OT: external TV tuners...

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Has anyone got any information, or done any research on external t.v. tuners
that also have Freeview (UK terrestrial digital) as as well as analogue and,
also have a VGA and/or DVI out socket so they can input the telly signal
into a PC LCD monitor - including a widescreen monitor ?

I found this one
http://www.tech-plus.co.uk/pages/ProductView3/tvbox5.html
but, it's hugely expensive and outputs 1280x1024,
....quite how that would look on a 1440x900 widescreen PC LCD screen I don't
know ....and that as well in relation to the native 16:9 transmission format
of UK terrestrial digital raises more questions.

I also found:-
http://www.auroramultimedia.com/?product=xtunepro&section=desc
but, can't glean fomr the site what they're for ...probably far to expensive
anyway !

Do you know, when you stop and think about it, the LCD television
manufacturers are nothing short of criminals - they're churning out the
smaller LCD 4:3 format tv's - the smaller ones with anlaogue + Freeview
tuner(terrestrial digital) built in are a ridiculous price e.g.
http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/content/products/details/index~modelcode~LUX-2311.htm
http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=346390
Sony £450 plus for the 20" with preview ....and lots of "artifacts" defects
on the picture I've just been reading on -
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=462179

etc.

....any thought appreiciated,

regards, Richard
 
RJK said:
Has anyone got any information, or done any research on external
t.v. tuners that also have Freeview (UK terrestrial digital) as as
well as analogue and, also have a VGA and/or DVI out socket so they
can input the telly signal into a PC LCD monitor - including a
widescreen monitor ?
I found this one
http://www.tech-plus.co.uk/pages/ProductView3/tvbox5.html
but, it's hugely expensive and outputs 1280x1024,
...quite how that would look on a 1440x900 widescreen PC LCD screen
I don't know ....and that as well in relation to the native 16:9
transmission format of UK terrestrial digital raises more questions.

I also found:-
http://www.auroramultimedia.com/?product=xtunepro&section=desc
but, can't glean fomr the site what they're for ...probably far to
expensive anyway !

Do you know, when you stop and think about it, the LCD television
manufacturers are nothing short of criminals - they're churning out
the smaller LCD 4:3 format tv's - the smaller ones with anlaogue +
Freeview tuner(terrestrial digital) built in are a ridiculous price
e.g.
http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/content/products/details/index~modelcode~LUX-2311.htm
http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=346390 Sony £450 plus
for the 20" with preview ....and lots of "artifacts"
defects on the picture I've just been reading on -
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=462179

etc.

...any thought appreiciated,
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