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H@rry

Hey guyz, wat actually do I need to watch n record live tv ? coz I am confused about TV Tuner card and Capture card, is there any differnece between these two or are they same ?
And also I need card which can record n save file directly to some small size format (like mpg) n obviously with gud(if not the best) quality, so please help me in buying one and please do tell the price if it's known to u.
Thanx

varkey

Get the Hauppauge PVR-150. Good quality tuner!!

rajan1311

hey i have a doubt, if we hav a TV tunner card and a 5.1 surround system, will we get the TV sound in 5.1 ?? Or atleast we can change the sound modes (i mean effects)??.

ShAdOwCoN

why not ... if u have set the 5.1 as the primary audio device

just4kix

Just because you have a 5.1 sound system does not mean that you will get 5.1 sound. The source must be encoded in Dolby Digital 5.1 or AC3. So the answer is NO, you won't get 5.1 surround with TV because TV sound (DTH and digital cable) is stereo only.

With a pure stereo sound input, the amp can loosely convert it to simulated surround or at max Dolby Pro-Logic Surround.

However, Bose Lifestyle systems claim to convert any sound input in to full surround sound (even with mono).

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rajan1311

That is done by hardware i guess ??? or is there any software that can do it too. I hav the altec lansing FX5051, so i cant get a bose (i could never afford it anyways).

just4kix

LOL. Bose uses it proprietory hardware to do this. So the answer to your question is YES.

H@rry

Thanx buddy, do u know it's cost ??

As I hav seen in many other threads, u have pretty gud tech. knowledge, so I am waiting for ur reply for the TV Tuner card info, plz help me

just4kix

I do not have exact pricing info on Haupage WinTV PVR-150. I think it is around US$ 150/- equivalent.

mickey

Haupage pls....

ShAdOwCoN

Oh you meant 5.1 sound quality did u ? ! i thought u wanted the output thru ur speakers simulated quality ! .....

If you have watched movies or played games in ur life then u should surely know that u need the audio to be encoded for a 5.1/7.1 config .

PS: u can change effects for simulated surround sound also

i mean the sub-woofer will work no matter what format u use dolby or stereo

rajan1311

Actually that is what i meant.

H@rry

well I wasn't just asking for the price, see I inquired from the market here in Patiala, all they have is Intex TV Tuner card (Rs 850) and another one (I forgot the name) of cost around Rs 1300. Well they told me about one more card Pinnacle, but they don't know much about it because they don't deal with those high cost cards.
As the price of Haupage told by you is 7k+ so I want to know what is the difference between these...
& one more thing my budget is around 3k-4k, so any recommendations within the budget would be appreciated

rajan1311

see TechShop.in - Buy Tech Online Now!!! for a large range. read online reviews abt the performance.

just4kix

Visit videohelp.com for more technical details ...

H@rry

Thanks...will check it out & which card you are using?

Thanks

StarK

now i too need to get one... but the hauppauge one is just too expensive... i wud rather get a tv! ... any1 know how the pinnacle one fares quality wise?

saurav_k

go for pinnacle tv tuner

StarK

thx for the tip... but do u know bout its picture quality? any1 know about the compro videomate tuner?? i heard its very good with the feature and picture quality wise...

ag_prasun

i have an external tv tuner that cost me 950rs.it produces pretty good quality sound for my 2.1
it also has an in-built speaker,but it sounds tinny at high volume levels.