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On 30/11/2011 15:48, Kris B. wrote:
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<div> On Wednesday, November 30, 2011 9:04 AM, "Christopher
Meredith" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:chmeredith@gmail.com"><chmeredith@gmail.com></a> wrote:</div>
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looking to buy a new card with at least dual ATSC tuners.
The HDHR seems to be one of the better supported and more
popular devices so I'm leaning that way. But I have an
extra PCI (not PCIe) slot, and I'm wondering if there's an
internal card that is also well supported and regarded
that will fit my needs. What do people recommend?</blockquote>
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<div> The nice thing about the HDHR is that it is portable -
if you have to swap out a motherboard in the future, the
HDHR will go with it, and I love my single tuner version.
They just work, and they work well. </div>
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<div> I have two internal PCI cards for tuner 1 and 2, and the
HDHR is my 3rd and/or LiveTV tuner, and I bought the cards
used on ebay for about $20 each (ATI HDTV Wonder), and the
HDHR single for $30 on ebay. You can find the older model
(which is fine) on ebay often for around $60, sometimes from
the factory as a closeout...</div>
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Personally I'd avoid buying any PCI cards these days, and only buy
PCIe variants. Motherboards are shipping with fewer and fewer PIC
slots, so you'll be more future-proof with a PCIe card.<br>
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In fact last time I upgraded my MBE I couldn't find a board with
more than 2 PCI slots (I needed 3), so I had to upgrade a NIC to a
PICe one (cheaper than replacing my tuners...).<br>
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thanks,<br>
Alex<br>
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