCIe - Does It Matter

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Quick question looking to buy a TV card DVB-T though have noticed 2 am interested in though one is PCI and the same model though is PCIe will it make any difference which one I go for

Compro E750 PCIe Dual DVB-T TV Card
Compro Videomate T750F Dual PCI DVB-T & Analog TV/FM Card

I have the following MB and am only using one slot with my graphics crad
Expansions Slots
Asus P8Z68-V PRO Intel Z68 S1155
2 x PCI (32 bit)
2 x PCI-E 2.0 x16
1 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 (x4 Bandwidth)
2 x PCI-E x1
 
Exibit said:
Quick question looking to buy a TV card DVB-T though have noticed 2 am interested in though one is PCI and the same model though is PCIe will it make any difference which one I go for

Compro E750 PCIe Dual DVB-T TV Card
Compro Videomate T750F Dual PCI DVB-T & Analog TV/FM Card

I have the following MB and am only using one slot with my graphics crad
Expansions Slots
Asus P8Z68-V PRO Intel Z68 S1155
2 x PCI (32 bit)
2 x PCI-E 2.0 x16
1 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 (x4 Bandwidth)
2 x PCI-E x1
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Hi.
Why not look at this. Dual Tuner PCI and half the price.

PEAK DUAL DVB-T Digital TV PCI Card with Remote.

Or theres this one, which i use myself and find it great. This is about the same price as the Compro cards.

PINNACLE Pctv Dual Dvb-t Pro Pci 2000i.

I would have supplied the links but it is frowned upon by OCUK.
 
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PCI-E is a faster platform than PCI, but as most TV cards are PCI, I'm willing to bet that it just doesn't need PCI-E speed. Put it in whatever slot you have free.
 
hybrid572 said:
PCI-E is a faster platform than PCI, but as most TV cards are PCI, I'm willing to bet that it just doesn't need PCI-E speed. Put it in whatever slot you have free.
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+1

If you however find a card you like the sound of, and there is a PCI & PCI-E option, Personally I would choose PCI-E, as they'll last longer, from what I remember, Ivybridge is meant to not support PCI directly, so manufacturers have to add a separate controller chip to add PCI slots, so it wouldn't surprise me if less and less boards support it from then.
 
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