Best Digital TV Card Australia (1 Viewer)

[Sleighty]

Hi All
I'm revamping my Media centre as I have just bought a new 50inch Plasma and I want a better quality everything. I have most things sorted but do need advice on a Digital TV card, I want to best doesn’t have to be the most expensive. I already have a Hauppauge WINTV-PVR-150MCE card so analogue is covered and so is FM.
Any ideas would be great and reasons why for good or bad about the card.

Thanks Sleighty

 

[guytpetj]

See my signature below - HTPC-1 - DigitalNow TwinDVB-T Tuner.
I'm not sure it's the best, but I think it's damn good.
I paid $200 for this Dual Tuner Card. Is a USB card, need two USB2 connections, or one full USB2 header on your motherboard.

 

[Sleighty]

I was after a pci card if possible, but I will look into it. thanks

 

[Downzy]

Have a look at this link


http://www.newmagic.com.au/NM_pages/products/hauppauge/OEM/nova-T_500_MCE/nova-T_500_MCE.html

Hauppauge Nova-T 500 MCE Dual TV Tuner - looks pretty good. It's PCI, although the tuners actually show up as USB apparently (I have not actually used it myself.

For anyone who has a crappy DVB-t card that they would like to upgrade, check out this link where they are offering a trade-in

[/url] http://www.newmagic.com.au/NM_Pages/promo/0605_mceupgrade/FS_mceupgrade.html Cheers, David

 

[jerzy]

I just got Hauppauge Nova-DT 500 MCE Dual TV Tuner and i'm very happy with PQ and tuner sensitivity.It pick up all channels on rabit ears with 100% picture quality. All my set top boxes needs proper antena to do that. Anly problem is, i cant get it to work with MP at the moment

 

[Marcusb]

I have the compro t-300. It's one of the cheapest cards around and works really well. It also has an analogue tuner built in (also with external AV inputs) although these don't work with MP a the moment, due to them being software encoders.

http://www.pccasegear.com/prod2370.htm

 

[Sleighty]

Thanks guys, is there anyone who has a card that works with MP?

 

[Marcusb]

Any card that says it has BDA drivers or is MCE compatible should work with MP no troubles, but just check the supported cards list to make sure...

 

[Eeyore]

I have a compro dvb-t300 too.
i havent had any problems with the card...its been great...supports HDTV too

 

[Marcusb]

Thanks guys, is there anyone who has a card that works with MP?

Aha, I just realised that you misread my post. The Digital side works, but Software analogue cards need some further work before they will work with MP. So, for the Compro - DTV, works well, ATV -not yet.

I have also read on ehre that the UK version of the Compro may have some issues with MP, but in Australia it works perfectly.