All-in-Wonder or Separate TV Tuner?

bigfoot_ph · 17-April-03, 12:44 PM

I currently have a WinTV Go TV tuner and I'm thinking if it would be better to :

1. Buy an All-in-Wonder and ship the WinTV to the parents....
2. Stick with the WinTV and buy a Radeon instead...
edit: both are 9700 series....

FUBAR · 17-April-03, 12:47 PM

If it where me I would get the all in wonder 9700 or 9800 pro

putwig · 17-April-03, 01:00 PM

I would buy the Radeon 9700 Pro or 9800 Pro, and continue to use your current tuner card.

Gamma_Goblin · 17-April-03, 01:20 PM

unless u r really pressed for PCI slots, stick with your current tv tuner.
if u reallly are pressed for PCI, then get the all-in-wonder

brandon

Gladiator · 17-April-03, 01:41 PM

The wintv product line by huappage is totally awsome!

I would keep it and just go with a 9700 pro card. Save the extra bucks and upgrade to a 9800pro?

All in wonder is too expensive.

NapalmStixToKidz · 17-April-03, 01:57 PM

the better would be the ati AIW card...u get the guide+ software for scheduled progrmmaing...reason why im saving for one...my tivo went belly up

Gladiator · 17-April-03, 02:14 PM

Quote:


	Originally posted by NapalmStixToKidz the better would be the ati AIW card...u get the guide+ software for scheduled progrmmaing...reason why im saving for one...my tivo went belly up

The wintv-go application is 2x better than the ati ones.
Hauppage makes tuner cards professionally and have series worth a lot. Plus, a card with too much features lowers its quality over time.

And it is cheaper. Unless he is using a small board with a very limited amount of pci slots, I would not go the all in wonder.

NapalmStixToKidz · 17-April-03, 02:18 PM

it has the names for shows on??hows the quality??

Gladiator · 17-April-03, 06:25 PM

Quote:


	Originally posted by NapalmStixToKidz it has the names for shows on??hows the quality??

Dude trust me, it is better.
They are one of the best in tuner based cards.
Some series sell for thousands of dollars for professional use.

carbongraphite · 18-April-03, 01:50 AM

while we are on the topic dose anyone make a PCI tuner card that has two tuners? like in a TiVo so you can watch and record at the same time.

Fu3lman · 18-April-03, 02:17 AM

im pretty sure there are some USB 2.0 TV tuners out there too, havent seen how good they are yet tho, just my 2 cents

NapalmStixToKidz · 18-April-03, 07:38 AM

i miss my tivo so much....i can still use it to pause live tv, and record what im watching, but i can't schedule anything.....modem went bad

and it's like $130 to replace....i have more imptnt things to spend $130 on, but when i start makin money, im doin that, and gettin a bigger HD for it

jinxÂ© · 18-April-03, 11:35 AM

Napalm you should check out The Sceensavers site, or the show....They do alot of Tivo segments on hacking, modding and repairing.

carbongraphite · 19-April-03, 04:33 AM

would you say TiVo is worth it? im thinking of moveing my BKO and nitrogen tank fund to either a new tv or a TiVo since the office tv died and the stupid ATi software isnt recording my programs.

17-April-03, 12:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
bigfoot_ph Apex Techie Lite Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southern CA Posts: 32	All-in-Wonder or Separate TV Tuner? I currently have a WinTV Go TV tuner and I'm thinking if it would be better to : 1. Buy an All-in-Wonder and ship the WinTV to the parents.... 2. Stick with the WinTV and buy a Radeon instead... edit: both are 9700 series....

17-April-03, 01:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
putwig Dr. Hydro Pimp Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,198	I would buy the Radeon 9700 Pro or 9800 Pro, and continue to use your current tuner card. __________________

17-April-03, 01:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gamma_Goblin Senor Cisner-Hoes Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,013	unless u r really pressed for PCI slots, stick with your current tv tuner. if u reallly are pressed for PCI, then get the all-in-wonder brandon __________________

17-April-03, 01:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
NapalmStixToKidz DuckWarrior's Personal Quack Hoe Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,397	the better would be the ati AIW card...u get the guide+ software for scheduled progrmmaing...reason why im saving for one...my tivo went belly up __________________ I have a severe case of procrastination; I'll deal with it sooner or later..

17-April-03, 02:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
NapalmStixToKidz DuckWarrior's Personal Quack Hoe Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,397	it has the names for shows on??hows the quality?? __________________ I have a severe case of procrastination; I'll deal with it sooner or later..

17-April-03, 12:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
FUBAR Hardware Nymph-Hoe Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New York Posts: 514	If it where me I would get the all in wonder 9700 or 9800 pro

17-April-03, 01:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gladiator Apex Tech Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 529	The wintv product line by huappage is totally awsome! I would keep it and just go with a 9700 pro card. Save the extra bucks and upgrade to a 9800pro? All in wonder is too expensive.

18-April-03, 01:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
carbongraphite Pow - Hoe playa Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle, WA. Posts: 1,780	while we are on the topic dose anyone make a PCI tuner card that has two tuners? like in a TiVo so you can watch and record at the same time. __________________ "YouÂ’ll do that when I genetically engineer a dragon to ride to work"

18-April-03, 02:17 AM	#11 (permalink)
Fu3lman Light My Fire Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: closer than u think... Flames: 26,134 Posts: 3,241	im pretty sure there are some USB 2.0 TV tuners out there too, havent seen how good they are yet tho, just my 2 cents __________________

18-April-03, 07:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
NapalmStixToKidz DuckWarrior's Personal Quack Hoe Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,397	i miss my tivo so much....i can still use it to pause live tv, and record what im watching, but i can't schedule anything.....modem went bad and it's like $130 to replace....i have more imptnt things to spend $130 on, but when i start makin money, im doin that, and gettin a bigger HD for it __________________ I have a severe case of procrastination; I'll deal with it sooner or later..

18-April-03, 11:35 AM	#13 (permalink)
jinxÂ© Still Duck's Hoe Though Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Limbo Posts: 2,166	Napalm you should check out The Sceensavers site, or the show....They do alot of Tivo segments on hacking, modding and repairing. __________________ "Life isn't like a box of chocolates...It's more like a jar of jalapenos... What you do today, might burn your @ss tomorrow."

19-April-03, 04:33 AM	#14 (permalink)
carbongraphite Pow - Hoe playa Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle, WA. Posts: 1,780	would you say TiVo is worth it? im thinking of moveing my BKO and nitrogen tank fund to either a new tv or a TiVo since the office tv died and the stupid ATi software isnt recording my programs. __________________ "YouÂ’ll do that when I genetically engineer a dragon to ride to work"

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