Aldi TV Tuner Card + Remote (€40)

Spunog UIE · 08-01-2005 01:25AM #1

http://ireland.aldi.com/special_buys/product_222.html

anyone know anything about it on first look seems pretty good.

From Thursday 13th January

MarkR · 08-01-2005 02:58AM

I was thinking that coupled with that wireless signal sender job might be handy. If i lay any more cable around the house my fiance will kill me!

deevey · 08-01-2005 03:03PM

Looks excatly the same as the Aver TV one that I got in maplins last year for 45 euro (even the remote looks the same) ...if it is its not a bad little card at all..

One I got was only mono IF this is stereo then a real bargain.

Dr. Dre · 08-01-2005 04:03PM

I just popped into the local store to get one of these cards, there were none

But I just checked the link again, and the offer doesn't start until 13th Jan.
Nice one!

Spunog UIE · 08-01-2005 07:22PM

ah sorry about that, yeah, its not out till next week

always ahead of time.

Link to a UK board:
http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=113119

eirebhoy · 08-01-2005 09:28PM

FFS, I just paid €85 for a Skystar 2. Someone please tell me the Skystar 2's are better for some reason or another.

darkmaster2 · 08-01-2005 09:31PM

The skystar 2 is a satellite card

eirebhoy · 08-01-2005 09:32PM

I just read the description and it sounds the exact same as the Skystar 2. Anyway, you'd know I'm not well up on these things.

parasite · 08-01-2005 09:35PM

it's not the same thing, anyway what are the connections on the aldi card ?

Dr. Dre · 08-01-2005 09:36PM

The skystar is a digital card (DVB). Mind you, €85 seems a bit steep for that card.

wheres me jumpa · 08-01-2005 10:00PM

i dont really need one of these as i have tv beside my pc, but can anyone tell what other cool stuff this can do?

Dr. Dre · 08-01-2005 11:33PM

Well if you had any recordings on video tape, you could use this card to get them on to your PC in mpeg (or whatever) format. e.g. allowing you to create a VCD/DVD* of that particular recording after you've edited it within a video editing package.

*Obviously this does not mean DVD quality, just that you could burn it onto one.

po0k · 09-01-2005 05:50AM

What model is the card?
Hardware encoding capabilities?
Linux support?

AB03 · 09-01-2005 01:44PM

Says it'll record to mpeg4 which means divx/xvid.
Sounds good, dunno how capable it'd be tho. Gonna pick one up if I can get to a lidl in time.

irishgeo · 09-01-2005 02:05PM

AB03 wrote:

Says it'll record to mpeg4 which means divx/xvid.
Sounds good, dunno how capable it'd be tho. Gonna pick one up if I can get to a lidl in time.

Its in alidl mate. You'll be in Lidl along time looking for one.

ando · 09-01-2005 03:33PM

wheres me jumpa wrote:

i dont really need one of these as i have tv beside my pc, but can anyone tell what other cool stuff this can do?

Check it out:

http://homepage.eircom.net/~anderson2002/misc/f1_tv.jpg

I used my video card during F1 races last year, also when watching the Footy. Its great to have live tv beside live info imo

I have a Tv near my pc aswell but this saves electricity, not much but its a good excuse to get the card. Its also great for recording programs from the tv and then putting clips on the net, for instance... Red Dwarf Clip

I'm not sure but will this card take Coax? Basic Ntl cable?

deevey · 09-01-2005 03:43PM

I'm not sure but will this card take Coax? Basic Ntl cable?

Yeah it will y'can see the coax socket on the pic :P

sinjin_smythe · 09-01-2005 03:47PM

Just wondering i dont know much about this but you said you could watch tv on the computer yeah ,would that just be regular tv (as in RTE TV3 etc) or could you watch digital tv ?

Invader Zim · 09-01-2005 03:51PM

SyxPak wrote:

What model is the card?
Hardware encoding capabilities?
Linux support?

Model?

Hardware encoding capabilities? - see website, MPEG 1,2,4

Linux support? - looks like a BTC based card, if it is then it will work nicely.

Invader

cosgrove80 · 09-01-2005 04:58PM

Might be a stupid question but...

Would you be able to use the card to play a PS2 on the computer monitor?

I assume you'd need an RF cable or something?

Skyuser · 09-01-2005 05:06PM

I got one of these when de had them last year....easy 2 install and never had a problem with it. Good piece of equipment.

ando · 09-01-2005 07:27PM

It would be nice to be able to share the tv connection over the computer network but I doubt it has that capability

unklerosco · 09-01-2005 07:33PM

I have one but it doesn't work in my MSI Mega 180, have n need in it for my other pc but im gonna put a pc in the shed n will prob use it for that... Will use it to copy videos onto dvd

wheres me jumpa · 09-01-2005 08:19PM

what channels can i view with this card?

CiaranC · 09-01-2005 08:43PM

ando wrote:

It would be nice to be able to share the tv connection over the computer network but I doubt it has that capability

It just creates an mpeg stream. Of course you can share it across a network.

The real advantage of a card like this would be to turn your PC into a PVR, like a tivo, replaytv or sky+. Pause, rewind live TV, record whole series of a show etc.

Check out http://www.mythtv.org/ for some good PVR software. XMLTV has all the UK channels, all its missing is the RTEs and TV3.

po0k · 10-01-2005 01:32AM

CiaranC wrote:

It just creates an mpeg stream. Of course you can share it across a network.

The real advantage of a card like this would be to turn your PC into a PVR, like a tivo, replaytv or sky+. Pause, rewind live TV, record whole series of a show etc.

Check out http://www.mythtv.org/ for some good PVR software. XMLTV has all the UK channels, all its missing is the RTEs and TV3.

You could use www.videolan.org too.

zapata · 10-01-2005 04:30PM

Can anyone tell me if the Samsung dvd\cd rw for €89.99 that they have on offer on the 13th is (1) value for money (2) any good.

jm2k · 10-01-2005 05:08PM

zapata wrote:

Can anyone tell me if the Samsung dvd\cd rw for €89.99 that they have on offer on the 13th is (1) value for money (2) any good.

komplett have the nec 3520 ...same spec for €67 (+€10 p&p)

dobro · 10-01-2005 05:20PM

Having no knowledge on this, do you need an external aerial to tune in card - if so, I expect it tunes in just local TV, or is there an internal tuner?
what's anyone's exp of using this?

Capt'n Midnight · 10-01-2005 06:55PM

dobro wrote:

Having no knowledge on this, do you need an external aerial to tune in card - if so, I expect it tunes in just local TV, or is there an internal tuner?
what's anyone's exp of using this?

Even portable TV's need an aerial plugged in - weather it's NTL or the one on the back of the TV.
It's a tuner on a card.
It will pick up the same channels as a TV or Video using the same Aerial.

Bodan · 11-01-2005 04:25PM

I think this is the card from the Orgional Manufacturer . The specs look a bit high for a tv card i might be pushing it with a P3 1000 mhz

Aldi TV Tuner Card + Remote (€40)

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