Recommended USB analog Tv-Card

habibi187 · 2007-08-14, 15:44

Hi chaps,

I built / bought a mac mini and I'm running media portal on it. Can anyone recommend a good USB analog cable tv-card (stick)? Picture quality would be the main criteria to go for. As I've had a few pretty bad experiences with prior USB tv cards, I thought collecting a few ideas/recommendations wouldn't be a bad idea.

Thanks in advance.

Spragleknas · 2007-08-14, 15:58

Hauppauge cards have a good reputation here, and the PVR-Win TV USB2 seems like a good choice. This card has hardware coding, which is highly recommended for MP usage (and it will not make your CPU go bananas).

Link: http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/produ...a_pvrusb2.html

I read somewhere that these USB cards were inferior to PCI, though...

habibi187 · 2007-08-14, 16:02

Thanks for your answer.
Using a mac mini, a PCI card unfortunately is not an option for me.

Does anyone else own a recommendable USB tv card ? (I'm trying to gather as many options as possible)

habibi187 · 2007-08-15, 15:51

...or if there aren't any other recommendations for a different usb tv card, does anyone have the PVR-Win TV USB2 and could tell me out of his own experiences? :-)

Spragleknas · 2007-08-15, 18:24

Try Google, ex. http://reviews.cnet.com/tv-tuner-ada...-30536645.html
... and the forum, ex http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/us...=hauppauge+usb

habibi187 · 2007-08-16, 09:24

cheers dude, the Cnet rating doesn't look too bad. Appreciate your help.

SweMart · 2007-08-17, 22:58

I have a WinTV PVR USB2, haven't used it for over a year since analog broadcasts was shutdown some time ago.

My experiences with the box is that it delivers ok picture quality and is very reliable.

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habibi187 Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 24 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Recommended USB analog Tv-Card Hi chaps, I built / bought a mac mini and I'm running media portal on it. Can anyone recommend a good USB analog cable tv-card (stick)? Picture quality would be the main criteria to go for. As I've had a few pretty bad experiences with prior USB tv cards, I thought collecting a few ideas/recommendations wouldn't be a bad idea. Thanks in advance.

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2007-08-14, 16:02	#3 (permalink)
habibi187 Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 24 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Thanks for your answer. Using a mac mini, a PCI card unfortunately is not an option for me. Does anyone else own a recommendable USB tv card ? (I'm trying to gather as many options as possible)

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habibi187 Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 24 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	...or if there aren't any other recommendations for a different usb tv card, does anyone have the PVR-Win TV USB2 and could tell me out of his own experiences? :-)

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habibi187 Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 24 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	cheers dude, the Cnet rating doesn't look too bad. Appreciate your help.

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