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The indoor antenna (without amplifier) I use for my laptop works perfect on some part of the house. The station tuning are easy and automatic but I am not living in a block spot so the roof antenna works perfect. So I guess in your case, this means you need to buy good cable to connect your tuner to the cable outlet.
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For image quality and reception, I found that the tuner perform very much the same and the antenna is the most important determining factor, next up is the length and insulation of the cable from the antenna to the tuner. I am not sure how well my experience translates to cable tuner. I am currently using 3 tv tuner from 2 brand, kworld (both internal) and compros (usb), all digital only and use antenna. I guess since I have limited PCIe slots, better to use USB ones?
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I live in Canada but I suppose it would be the same as mentioned in terms of the signals?
#Internal tv tuner for pc full
These devices take the place of the set top box (using a cable/satellite provided cablecard) and essentially turn your PC into a full blown Home Video Recorder like TIVO. The other option (generally more expensive), if you have a set top box, is to go with a cablecard ready device like the Ceton Corp InfiniTV4, or SiliconDust HD HomeRun Prime. What device you get depends on which of these you use.įor ATSC and Clear-QAM without a set top box, I'd probably recommend the Hauppauge 2250.įor Clear-QAM and QAM with a set top box, I'd probably recommend just getting a video capture card and the tuning capabilities are not needed (handled by the set top box). QAM - Encrypted cable/satellite signals (Cable/Satellite that requires a set top box) NTSC - Analog over-the-air TV Signals (defunct)ĪTSC - Digital over-the-air TV Signals (local broadcasts from interior or exterior antenna)Ĭlear-QAM - Unencrypted cable/satellite signals (Cable/Satellite that may or may not require a set top box) In the US, there are four (three current) different types of television signals: What device you get really depends on what your video source is. The only difference I can think of would be that the USB based TV Tuner would require it's own power socket whereas an internal PCI-E card draws it's power from the computer. There is enough bandwidth over USB to handle multiple tuner devices. You shouldn't notice any difference in performance as long as your system can handle it (has enough RAM/decent dual or quad-core processor).