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KWorld Magician vs-tv883dvr-proii TV Input

$150.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
i will tell you it's nice to be able to watch tv on my pc.
from www.tigerdirect.com
i'm going to college this year and this is a must for my computer because i can make a media center out of my computer by playing xbox and watching tv on it which saves tv space.
from www.tigerdirect.com
i have an external switch box that up-converts all analog to s-video and have that plugged into this.
from www.tigerdirect.com
this was my first time to venture into the video capture world, and k-world's video magician tuner card is just awesome.
from www.tigerdirect.com
perfect video quality when streaming s-video from dvd player.

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Positives: Analog Video Format: NTSC,PAL, Supported Digital Video Standards: DV,MPEG-2,MPEG-1, Adapter Type: TV Input, Supported Digital Video S: DV,MPEG-2,MPEG-1

2 RECOMMENDED by 68 people for OVERALL

Canopus ADVC-110 77010150100 Video Capture

$213.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
when i realized canopus and grass valley were one-and-the-same, i knew i had chosen a good product (i have used grass valley equipment in tv studios.).
from shopping.yahoo.com
with the pinnacle, i also had the problem that i could not get any color if the input video signal was through the s-video connector.
from shopping.yahoo.com
also, with the ads, it did not display any proper video image when i used my casio pocket tv as a monitor, and the s-video connection also produced a b&w video.
from www.tigerdirect.com
i teach tv production in a high school and have 4 advc-110's.
from www.amazon.com
i love this device it works perfect for capturing off of a dvd camera, but if i try capturing video off of my tv...do i need to output it to a vcr and record it then to the canupos capture device????

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Positives: Supported Digital Video Standards: DV, Analog Video Format: SECAM,NTSC,PAL, Adapter Type: Video Capture,Audio Input, Supported Digital Video S: DV

3 RECOMMENDED by 90 people for OVERALL

SYBA Port Expansion Cards

SYBA (SD-PCI-PCM) (SDPCIPCM) Port Expansion Cards

$22.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
comments: pluged in and played on windows xp media center.
from www.newegg.com
windows xp pro finds the card, locks, loads and ready to use.
from www.newegg.com
comments: works fine in suse linux 9.3 - no problems, automatically configured, etc.
from www.newegg.com
2 - works with linux 3 - works perfectly with my orinoco 802.11g card cons: none
from www.newegg.com
pros: easy setupcons: doesn't work with sierra 860 or sony gc83 wireless cards on a pc with a biostar m7ncd pro running windows xp/sp2.other thoughts: i ended up having to return this product and

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Positives: Adapter Type: Port Expansion Cards, Interface with Host: PCI, Platform: PC, Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000,Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition,Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition,Microsoft Windows XP

4 RECOMMENDED by 16 people for OVERALL

KWorld KW-SA235 TV Input

$39.00 Est. at Amazon

from bvrev.compusa.com
i did get a 6 foot video cable (two male connectors at each end), and that made it much easier to connect to the tv.
from www.tigerdirect.com
as a sales, it's easier to carry this around since not all my clients own projectors, it works well with all types of tv ^^ happy purchase for moi~
from PCTech, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: this is a great product if you are reasonable about the size of the tv you are taking your vga signal to.
from www.amazon.com
this box bypasses all this to create a signal that allows you to take your vga cable out of your pc, hook into box via s-video input and gives you a choice of rca plug video out or s-video out to tv
from www.tigerdirect.com
i returned it the same day to exchange for a graphic card with an s video out.

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Positives: Analog Video Format: NTSC,PAL, Adapter Type: TV Input, Video Output: S-Video,Composite Video,VGA, Interface with Host: USB 2.0

5 RECOMMENDED by 82 people for OVERALL

AverMedia MTVHBVMXR Hybrid Volar Max USB 2.0

$95.00 Est. at Amazon

from bvrev.compusa.com
i have it hooked to cable tv and it gets all my channels including the high definition digital channels.
from bvrev.compusa.com
i have tried many other pc tv tuners (about a dozen or so) for my htpc and this is by far the best one for picture quality.
from bvrev.compusa.com
i have a vista 64 machine and tried two other tv tuners.
from C-O-P, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: great product if your looking for a portable tv tuner solution.
from www.amazon.com
i researched tv tuners by avermedia, hauppauge, and pinnacle before choosing this product.

