[mythtv-users] Do I need a tuner card with DirecTV?

[Matt]

Well then, go ahead and get the winTV radio, or something like it.  I 
think most of the supported capture cards come with a full blown tuner 
whether you need it or not, but all the ones that I have seen have 
either an s-video or composite input as well (so you should be good to go).

Latka wrote:

>I'm a little green in the area of capture/tuner cards, and can't seem to
>find a definitive answer to one question: If I'm using a satellite receiver
>(DirecTV RCA 420RD), do I actually need a TV tuner card or just a video
>capture card (I'm guessing that there are cards that simply captured an
>already "tuned" source)?
>
>My sat receiver has both S-Video and composite (RCA) outs, so I'm guessing
>that a TV tuner in my (to-be-built)myth box would be useless, although I
>would like a radio tuner.
>
>Thanks.
>
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