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I was looking to purchase a portable television for my husband to use while in the airport. Given that portable televisions are still expensive, I thought about purchasing a tv tuner card that he could use with his laptop while at the airport.
Can anyone suggest one or explain what I should look for in a card? He's not looking to capture the images, he just wants to watch tv and since he's at the airport, it has to receive antenna reception.
Thanks in advance for your help! I searched the forums and didn't find a similar topic. If there is one out there, please let me know and sorry for the repeat.
Patty
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Many capture cards have TV tuners built in. But the problem is the antenna -- they don't have one. He'd have to lug around a set of rabbit ears too!
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Thank you ROF - I came across the same card in my research, but wasn't sure if i should buy it - do you have any experience with this card?
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I've also seen a lot of televisions that just use a coat hanger as an antenna. lol
Rob -
Originally Posted by patplh
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I have been known to use a paperclip as an antenna, and it picked up quite a few VHF channels just fine, sometimes even a couple UHF ones. Most networks like ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS are in VHF anyway.
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I was just about to buy this card and noticed that it requires Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. My husband only has Windows XP Professional on his laptop. Will I still be able to use this card?
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In looking at the product linked on this forum, it says I can have just XP professional - but when I searched aver.com on my own, I came across this when trying to buy - http://www.aver.com/2005home/product/tvtuner/cardbus/cardbusmce/cardbusmce_spec.shtml It says xp media center edition only. I think they are the same product, right?
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It says it is supported.
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