HTPC tuner card selection???

[leegroves]

I'm wanting to build a HTPC using MCE 2005. What is the best tuner card available? I'm stuck between:

ATI E-HOME wonder tuner - OEM $85

ATI TV Wonder Elite Remote Control Edition - Retail $143

Happauge WinTV PVR 500 MCE - retail $144

The recent edition of Maximum PC reccomended the one in the middle but I don't know if it works with free over the air HDTV. If it did work then would a non-HDTV still play HDTV material??????? If anyone knows anything about these 3 cards or any other please let me know.

 

[CalvinHobbes]

http://www.htpcnews.com
http://www.avsforum.com (HTPC forum)

 

[Traire]

None of those cards have HDTV compliant tuners. If you want HDTV over the air, you need one of the following:

MyHD MDP-130 or MDP-120

ATI HDTV WONDER

AVerMedia AVerTVHD MCE A180 HDTV PCI

Hauppauge NOVA

etc...

 

[redtip]

HD rules. Too bad there isnt much true hd content out yet. Unless you like animal and sports channels.

 

[CalvinHobbes]

Originally posted by: redtip
HD rules. Too bad there isnt much true hd content out yet. Unless you like animal and sports channels.

What about HDNet, ShowTimeHD HBOHD, most of the prime time shows. Local news (in some areas).