Interface gadget to capture TV RF signals to Canopus ADVC100

[duet]

I have a Hauppauge FM Nicam TV card in my computer. But it can only capture TV programs at low resolution. Rather than use a real TV to receive RF antenna signals and sending the signal out from the TV RCA connections into Canopus ADVC-100, I'm wondering whether there is an interface gadget that I can connect the RF antenna, tune TV channels and then connect it with the CAnopus. Does a VCR do that job?

From: Halley, Singapore

[pb]

Halley, I don't know of any gadgets, I use a VCR, connecting the RCA video and stereo audio out to my ADVC100 input. I also use the VCR to connect to other devices, as I record DV to/from my DV camera (no analogue in), I connect (through a switch box, RCA connections) digital TV from a STB into the VCR, analogue from my DV camera and obviously VHS from the VCR itself. It works fine, I have another switch to send the VCR output to either a 16"TV or the ADVC 100. So how is Singapore these days, I used to live there (1970-1981)??

[deadmonty]

Buy a cheap, secondhand Nicam video recorder. As you only want the tuner section, you should be able to buy a faulty one for very little money. Usually its only the heads or transport mechanism that goes on a video recorder.

Most videos have composite and audio output RCA sockets which you can connect to the ADVC 100. Failing that, buy a scart to composite/audio lead.