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  1. February 26th, 2003, 01:25 PM #1
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    How cool is this!!!!

    I just had a buddy give me a TV tuner card last night that he didn't want anymore. I thought cool!, but I also thought, this is gonna be fun finding drivers for (obviously a little sarcasm there!). But lo and behold, printed right there on the tv card itself.......................................A WEB ADDRESS!!!!!!!!!!!

    Guess what..today I went to that website and downloaded the EXACT drivers that i needed for the card!! If only every card manufacturer could figure that out, the world would be a better place!!

    Just thought I'd share!
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  2. February 26th, 2003, 01:30 PM #2
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    I had a Hauppage tv tuner card once hehe I got one that was $40 at the time on sale about 4 years ago. I did this cause I wanted free channels that were scrambled...hehe used to get the applciation that discrambled the channels I wanted.. now there gone you cant do it anymore... the newer cards are harder to crack.. and the old software is no where to be found.. so I gave it away
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  3. February 26th, 2003, 01:39 PM #3
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    I don't need a web address; sometimes just a Manufacturer and model number would do just fine!

    I hear ya, why can't all manufacturers follow this kind of standard!?!
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  4. February 26th, 2003, 01:43 PM #4
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    Just nosey: What kind of card?

    I had a Hauppage card. I still have it but once I got cable internet, that line to the room is used up.
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  5. February 26th, 2003, 02:30 PM #5
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    What is this information that you speak of?!?!

    Hell, half the time I'd just be happy for the FCCID to actually be registered, so that I could ascertain the cards origin. Usually I can find them in the db's.

    {Edit due to excessive use of the phrase "half the time"...it's been a long day =) }
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  6. February 26th, 2003, 03:13 PM #6
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    Originally posted by drewmaztech
    Just nosey: What kind of card?

    I had a Hauppage card. I still have it but once I got cable internet, that line to the room is used up.
    Yup, it's a huappauge card. Strangely enough, i'd never heard of that brand until yesterday. But they seem to have an excellent website for support.
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  7. February 26th, 2003, 03:34 PM #7
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    I've had my Hauppage card for ages. Never gave me any problems. If it were plugged in, I bet it'd work great now - too.

    I found their software simple to deal with, also.
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  8. February 26th, 2003, 03:57 PM #8
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    I've never really had any experience with tv cards, so this will be a first for me. I don't really think I'll use it a lot but it will just be fun to play around with.
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  9. February 26th, 2003, 05:00 PM #9
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    I have no experience with these TV cards, but do they work with Digital cable? are the tuners compatible? or are they just for old style analog cable?

    I would really like the recording features but none seem to say "compatible with digital cable"

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  10. February 26th, 2003, 05:59 PM #10
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    Originally posted by goinpostal
    I have no experience with these TV cards, but do they work with Digital cable? are the tuners compatible? or are they just for old style analog cable?

    I would really like the recording features but none seem to say "compatible with digital cable"

    I don't think any exist, either....but you could run the output from your dig cable box into the card, and just leave that card tuned to 3.
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  11. February 26th, 2003, 06:35 PM #11
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    Originally posted by drewmaztech
    Just nosey: What kind of card?

    I had a Hauppage card. I still have it but once I got cable internet, that line to the room is used up.
    Splitter doooood, splitter. 1000 ohm splitter and some new cable. I use my card and my cable modem at the same time without issue.
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