Talk:TV tuner card
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[edit] Inaccurate information?
"Use of TV cards is high amongst university students in western countries due to the demands of university work making personal computers very popular, the general lack of space in university accomodation and the cost of buying a seperate television."
I'm not sure this is particularly interesting or relevant.
"These computer components are likely to fade from use should broadcast television continue it's slow decline in favour of Internet distributed content (though television itself is unlikely to follow such a decline due to the prevelence of cable and satellite television and the convergence of television, hi-fi systems, gaming systems and personal computers into "Home Entertainment Systems")." --172.200.220.36 19:25, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
- Surely this is just inaccurate? I think this is confusing the purchase of a separate TV Card with TV Cards as a piece of hardware built into the machine. Surely TV cards will increase in numbers as they become standard components within the hardware showing the 'internet distributed content'? --bodnotbod 13:56, Apr 30, 2004 (UTC)
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- No. I just bought a brand new computer and it did not have a TV card. You still have to get it installed manually or use an external card, like I do. Mike H 18:36, Oct 27, 2004 (UTC)
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- And TV cards are cheap. Here in Chile I bought a TV card with FM radio and remote, and it was only CLP 19990 (USD 40 more or less) and it works great. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Coldplayer (talk • contribs) 15:00, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Bias
It is true, all to say that a TV tuner is a PC accessory. A TV tuner is a circuit (does not have to be an independent device) that takes an radio frequency signal and tunes it to a certain frequency (tv channel.) A TV tuner is present in many devices, including but not limited to TVs (of course), VCRs, DVRs, and, as we all know, PC tv tuner cards. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Anoncompboy (talk • contribs) 05:57, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
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- This article is about the "TV tuner card", which is apparently different from a "TV tuner". Possibly, a separate article should be created, or this one changed to encompass both the general meaning and this particular applications. —Centrx→talk 21:26, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
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- It definitely should. As of now, 'TV Tuner' is redirected to 'TV Tuner card'. That's about as sloppy as redirecting from 'Graphics' to 'Graphics card'. --130.83.161.62 (talk) 09:57, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Needs a section to define OS requirements
On some kinds of TV card Tuners, OS requirements are very strict. In Windows Media Center edition their are only a hand full of TV Tuner Cards that are compatible with the Windows Media Center. and of course with mac their are other problems with requirements. --Gakhandal 06:56, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
- This almost entirely has to do with drivers, I think, and almost nothing to do with what operating system happens to be in use. Theshibboleth 06:31, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
- Two almosts, but very important almosts. To have a driver is not enough to have it work with certain Systems, like the aforementioned Media Center. You'll need a signed driver, i.e., a driver that's been approved by the system manufacturer. There are documented cases where that kind of approval has been denied. --130.83.161.62 (talk) 10:02, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Updated introductory section
I've rephrased the first section, brought it up to date, and removed a lot of stuff that doesn't really belong there and that is described better where it does belong.
What's still missing (apart from the OS requirements section that Gakahndal mentions) is a section describing the architecture of such a card. I'm thinking of writing one, but it'll take a while. If anybody else is working on this, please contact me via email. Groogle 02:35, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] What kinds of channels do you get with an expresscard tv tuner?
Ok so this may be a little embarassing but I work for a large computer manufacturing company where we specialize in customizing pcs. I consider myself to be pretty tech savvy, but have never seen one of these tv tuners in action. It has always been my understanding that in order to even pick up a feed of television channels, the coaxial connection from your receiver has to be hooked up to the tv tuner on your pc. As I can never find one of my product champions to give me clarification on this, I am asking someone who has used the product. So that being said, if you are picking up ATSC (analog, because the digital in NTSC is broadcasted differently) TV channels, what TV channels do you get? Just locals? I guess I just need a little clarification on this because to my understanding its primary factor is being a PVR?
[edit] UK TV ("BBC") Licence Requirements...
I wonder if anyone has ever asked a TV Licensing inspector if it's technically legal to exploit what appears to be a gaping loophole in UK law. That is, it seems to be okay to watch live TV on a laptop or other battery operated PC, as long as it is "powered by its own internal batteries" at the time -- and not the mains.
This is a point of contention for students living away from home, as the TVL website seems to contradict itself in this regard, by saying that battery operated portable TV sets are "covered by your parents' licence". It then says that a licence is needed for laptops with TV tuners... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.39.140.248 (talk) 22:51, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
