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TV card for laptop/DVDRW in house

  • 04-06-2004 9:59am
    #1
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,844 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi, are there TV cards available for laptops or would they just be able to work in a pc? If they are PCI slots??? I'm not too familiar with the meanings etc.

    Also, I have a HD housing unit that hooks up to laptop via usb, would it be ok to hook up an internal DVDRW to this or would it not work properly?
    thanks


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  • #2
    hostyle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭hostyle


    Originally posted by cormie
    Hi, are there TV cards available for laptops or would they just be able to work in a pc? If they are PCI slots??? I'm not too familiar with the meanings etc.

    You can get USB ones.
    Also, I have a HD housing unit that hooks up to laptop via usb, would it be ok to hook up an internal DVDRW to this or would it not work properly?

    I'd like to see you try :) I don't think its possible to fit a DVD-RW into a an external HDD case. They are completely different sizes.


  • #3
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,844 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    not the fit, just the connectivity. Like it will work properly yeah? Any links to USB Tv card thingys?


  • #4
    dogz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 358 ✭✭dogz


    the dvd-rw should yea


  • #5
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    If the DVDRW is IDE then it will fit in a 5.25" IDE/USB2 external enclosure. It won't fit in a 3.5 or 2.5 enclosure.

    You can get USB2 TV box in/out that will work on a laptop. If your laptop has USB2 then you should get an enclosure and TV box that are USB2 as well.


  • #6
    hostyle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭hostyle


    USB TV cards - scroll down a bit.


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