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Robbie McFerren
Hello,
I'm going off to college in April and I will be putting a tuner card in
my computer before then to save packing a Television Set. This will be
my first tuner installation that will NOT be a novelty and I need the
best performance from the cheapest card. The one I'm looking at is
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815123001 and I
will be using a CD audio cable instead of the external cable. Remember
that this tuner card is to let my computer substitute for a TV set and a
VCR in a dorm room with analog cable. With this addition my computer
will become a "Super Hub" for information. My computer specs are as
follows:
-AMD Athlon XP 2800+ (accidentally ppurchased mobile)
-512 MB DDR 2700 RAM
-80 GB Seagate hard drive (ATA 100)
-DVD Burner (CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL,
DVD-ROM, CD-ROM)
-Firewire card
-Modem card (depending on recommendations on card location this may be
removed for tuner as it is no longer needed as I have DSL at home and
will get cable at school)
-NVIDIA GEforce MX4000 with 128 MB RAM AGP 4/8X (in 8x mode)
-17 inch LCD monitor [this might be a biggie for trouble] (integrated
speakers, 16 ms response, VGA video connection, 1/8" [3.5 mm] audio input)
-Microsoft Windows XP Home with Service Pack II
-Firefox/Thunderbird
-Windows Media 10
I know that video quality could be a problem full-screen, but I intend
to be about 5-8 feet (1.524 - 2.4384 meters) away when viewing
television, DVD, VCD, etc.
This will turn my computer into a info/media hub and will be a great use
of space in a dorm room. I hope to have a single room, BTW.
I'm going off to college in April and I will be putting a tuner card in
my computer before then to save packing a Television Set. This will be
my first tuner installation that will NOT be a novelty and I need the
best performance from the cheapest card. The one I'm looking at is
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815123001 and I
will be using a CD audio cable instead of the external cable. Remember
that this tuner card is to let my computer substitute for a TV set and a
VCR in a dorm room with analog cable. With this addition my computer
will become a "Super Hub" for information. My computer specs are as
follows:
-AMD Athlon XP 2800+ (accidentally ppurchased mobile)
-512 MB DDR 2700 RAM
-80 GB Seagate hard drive (ATA 100)
-DVD Burner (CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL,
DVD-ROM, CD-ROM)
-Firewire card
-Modem card (depending on recommendations on card location this may be
removed for tuner as it is no longer needed as I have DSL at home and
will get cable at school)
-NVIDIA GEforce MX4000 with 128 MB RAM AGP 4/8X (in 8x mode)
-17 inch LCD monitor [this might be a biggie for trouble] (integrated
speakers, 16 ms response, VGA video connection, 1/8" [3.5 mm] audio input)
-Microsoft Windows XP Home with Service Pack II
-Firefox/Thunderbird
-Windows Media 10
I know that video quality could be a problem full-screen, but I intend
to be about 5-8 feet (1.524 - 2.4384 meters) away when viewing
television, DVD, VCD, etc.
This will turn my computer into a info/media hub and will be a great use
of space in a dorm room. I hope to have a single room, BTW.