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Tv Tuner Card is it worth it here in Ireland

  • 12-12-2006 7:34am
    #1
    Everygood user
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭


    Hi guys Im thinking of getting a Tv Tuner Card for my pc after being seduced by the idea of free digital and analogue tv but the more I read about the state of it here in Ireland I think should I bother.The americans and British etc can pick piles of free to air channels in HD digital etc but we dont seem to have luxury of that well from what Ive read anyway.So what can you pick you up,is it worth the 150 or so for a decent card etcI have Sky Digital and live in Newcastle West Co.Limerick thanks guys

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  • #2
    mossym
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,766 Mod ✭✭✭✭mossym


    i think i have about 30 channels coming into my pc from my sky box..use mediaportal to record them all, soon as my own house is finished and i move in i'll be putting in a dvb-s card and getting all the free to air channels to allow me record two at a time...well worth it to me..

    and i'm not far from you, killaloe here


  • #3
    Everygood user
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭Everygood user


    Cool so what channels have you got on sky just the ones you already have or extra ones do you know what free to air channels you can get with the new tuner card I was of the thinking there wasnt many

    What Tuner card would you reccommend


  • #4
    John mac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,140 ✭✭✭John mac


    I have a tv tuner card but it wont pick up the signal from my sky box!
    it will however just about pick up rte 1 and 2 and tg4 (no go on tv3)
    but then it is only from an indor aerial.
    if you are interested its a club 3d
    this one http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=318201


  • #5
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    John mac wrote:
    I have a tv tuner card but it wont pick up the signal from my sky box!
    it will however just about pick up rte 1 and 2 and tg4 (no go on tv3)
    but then it is only from an indor aerial.
    if you are interested its a club 3d
    this one http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=318201

    Actually it wil oickpup sky, you just need an IR blaster so that the PC can change stations on the Sky Box. This works well with MCE:

    http://komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=309575

    TV card is definately worth it in Ireland. That computer you have Everygood is total overkill though. 1.7Ghz is enough.

    Checkout and search through the HTPC forum.......

    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=643


  • #6
    Sparky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,231 ✭✭✭✭Sparky


    I'm moving this to HTPC


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  • #7
    John mac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,140 ✭✭✭John mac


    success :D
    Changed the output channel on sky box (from 68 to 38) and the card picked it up ...
    Happy camper here.
    Only took me 8 months to get it working!


  • #8
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    John mac wrote:
    success :D
    Changed the output channel on sky box (from 68 to 38) and the card picked it up ...
    Happy camper here.
    Only took me 8 months to get it working!


    You should really use SCART instead of RF. Its almost pointless quality wise if you dont!


  • #9
    John mac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,140 ✭✭✭John mac


    sky box is 20m away (straight line accross kitchen, hall, and living room ) more than 40m if wired neatly.
    picture quality is great for viewing in the kitchen while doing the dinner.
    A lot better than the signal from aerial.


  • #10
    rara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 69 ✭✭rara


    what does anyone think of http://tven.terratec.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=236 ?

    will that work with my sky box?


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