TV Tuner PCI Card

[HerLoss]

Allright, so I'm looking for a decent tuner PCI card, hopefully without going over 200 bucks. I was thinking of going the way of the ATI TV Wonder Elite. It's on newegg for 150, and it doesnt look too bad. Theres a lot of good reviews, but theres also a lot of bad reviews. Any thougts?

[lappy512]

I have an ATI All In Wonder 9600; it's fairly good; here's the only thing: DO NOT BUY IT IF YOU HAVE "LEDGE" next to your video card slot, on the outside. If you are not sure, take a picture of it from the outside, and PM it to me on KL.

 

The reason is: the "all in wonder" plug doesn't fit fully in, and my graphics are slightly jerky. Which sucks.

[HerLoss]

Hmm... Not quite sure what you mean with the whole "ledge" thing, but heres to hoping by "video card slot" you meant agp. Anyways, here's some pics of my card from both inside and out. The pictures are crap due to both my crappy camera and the fact that I was too lazy to shut it down and take it somewhere with better lighting. Hope you can tell me what I need to know, and I'll PM these links to you on KL in case you dont come back here.

 

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[amhso]

if you have an empty agp slot, you might as well get a graphic card that has a tuner built in....it will only improve the quality of your TV or movies or whatever you're going to watch.

[HerLoss]

Thing is I'm currently using my agp slot for my 9250, and I hadnt planned on replacing the entire video card to boot.

 

BTW, what are everyone's thoughts on refurbished hardware?

[amhso]

refurbished hardware is okay it's usually cheaper, but it doesn't come with everything most of the time. If it's a harddrive, sure. Video card...not so great. and processors...eh you'll have to buy a heatsink/fan for it.

[Spaceman3750]

I would shy away from HDDs, never sure what can turn up on them if the previous owner didn't wipe them.

[HerLoss]

Theres nothing wrong with free porn... lol, although I'm sure they wipe them in the "refurbishing" process.

[Kyougi]

Refurbised stuff is fine, missing out on warentee(sp), but not many people care 'bout that.