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08-12-2005, 11:30 AM
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HDTV cards
hey guys,
i wanted to jump on an hdtv card while the broadcast flag issue isn't here. i was wondering what the best hdtv card is right now that i could use with sage. Thanks 
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08-12-2005, 11:47 AM
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I am getting ready to jump into an HDTV card as well, but are the tuners being sold already broadcast flag ready? The original date was 7/1/05 so I imagine that the hardware makers have switched already and when/if the broadcast flag goes into effect I will be stuck with DRM'ed videos...
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08-12-2005, 12:23 PM
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Most of the HDTV tuner manufacturers are based in asia and don't care much about the broadcast flag anyway.
I wrote a wrapup a while ago. The data is still valid even though it's missing recent review. Have a look: http://forums.freytechnologies.com/f...26&postcount=1 Gog
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08-12-2005, 07:34 PM
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Get the Avermedia A180. It's cheap an reliable. I have two of them. I also have the ATI HTDV Wonder, and it works great too. Don't believe the Blunder hype about hte ATI.
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08-13-2005, 12:41 AM
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I was reading the product info on the A180 and it states that you need an analog tuner pre-installed to work with the A180? Does that mean that one of my existing tuners would be unavailable during HD capture? Also, what exactly do I need to capture an HDTV stream? Would I have to mount an antenna or can I get HDTV cable box and control it like I do with normal analog capture?
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08-13-2005, 04:57 AM
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08-13-2005, 06:39 AM
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I've heard that also. In Windows Media Center Edition I believe you must have at least one analog tuner installed before MCE will see your HDTV tuner.
MCE? I mean, come on, limited to 2 analog and one HD tuner.  I hear there are hacks to get it to work with more, but Sage works with LOTS of tuners right out of the box.
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