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Positives: Analog Video Format: NTSC, Supported Digital Video Standards: MPEG-2,DivX, Adapter Type: TV Input, Other Features: FM Radio Tuner

Apple - Video adapter mini-DVI 4 PIN mini-DIN,

Apple - Video adapter - mini-DVI (M) - 4 PIN mini-DIN, RCA (F) Video Capture

$20.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this is a great product and easy to use, all i had to do was plug it into the back of my imac and plug an s-video cable into the adapter and into the s-video connection in the back of my old rca home
from www.amazon.com
theatre tv and now i can play movies directly to my tv, along with internet tv, instant netflix movies, utube videos and anything else that i can play on my computer i can now watch on my tv screen.
from www.amazon.com
this product is especially useful because one can connect it to both televisions with rca and s-video jacks.
from www.amazon.com
plug it into your mini dvi port and grab your s-video or rca video cable and plug one end into the adapter and the other into your tv or vcr and you will have your computer screen on the tv.
from www.amazon.com
the "video" stands for s-video, and any generic s-video cable will hook up to it.

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Positives: Adapter Type: Video Capture, Video Input: S-Video,Composite Video,VGA, Video Output: S-Video,Composite Video,RCA,VGA, Platform: PC,Mac

Logitech Z4 s 738232

$85.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the bass is more than enough to keep you happy and i like the flexibility of the headphone plug-ins that also allow me to use it with ipod, other mp3 players, cd players, television, or anything else
from www.amazon.com
i listen to music almost exclusively through a subscription to rhapsody and a collection of cds burned to the hard drive.
from www.amazon.com
the sound quality improvement, needless to say is a tremendous improvement to the tv itself.
from www.amazon.com
there is still plenty of vibration and depth for the best science-fiction movie or tv show (i love doctor who).
from www.amazon.com
i bought these speakers to add to my samsung 57" tv which has very poor speakers.

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Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950 1145 TV Input

$132.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
not only does this let me watch tv on my mac, but it also lets me hook up a composite input, so i can play old school video games through my computer monitor!
from www.amazon.com
the tv stick for mac seems like a good product.
from www.amazon.com
this is my first experience with high definition tv, and it has really amazed me.
from www.amazon.com
would recommend it to anyone who wants to view cable tv on their computer.
from www.amazon.com
it gets a lot of hd stations and if connect your tv cable, you get all the analog stations too.

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Positives: Analog Video Format: NTSC, Supported Digital Video Standards: MPEG-2, Adapter Type: TV Input, MPEG-2 Hardware Encoder

Elgato Systems 10020974 TV Input

$171.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
when you need to watch tv, plug it in and you get a great picture.
from www.amazon.com
so i recently got a new imac, and though it would be cool to use it as a tv since the display was bigger than my current tv and was hd capable.
from www.amazon.com
easy to install-just plug it in to an available usb port, it allows my mac pro to produce a great digital tv image.
from www.amazon.com
it does not have all the features of a tivo, but does work very well for recording tv shows and even in hd (if available).
from www.amazon.com
-easy burning to cd/dvd using toast 9 basic (included).

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Positives: Analog Video Format: NTSC, Adapter Type: TV Input, S-Video,Composite Video, S-Video,Composite Video

Diamond.com TV Wonder HD 650 TVW650PCIE Input

Diamond.com TV Wonder HD 650 (TVW650PCIE) TV Input

$97.00 Est. at Amazon

from bvrev.compusa.com
from opening the box to watching tv it was about 20 minutes, including setting up the signal in vistamc.
from www.tigerdirect.com
i saw other people couldn't get this card to work, so here's what i did: i didn't use all the drivers on the cd.
from www.tigerdirect.com
i can't say about the bundled software, because i only wanted the card to watch tv while working late at the office, and this card works perfectly for tv viewing.
from www.amazon.com
even with the registry hack sometimes it will re-enable itself if for example you change from tv tuner input to composite or s-video......
from www.amazon.com
as far as using a tv tuner card, u should be using windows media center on vista ultimate on at least 2gigs of ram, or ubuntu linux's mythtv if you don't know what those are i suggest you google

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Positives: Analog Video Format: NTSC, Supported Digital Video Standards: MPEG-2, Adapter Type: TV Input,Radio Input,Video Converter, Other Features: FM Radio Tuner

Digital Peripheral Solutions QSPDVR04 Video

$94.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
i have a wired video camera on the outside of the front door which acts as a virtual 'peephole' viewable on tv's in the house.
from www.amazon.com
the Dvr card performs as advertised, it was a quick and efficient way to connect my multiple low cost security cameras into one remotely managed system.
from www.amazon.com
The hardware that we purchased is great.
from www.amazon.com
Also, no matter how you read the wording, this card (and the Swann) only capture 32 fps divided by the number of camera's you use.
from www.tigerdirect.com
Big bang for your buck.

