TV tuner hardware?

[Burninator]

Ok I was wondering If there is a way to play TV through your comp. I wonder what parts I would need to accomplish this?

I have an Abit IC7-MAX3 mobo and a GeForce FX 5900 ultra.

if you need any more info about the parts I already have please ask.

I just dont want to go and buy a TV when I think i can watch it through my comp.

 

[WeiWei]

Its very simple nowadays. All you have to do is get yourself a tv tuner card. There are many brands out there but I don't know which is the best.

Go Google and search for "tv tuner cards", or go newegg.com to get it.

 

[Burninator]

Thank you for your info and your quick response.

 

[jonmullen]

look in to BrookTree BT848/BT878/BT879 based cards.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: jonmullen
look in to BrookTree BT848/BT878/BT879 based cards.

Aren't those chips outdated? I know that there's no supported drivers for the BT848 chip anymore. There is an open-source organization that has made drivers for it that do have Win2k/XP support, but there's nothing official from Conexant. The newer chips there should have official XP drivers though.

 

[chocoruacal]

bt878 = older, but tried and true. Well supported by cap and viewing programs.
conexant CX2388x and philips 713x = newer, better quality. Dscaler support a bit flakey.

Dscaler - For viewing
VirtualVCR - For capping
Generic BT8x8 driver

Asus 7133 - I have this card...excellent quality.
Leadtek XP/2000 (bt878). Probably the perfect card for beginners. I have one of these as well...no complaints.
Newegg capture cards in general. Chip types are in the item descriptions.

 

[DoubleParadoxx]

Leadtek Winfast TV2000. Its like $40 at newegg.