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102660	2002-12-02 04:10:00	Hey, Im after a decent TV card (ideally for less than $200) and am wondering what to get. Anything to look out for/avoid? Could go over budget but the cheaper the better. I want FM radio and decent capture. What are the better brands? Taa, Camdyman	Camdyman (2591)
102661	2002-12-02 04:21:00	I have a DSE one, had it for a couple of years. look at this link (www.dse.co.nz) In my experience they are not as good as a real video capture card though, quite low resolution if you want to capture hi-res video. Most use the same chipsets, so may not be a huge choice? Watch for incompatability with Geoforce 2, 3 and TNT cards. Mine works OK with Geoforce 4 Teletext doesn't work under XP. Mine is the liteview 98, with stereo FM plus TV (TV sound is mono)	godfather (25)
102662	2002-12-02 05:01:00	Thanks for the reply. How have you found the picture quality of TV to be (mine is a 17 inch monitor)? Also, is the software any good? I have a friend with an old card and (not suprisingly as it is old) the software is rubbish.. I have a Gforce 4, so hopefully no probs there, but thanks for mentioning it, I wouldn't have thought of that....	Camdyman (2591)
102663	2002-12-02 05:14:00	If you want the picture full screen, then don't expect too much. Looks good in a smaller window but there is a limit to the resolution, its grainy at 15" on an LCD screen (equiv to a 17" CRT) If you want TV, buy a TV set. If you want video capture, buy a capture card. If you want both, there are compromises. Also, I had this card in a PIII 667 Mhz PC, it would not go full screen, not enough processing power. Presently in a P4, 2 Ghz PC and is fine. Will not capture well on the P3 667 either. I use my Geoforce 4 MX 460 card for video capture, much better.	godfather (25)
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