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external tv tuner + chorus digital?

  • 15-02-2006 05:33PM
    #1
    ablelocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,460 ✭✭✭


    I'm hoping to set up my laptop (dell latitude c540) as a pvr.

    Which of these external tv tuners should I get?

    hauppage WinTV-HVR-900 or WinTV-PVR-USB2

    Will these work with Chorus digital and if so, what do I need to know/do to set up properly?

    I will have the laptop connected to TV via s-video / 3.5m to 2 phono cables to view recordings.

    any help or advice greatly appreciated.


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  • #2
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,202 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Not so sure about the first one - looks like it only takes input from the antenna, so it's not much use to you with the Chorus Set Top Box.

    I have the second one and it will do what you want. You take the SCART output from Chorus and feed it into the Red/White/Yellow connectors on the PVR2.

    The only thing is the quality of the s-vide connection isn't going to be great. That's just the nature of the s-video signal. If it is a small TV (less that 32") you should be ok.


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