Media Center - Good TV Tuner Card?

MrMonkeh · 15 Feb 2006 at 13:19

Hello chaps,

I have XP-MCE '05 and wouild like to watch tv, record etc...

Could someone recommend me a good digital tuner card please? Im after one that has a good quality picture and is compatible with xp-mce. Im not too fussed about the software package as i intend to use xp's "watch tv" functionality (or would you recommend i use the cards bundled software?). However, one function i am after is the ability to set programs to record remotely (ie: from work).

Not too fussed about having dual tuners and ideally I dont want to pay more than £80

Cheers guys,

Steve

Combat squirrel · 15 Feb 2006 at 14:22

Happauge Nova-T, PCI or USB2 bar non, these are by far and away THE BEST MCE Digital Tuners available dont let anyone else tell you otherwise

CS - MCE tv tuner genious

Chief Wiggum · 15 Feb 2006 at 15:06

highly rate the Black Gold DVB-T cards myself, you can buy them in a package deal of two IIRC.

mark66 · 15 Feb 2006 at 15:11

I have a Nebula PCI card that is very good and quite popular on these forums but it is expensive at £100+. Their support is fantastic and the software is good, but OcUK don't sell them.

Also worth considering is the Leadtek DTV1000 Digital TV Card for £39.95 + vat. Custom PC magazine recently did some reviews and this was their preferred digital card. Certainly a lot cheaper than the Nebula and will support HD