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I didn't want to hijack Pace's thread so I am starting a new one.
So I've been looking at TV tuners. I finally found one that appealed to me. Little did I know it would do a lot more for me than I imagined.
I just wanted QAM. I wasn't even sure if Comcast actually sent QAM broadcasts down the cable line. I looked around the web but everyone said that some parts of the Bay Area have QAM but it could be filtered out elsewhere.
So I hook it up and sure enough, Comcast is sending unencrypted QAM broadcasts and music. I was worried it wouldn't work because I am using the same cable line that is connected to my cable modem so I thought they may filter on that line. Well, this TV tuner I bought has two cable inputs, analog and digital. I thought, I wonder if I could hook up both as well as internet.
In other words, I wanted to split my cable line three ways. One to the cable modem and two to my tv tuner on each of the analog and digital inputs. So I go to Radio Shack, BS with the sales guy about it for 10 minutes and come home with the needed parts. I hook it all up and wouldn't you know it, it all works! This TV tuner is kick ass! It also supports s-video and RCA in for capture. It also comes with an MCE remote and a few other odds and ends. All for $120.
To add to this, I actually called up the company to ask them a few questions. The guy I talked to helped me out big time. I also asked where I might be able to pick it up locally. He said, that if I bought it online, I could drop by the company and pick it up, so I did.
So anyway, I sound like an infomercial now that I look at my post, but wanted to share my joy Oh! and 64-bit vista drivers out of the box!
So I've been looking at TV tuners. I finally found one that appealed to me. Little did I know it would do a lot more for me than I imagined.
I just wanted QAM. I wasn't even sure if Comcast actually sent QAM broadcasts down the cable line. I looked around the web but everyone said that some parts of the Bay Area have QAM but it could be filtered out elsewhere.
So I hook it up and sure enough, Comcast is sending unencrypted QAM broadcasts and music. I was worried it wouldn't work because I am using the same cable line that is connected to my cable modem so I thought they may filter on that line. Well, this TV tuner I bought has two cable inputs, analog and digital. I thought, I wonder if I could hook up both as well as internet.
In other words, I wanted to split my cable line three ways. One to the cable modem and two to my tv tuner on each of the analog and digital inputs. So I go to Radio Shack, BS with the sales guy about it for 10 minutes and come home with the needed parts. I hook it all up and wouldn't you know it, it all works! This TV tuner is kick ass! It also supports s-video and RCA in for capture. It also comes with an MCE remote and a few other odds and ends. All for $120.
To add to this, I actually called up the company to ask them a few questions. The guy I talked to helped me out big time. I also asked where I might be able to pick it up locally. He said, that if I bought it online, I could drop by the company and pick it up, so I did.
So anyway, I sound like an infomercial now that I look at my post, but wanted to share my joy
Oh! and 64-bit vista drivers out of the box!
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