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Positives: Analog Video Format: PAL,NTSC, Supported Digital Video Standards: MPEG-4, Adapter Type: Video Capture, Supported Digital Video S: MPEG-4

Griffin Technology iMic 2020-IMIC Audio Input

$51.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i'm not going to say it's easy to get it working under linux, since sound is still not trivial, but i was successful and am very happy with this product.i currently using redhat linux 9, with alsa
from www.amazon.com
to convert my tapes to cd/mp3 i had to have some sort of usb or firewire input device.
from www.amazon.com
and i also agree that the box's promise that it "easily turns old records and tapes into mp3s or cds" is exaggeration.
from www.amazon.com
it comes with a cd that has the 'final vinyl' software which is very useful for digitizing cassettes and vinyl records.
from www.amazon.com
the cd that comes with the imic just has demo software for you to try out and it says so on the packaging.

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Positives: Adapter Type: Audio Input, Interface with Host: USB, Platform: Mac, Operating System: Apple MacOS

Avermedia TV Input

$102.00 Est. at Amazon

from lt.dell.com
it received digital tv well ota fm and works well with cable tv.
from Rich, www.newegg.com
would be nice to have a small windowed option, instead of the bulky small window or full screen for tv.the antenna that comes with it works good, and comes with a suction cop or clip for notebook
from N/A, www.newegg.com
i can not get aver tv or aver media center to detect the card even though windows media center has no problems with it.
from www.amazon.com
it picked up signals that even my direct tv over-the-air tuner wasn't able to pick up.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
can play my video game systems on my laptop screen without lag, hooked my cable tv up.

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Positives: Analog Video Format: NTSC, Supported Digital Video Standards: MPEG-2, Adapter Type: TV Input,Radio Input, Other Features: FM Radio Tuner

KWorld Live Q KWIPTV110U Video Capture

$73.00 Est. at Amazon

from bvrev.compusa.com
first the good - very inexpensive and easy way to watch tv on your laptop.
from www.tigerdirect.com
After careful research and price consideration, I've selected this cheaper yet not really a down-graded version of IPTV.
from www.tigerdirect.com
After comparing all the products that are in the market, I had decided to buy the LiveQ from KWorld.
from www.tigerdirect.com
Alright, thanks to Tiger, fast shipment!
from www.tigerdirect.com
The tuner works quite well, set up was easy, not as annoying as what I had heard about IPTV (ie Slingbox).

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Positives: Analog Video Format: NTSC,PAL, Adapter Type: Video Capture,TV Input, Record TV to Disk, Video Input: S-Video,Composite Video,TV Antenna

Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adaptor 5060152631588

$15.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it would be wise to also purchase the dvi to vga adapter as well if your a road warrior.
from www.amazon.com
i thought that i would be clever and get the dvi adapter for dvi output, and also analog vga, by using a dvi to vga adapter.
from www.amazon.com
i currently use both to connect my macbook to my 46" 1080p tv and the quality retention of the digital signal is truly striking.
from www.amazon.com
i will be using fusion 2.0 to run windows xp pro on the imac since all my business software is windows.
from www.amazon.com
not sure if it's the adapter, the cable, or my tv but every time i attempt to use the tv as a second monitor now it works fine for a little while and then suddenly the tv switches inputs from dvi to

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Positives: Video Output: DVI-D, Interface with Host: DVI, Platform: Mac, Audio Support: Optional

A D S API-315 757887315412 Video Capture

$34.00 Est. at Amazon

from Avlis, www.newegg.com
pros: it took a long time to find a firewire card for my dell precision 470 workstation with the windows xp pro x64 bit operating system.
from www.amazon.com
I build audio computers and ADS is one of the few companies that use the texas instruments firewire chipsets in their cards.
from www.amazon.com
'Where's my order' said it had been delivered, but I never received it.
from Robert, www.newegg.com
- Strong and steady reliable signal4.
from RWP, www.newegg.com
Pros: Approved by AVID Technologies for DV video capture on their high-end editing platforms.

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Positives: Analog Video Format: NTSC,PAL, Adapter Type: Video Capture, Capture Resolution: 720 x 480,720 x 576, Video Input: i.Link (IEEE1394)

KWorld Xpert DVD Maker USB vs-usb2800 Video

$53.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
if you can get the kworld x-pert tv-pvr usb 2.0 tv tuner with the $40 rebate, it will do everything this product does plus give you a tv tuner, and the price will actually be less.
from www.tigerdirect.com
although every time i connect unit to computer, windows xp requires me to install the drivers, the product does do what i wanted and goes beyond expectations.
from www.tigerdirect.com
hopfully it will improve with an s-video cable.
from www.mwave.com
only thing is s-video cable supplied has female interface, ideally it should have been a male interface as most of the devices have female s-video connections.
from www.tigerdirect.com
it just like a protable tv.

