[mythtv-users] Laptop tuner card

[Josh Burks]

On 11/8/05, Brandon Sherman <mechcozmo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello everybody,
> I'm eyeing an old laptop to use as a MythTV box, but without PCI
> slots, I need a PCMCIA card.  I found this one: http://
> store.yahoo.com/saveateaglestore/mtvcbmcew.html?
> ovchn=OTHER&ovcpn=Froogle&ovcrn=MTVCBMCEW&ovtac=CMP however I can't
> find anything in the MythTV documentation about PCMCIA, etc.
>
> The laptop, just to let you all know, wouldn't be very laptop-like
> after I'm done with it. ;-)
>
> Any thoughts on T.V. tuners other than PCI and USB?
>

If you laptop has enough power, you might try a USB 2.0 PCMCIA card
(if it doesn't have 2.0) and a Plextor ConvertX
(http://plextor.com/english/products/TV402U.htm).

Josh