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i am looking to get one and want to know what people suggest or like. Don't need anything real fancy, but if the price it right.
if it matter I have a Pentium 733 and windows 98 se. Also I have seen some that have a video card also. This is a possability also but in the near future I want to get a new card that supports dual monitors. If I could get a new tv/video card and use my old video card to run dual monitors i will, if that is as easy as getting a card that suppose dual monitors
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I have WinTV Go. Back in '99 it cost me $50, but it's down around $40 now. Basic, simple cheap hardware that works fine if installed properly.  However, I would strongly recommend going with WinTV (regular) that includes a remote control ... I find myself always wishing for those volume and channel selects when I'm further away from the computer.
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If you plan on running 2 monitors dotn get the ati all in wonder. Its a video card with a built in tv tuner. I have a 128mb videa card I run and you cant run them both at the same time and use the tv tuner. The ati program wont let you. Instead, I suggest buying the MSI TV@nywhere tuner card. $50 w/remote. Works sweet and you can upgrad eyour video card at any time.
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ATI All In Wonder Radeon cards are prolly your best bet. Even the non-AIW cards have reg. vga out, flat panel out(includes adapter for reg. vga) and a video out for composite.
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I have a Leadtek Winfast TV2000 XP or some such nonsense like that. It's on Newegg for like $53. I love it. Came with a remote and has an FM tuner built in. Don't use the FM tuner, but I use the remote all the time. Watch TV fullscreen on my 21" monitor as I fall asleep, hit the power button on the remote and off goes the computer (Windows software that comes w/ the card doesn't do that, I hacked it up under Linux). Full screen is no problem on my P3-700 and GeForce2 MX. Watch out for the cheap-o ATI cards at Circuit City and Best Buy. They only have mono sound. I'd also recommend against getting a video card and tuner card in one. If you want a new video card, you'll end up paying for that tuner capability twice. Get a video card with VGA and DVI outputs, use a DVI->VGA convertor, and you have dual monitor support (on most video cards w/ dual outs).
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I have a ATI All-in-Wonder TV card. Its a separate card which is NOT a video card. I run it through my Matrox G550. I used to have a WinTV card, but I have to say the quality of the ATI card is better. HOWEVER, I don't think that is because of the brand (ATI vs. Hauppague), rather its the chip that the card uses. My old WinTV card used a Brooktree 848 chip, and the new one uses a Brooktree 878 (I think those are the correct models). The newer chips produce a better quality picture. Most TV cards use the same Brooktree chip, so you shouldn't have to shop around too much. Mostly what you pay for is brand recognition or added features.
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I have the MSI TVAnywhere and it kicks ass! I only paid about $35 for it wholesale. It comes with a remote and has a very good picture on my 7 year old CyberVision C50 15" monitor.
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Originally posted by hetfield:
I have a ATI All-in-Wonder TV card. Its a separate card which is NOT a video card.
Sorry but since when is the All in wonder card not a video card?
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Crap, I knew I got the name wrong. Its an ATI TV Wonder. My bad 
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i think any card that has a decent manufacturer backing it will be fine. i dont think you get that much of a difference with different tv cards - any crappy signal, etc, would be from the nature of the tv signal, not the card itself.
i have a card from some ridiculous korean mfgr that no one has ever heard of, and it works just fine. even if the software is crappy, there is free software you can download off the net that will work just fine. besides, i think they all use the same chips (Brooktree or something?) anyways.
that said, i've had good luck with ATI cards and software. though what perry said about getting a tv only card makes sense. if you get a combination tv/video card and you want to upgrade the video card later, you'll have to pay for the tv part all over again, which is nooo good.
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