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Thread ID: 126538 2012-09-03 09:53:00 Recommend me a good tv tuner nedkelly (9059) Press F1
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1298625 2012-09-03 22:16:00 I've got a Hauppauge 2200 and it works great. Win 7's WMC just works out of the box with it as well. linw (53)
1298626 2012-09-03 22:27:00 Here's the quad tuner I was talking about:
www.digitalnow.com.au
CYaBro (73)
1298627 2012-09-03 22:27:00 I'd go Hauppauge HVR2200/2210 as well. Paired with NextPVR you could record tv1, tv2, tv3, four all at once (even though it's only a dual tuner). With WMC you'd only be able to record 2 programs at once. Also NextPVR is free,m and developed in Wellington. psycik (12851)
1298628 2012-09-03 23:08:00 I got a cheap HVR1200 which works really well with media centre, I'm not concerned with recording multiple channels though. I have a TiVo for recording, this is just for watching TV on the PC.
It also has FM radio which I didn't realise when I got it.
dugimodo (138)
1298629 2012-09-04 00:36:00 2200 Works ok for me www.ascent.co.nz
I use NextPVR, even that has some annoying quirks like the context menu flickers so you can't quickly exit or change channel, and the tv guide sometimes takes a while to get programme details.

Even my Freeveiw box takes a while to get the Tv Guide up, on some channels. Could be a similar issue??
I'm also using a old version of Mediaportal ,TV & recording allways seemed a bit flaky on it, so I gave up with the tuner on it.
NextPVR is looking like a good replacement.

Cheers
1101 (13337)
1298630 2012-09-04 00:50:00 ^ Not sure. When I fire it up, the guide is usually a bunch of "no prg details available" for a while, then when the hour or x:30 ticks over, that's when shows start to get named. Renegade (16270)
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