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Positives: Analog Video Format: PAL,NTSC, Supported Digital Video Standards: MPEG-2,MPEG-1, Adapter Type: Video Capture, Supported Digital Video S: MPEG-2,MPEG-1

Hauppauge WINTV-HVR-950 Tv Stick 785428011394

$126.00 Est. at Amazon

from Heidi from South Salem, NY, www.circuitcity.com
this product is compact, quick and easy to use the video quality has everything to do with the monitor you are using, however, and stereo reception does not seem to be an option with this tv tuner.
from John from Reseda, CA, www.circuitcity.com
basically it plugs into your usb port and after installing the software you have tv on your computer.
from shawnph from Tampa, FL, www.circuitcity.com
i use it with snapstream's beyond tv in combination with a dvico hd tuner (that cost twice as much as this one and is 5x larger).
from jonnycee from Southern Cal, www.circuitcity.com
you can have it automatically download the tv schedule for your area and record programs as well.
from JMAD from Pensacola, FL, www.circuitcity.com
if you can get it for sale like i did it is definitely a great investment where buying a new tv is too expensive and you already have a laptop.

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Positives: Supported Digital Video Standards: MPEG-2, Adapter Type: Video Capture,TV Input, MPEG-2 Hardware Encoder,MPEG-2 Hardware Decoder, Record TV to Disk

Pinnacle PCTV HD mini Stick 82301006561 TV Input

$138.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
cons: this is a horrible little gadget.it was unable to recieve any over the air channels.even using the leftover antenna on my roof.when connected to charter cable, it recieved about 5 horrible
from tjhhsc, www.newegg.com
cons: this product does not work as a clearqam tuner for windows vista media center, even with the tv pack installed.
from Stu, www.newegg.com
i used it on my pc and it was ok for regular tv.
from www.amazon.com
if youre thinking of using your laptop as a portable tv, even if it has a fast processor and plenty of ram this is not the device to try.
from azpeddler, www.newegg.com
titan tv scheduling works flawlessly.

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Positives: Supported Digital Video Standards: DivX, Adapter Type: TV Input, MPEG-1 Hardware Encoder,MPEG-2 Hardware Encoder,DivX Encoder,MPEG-4 Hardware Encoder, Satellite Ready TV Tuner,Record TV to Disk,Cable Ready TV Tuner

Hauppauge Wintv Hvr 1600 Pci MPEG-2 Hw Encode

$143.00 Est. at Amazon

from Oak from Richmond, VA, www.circuitcity.com
i can record from the satellite box via s-video (and using the included ir-blaster to change channels) and record hdtv at the same time with zero loss of quality becuase the sd from the s-video is
from arjmike from houston, tx, www.circuitcity.com
i extend it to my tv with an xbox 360!
from TonyN from Minneapolis, MN, www.circuitcity.com
it works well enough for analog tv but when displaying hd content, it can't render the picture correctly.
from Ted L from Chesterton, Indiana, www.circuitcity.com
i'll deal with it for now while i am remodeling and don't have a working tv set in place.
from wt from Northern, VA, www.circuitcity.com
i got an antenna for the attic and i also purchased tv now specfically to work with this card - it was not 'intuitively apparent' how to put it all together but i did get and it is superb.

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Positives: Supported Digital Video Standards: MPEG-2,MPEG-1, Adapter Type: Audio Input,Video Capture,TV Input, MPEG-2 Hardware Encoder,MPEG-2 Hardware Decoder, Record TV to Disk,Cable Ready TV Tuner

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Input Adapters

Best Input Adapters Overall

KWorld Magician vs-tv883dvr-proii TV Input

Canopus ADVC-110 77010150100 Video Capture

SYBA Port Expansion Cards

KWorld KW-SA235 TV Input

AverMedia MTVHBVMXR Hybrid Volar Max USB 2.0

Apple - Video adapter mini-DVI 4 PIN mini-DIN,

Logitech Z4 s 738232

Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950 1145 TV Input

Elgato Systems 10020974 TV Input

Diamond.com TV Wonder HD 650 TVW650PCIE Input

Digital Peripheral Solutions QSPDVR04 Video

Griffin Technology iMic 2020-IMIC Audio Input

Avermedia TV Input

KWorld Live Q KWIPTV110U Video Capture

Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adaptor 5060152631588

A D S API-315 757887315412 Video Capture

KWorld Xpert DVD Maker USB vs-usb2800 Video

Hauppauge WINTV-HVR-950 Tv Stick 785428011394

Pinnacle PCTV HD mini Stick 82301006561 TV Input

Hauppauge Wintv Hvr 1600 Pci MPEG-2 Hw Encode

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