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<blockquote data-quote="oldgit9" data-source="post: 819788" data-attributes="member: 117319">hi all....i am in need of a little help with which tv tuner card i should get....basically, this is my very first HTPC build. i have build the system except from the tv card. originally, i was going to get a hauppauge 4000. but with me working from home (mainly i was at sea), i didnt get the card. the card is now no longer in production and has been replaced by the hauppauge 4400. but after reading some forums. im not too sure if this card can receive both the new freeview or freesat HD channels. as they are broadcast on the DVB-t2 and DVB-s2.so after a bit more forum reading, i found the blackgold 3600. this card has a lot of good reviews. and on paper is a better card. and so it should be for the price. never the less, i placed an order for the blackgold. only to find out weeks later (and after some more research and digging around), that blackgold have changed their manufactures. as they had issues with the current ones. now the card that i ordered will not be ready for another month or so. so the ultimate question is...should i wait for the better more expensive blackgold 3600 or should i go for the hauppauge 4400? or is there an alternative dual or quad tv card out there? my HTPC specs:-case - silverstone lc-16 casemotherboard - asus p8 z68-v procpu - intel i3 ssd - 60gb sataIIIhdd 1 - 2tb (for tv and films)hdd 2 - 250gb (for music and pictures) os - win 7 (but am open for suggestions) thanks in advanced for any advice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="oldgit9, post: 819788, member: 117319"] hi all.... i am in need of a little help with which tv tuner card i should get.... basically, this is my very first HTPC build. i have build the system except from the tv card. originally, i was going to get a hauppauge 4000. but with me working from home (mainly i was at sea), i didnt get the card. the card is now no longer in production and has been replaced by the hauppauge 4400. but after reading some forums. im not too sure if this card can receive both the new freeview or freesat HD channels. as they are broadcast on the DVB-t2 and DVB-s2. so after a bit more forum reading, i found the blackgold 3600. this card has a lot of good reviews. and on paper is a better card. and so it should be for the price. never the less, i placed an order for the blackgold. only to find out weeks later (and after some more research and digging around), that blackgold have changed their manufactures. as they had issues with the current ones. now the card that i ordered will not be ready for another month or so. so the ultimate question is...should i wait for the better more expensive blackgold 3600 or should i go for the hauppauge 4400? or is there an alternative dual or quad tv card out there? my HTPC specs:- case - silverstone lc-16 case motherboard - asus p8 z68-v pro cpu - intel i3 ssd - 60gb sataIII hdd 1 - 2tb (for tv and films) hdd 2 - 250gb (for music and pictures) os - win 7 (but am open for suggestions) thanks in advanced for any advice. [/QUOTE]

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