Which tuner card for OTA HD and Cable TV (QAM, i think)?

LaTropa64 · 2006-08-24, 07:33

Is there a tuner card that supports both High Definition with OTA and QAM?

Right now I just have the basic cable package and I've been told if I get an STB with QAM support I can get my local HD channels from the cable company for free. I really don't want to spend $200 on a STB though. Are there even pci cards for the computer that support QAM?

I would still want the card to work with regular OTA HD signals though in case I ever decide to drop cable or they stop letting us get the local HD channels without charging extra.

dman_lfc · 2006-08-25, 17:02

Sorry no.
We leverage the BDA Network Providers in Windows.
The ATSC Network Provider doe snot support QAM.

Maybe with Vista...

DMAN

LaTropa64 · 2006-08-31, 09:52

So there isn't even a card right that will work with QAM regardless of whether or not you want it to work with MediaPortal?

dman_lfc · 2006-08-31, 10:25

Yes the Dvico Fusion ATSC cards do QAM and their bundled app works because they have their own ATSC network provider and tuning support.

DMAN

2006-08-24, 07:33	#1 (permalink)
LaTropa64 Portal Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Which tuner card for OTA HD and Cable TV (QAM, i think)? Is there a tuner card that supports both High Definition with OTA and QAM? Right now I just have the basic cable package and I've been told if I get an STB with QAM support I can get my local HD channels from the cable company for free. I really don't want to spend $200 on a STB though. Are there even pci cards for the computer that support QAM? I would still want the card to work with regular OTA HD signals though in case I ever decide to drop cable or they stop letting us get the local HD channels without charging extra.

2006-08-25, 17:02	#2 (permalink)
dman_lfc Portal Manager Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,692 Thanks: 0 Thanked 27 Times in 23 Posts Country: My System	Sorry no. We leverage the BDA Network Providers in Windows. The ATSC Network Provider doe snot support QAM. Maybe with Vista... DMAN __________________ Hardware: Core2 Duo 3.0GHz, Nvidia 8500GS (256MB), 1GB DDR2, Intel DG33TL MB, 2x FireDTV DVB-S2 cards & Nova 500-T in a Antec Fusion case with VFD & iMon remote. Software: Windows XP MCE2005, PureVideo codecs & Cyberlink PowerDVD 7.x codecs.

2006-08-31, 10:25	#4 (permalink)
dman_lfc Portal Manager Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,692 Thanks: 0 Thanked 27 Times in 23 Posts Country: My System	Yes the Dvico Fusion ATSC cards do QAM and their bundled app works because they have their own ATSC network provider and tuning support. DMAN __________________ Hardware: Core2 Duo 3.0GHz, Nvidia 8500GS (256MB), 1GB DDR2, Intel DG33TL MB, 2x FireDTV DVB-S2 cards & Nova 500-T in a Antec Fusion case with VFD & iMon remote. Software: Windows XP MCE2005, PureVideo codecs & Cyberlink PowerDVD 7.x codecs.

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2006-08-31, 09:52	#3 (permalink)
LaTropa64 Portal Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	So there isn't even a card right that will work with QAM regardless of whether or not you want it to work with MediaPortal?