Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T PCI Freeview TV Tuner

johnskey · 11 Oct 2006 at 18:05

Has anybody got/had one of these tuners?

If so would you advise against or for it ? or could you sugest a better tv tuner which OC stocks

Thanks.

n3x · 11 Oct 2006 at 18:57

i have one and it does the job quite well, tis cheap too. I'd probly go for the Terratec Cinergy 2400i if i was buying again tho

Foxor` · 12 Oct 2006 at 03:10

i have the videomate T200a from this site, its pretty good im sure other models like the one you mentioned are similar i got this one because it can pick up HDTV freeview if/when it gets aired

foxor

Slackworth · 12 Oct 2006 at 08:57

n3x said:
i have one and it does the job quite well, tis cheap too. I'd probly go for the Terratec Cinergy 2400i if i was buying again tho

I wouldn't.

The new Nova-T-500 is superb!

kitten · 12 Oct 2006 at 12:18

The HVR1300 DVB-T with hardware mpeg is what I use. The quality of the recordings are indistinguishable from the live broadcast. Pausing TV works a dream. I have read that although the bundled software does not do this, it is possible to connect a card reader and access encrypted channels with this tuner. I will not go into details, but needless to say this can be a legit card or otherwise. As there are no encrypted channels I am interested in enough to buy a card for, or to put the required effort into hacking, I cannot confirm this.

I would recommend identifying two or three tuners you are interested in then check out the support forums for them. You will soon discover the benefits/drawbacks of the tuners you select.

It's always a good move with new and unknown hardware, to check out the support forum for the product.

Foxor` · 13 Oct 2006 at 06:37

Slackworth said:
I wouldn't. The new Nova-T-500 is superb!

my videomate t200a pwns ** nova-t-500 !

jk

im sure there isnt much diff between each card(s) surly?? someone tell me if im chatting utter ****?

Tried and tested. its the best way google some cards if they have good reviews and people enjoy watching them choose one of them! dont forget to get a dual tuner card if you want to record on chan while watching another!

Foxor-

Supercow · 13 Oct 2006 at 17:11

Slackworth said:
I wouldn't. The new Nova-T-500 is superb!

the man speaks the truth.
I've had mine for 2 weeks now, and I'm super stoked on it!
So is my GF who is quickly starting to take up all my hdd space with the rubbish she's recording

n3x · 20 Oct 2006 at 20:54

sup3rc0w said:
the man speaks the truth.
I've had mine for 2 weeks now, and I'm super stoked on it!
So is my GF who is quickly starting to take up all my hdd space with the rubbish she's recording

does it take 2 - 3 seconds to change channel like my nova-t does?? or is that common on most tv cards?

Supercow · 20 Oct 2006 at 22:03

n3x said:
does it take 2 - 3 seconds to change channel like my nova-t does?? or is that common on most tv cards?

tad faster imo, not 2-3 secs, but a bit longer than a normal standalone TV

Slackworth · 21 Oct 2006 at 09:33

Foxor` said:
my videomate t200a pwns ** nova-t-500 !

jk

im sure there isnt much diff between each card(s) surly?? someone tell me if im chatting utter ****?

Tried and tested. its the best way google some cards if they have good reviews and people enjoy watching them choose one of them! dont forget to get a dual tuner card if you want to record on chan while watching another!

Foxor-

The Nova-T-500 has twin tuners for one.

raptor4216 · 17 Nov 2006 at 16:48

I am looking at getting either the WinTV-Nova-T-500 or WinTV-HVR-1300, the main difference between the two seems to be that the 1300 is hardware encoded. I know basically what this means (processing done on card so saves cpu) but was wondering if there will be any difference in performance between the 2 to justify the extra cost of the 1300?

raptor4216 · 22 Nov 2006 at 13:40

Anyone?

I am also looking at the Terratec Cinergy 2400i now as it is PCI-E and im short on standard PCI slots!

Chronictank · 22 Nov 2006 at 14:37

bear in mind the nova-t doesnt have teletext, digital or analogue
it is very carefully worded to say
"supports teletext", not actually has the ability to utilise it

cybadog · 22 Nov 2006 at 18:31

raptor4216 said:
I am looking at getting either the WinTV-Nova-T-500 or WinTV-HVR-1300, the main difference between the two seems to be that the 1300 is hardware encoded. I know basically what this means (processing done on card so saves cpu) but was wondering if there will be any difference in performance between the 2 to justify the extra cost of the 1300?

The hardware encoder is for the analogue side of the HVR-1300, the Nova-T 500 is a dual digital tuner so it doesn't need hardware encoding.

Methanoid · 2 Jan 2007 at 12:35

I had a Nova T and a Pinnacle DVB-T ana/digital at same time side by side. The tuner on the Nova is total poo.. it was much fussier at finding channels and slower to change that the Pinnacle.

Haup is good for drivers etc but if the tuner isnt up to scratch what is the point?

Needless to say I sold the Nova....

sluisga · 4 Jan 2007 at 14:36

Does the Nova T OR Pinnacle DVB-T support HiDef 1080i?

The Compro VideoMate says it can receive HDTV when they're broadcasting (such as in London the looping BBCHD channel?) and will record it.