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T.V Tuner

Post by Snake Rogers » Thu May 25, 2006 7:20 am

Any of you guys use a t.v tuner, if so what should i be looking for...Make and how much should i pay?
I would like to have 2 monitors running. My lcd for gaming and my crt for watching motor sport on a sunday afternoon. (does that work?)

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Post by Prometheus » Thu May 25, 2006 9:01 am

Best bet is to pic up a cheap tv from the Warehouse. Honestly, but that's my 2c worth.
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Post by Bold » Thu May 25, 2006 9:23 am

Snake Rogers wrote:I would like to have 2 monitors running. My lcd for gaming and my crt for watching motor sport on a sunday afternoon. (does that work?)

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Not in my experience.. Tv cards use overlay mode, as do games. And the way windows works you can only have one program using overlay mode at the same time.. Works great when your not gaming :)

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Post by Viking » Thu May 25, 2006 10:04 am

If ya decide on the tv tuner option, then Hauppauge is/was the best option when I got it. Either the PVR-150 or PVR-500 (twin tuner). They hardware mpg encode, while most others use the CPU. Dunno if they do HD tho. Mate just bought a 37" LCD TV that has a VGA input for around $1500, so something like that may suit ya better.
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Post by Skuzzlebutt » Thu May 25, 2006 10:40 am

There's a wee external TV tuner called PlayTV Box made by Prolink/Pixelview. It plugs in betwen your PC and monitor. A quick flick of a button and switches from PC output to TV output. Could plug this in between your PC and your second minitor to do exactly what you want.

http://www.prolink.com.tw/chinese/produ ... ox%203.htm

Hard to find, but I have one here that I've never used, you're welcome to try it out and if you like it you can have it for say...a couple of bottles of cab-sav?

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Post by Snake Rogers » Fri May 26, 2006 12:14 pm

Skuzzlebutt wrote:There's a wee external TV tuner called PlayTV Box made by Prolink/Pixelview. It plugs in betwen your PC and monitor. A quick flick of a button and switches from PC output to TV output. Could plug this in between your PC and your second minitor to do exactly what you want.

http://www.prolink.com.tw/chinese/produ ... ox%203.htm

Hard to find, but I have one here that I've never used, you're welcome to try it out and if you like it you can have it for say...a couple of bottles of cab-sav?

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Tell me exactly what wine you want matey and it's a deal :D

P.S: i now their is white wine and red wine. i drink beeeeeeeeeeeeeer ;)
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Post by Skuzzlebutt » Fri May 26, 2006 10:53 pm

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Tell me exactly what wine you want matey and it's a deal :D

P.S: i now their is white wine and red wine. i drink beeeeeeeeeeeeeer ;)
Lol. I choose my wine based on the whether I like the label or not. Tell ya what, head in to Foodtown, find the Cab-sav section and grab me a couple of bottles around the $15 mark with nice labels and ya can't go wrong really. Any Aussie stuff is good.

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You work with Mattly don't you? At Boston down on Boston Rd? I can courier it to you on Monday if you like, otherwise I'll be in around Newmarket on and off tomorrow (saturday) afternoon/early evening. Drop me a PM if you have any better ideas.


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Post by Snake Rogers » Sat May 27, 2006 1:30 pm

Skuzzlebutt wrote:
Snake Rogers wrote:
Tell me exactly what wine you want matey and it's a deal :D

P.S: i now their is white wine and red wine. i drink beeeeeeeeeeeeeer ;)
Lol. I choose my wine based on the whether I like the label or not. Tell ya what, head in to Foodtown, find the Cab-sav section and grab me a couple of bottles around the $15 mark with nice labels and ya can't go wrong really. Any Aussie stuff is good.

:)

You work with Mattly don't you? At Boston down on Boston Rd? I can courier it to you on Monday if you like, otherwise I'll be in around Newmarket on and off tomorrow (saturday) afternoon/early evening. Drop me a PM if you have any better ideas.


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Yes i work with Mattly. If you courier it then i will get you 3 bottles of the finest $15 wines :spjedi:
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Post by Prometheus » Sat May 27, 2006 4:16 pm

Can't beat a good Hawkes Bay red though ;) , has an almost dusty taste to it.
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Post by Snake Rogers » Sat May 27, 2006 4:31 pm

Prometheus wrote:Can't beat a good Hawkes Bay red though ;) , has an almost dusty taste to it.
As long as it has lots of legs Prom ;)
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Post by Skuzzlebutt » Sun May 28, 2006 10:22 am

Righty then...I'll courier it down on Monday :)
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Post by Snake Rogers » Sun May 28, 2006 1:17 pm

Skuzzlebutt wrote:Righty then...I'll courier it down on Monday :)
pm me you address and i will send you your wine :)
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Post by Snake Rogers » Tue May 30, 2006 3:08 pm

Got the package Skuzz _b
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Post by Skuzzlebutt » Tue May 30, 2006 3:30 pm

Beauty. Let me know how it goes...and if there seems to be anything missing from the box (other than batteries :)).

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Post by Snake Rogers » Tue May 30, 2006 4:40 pm

i will set it up in the weekend and let you know how i get on.

you going to come to ping zero Skuzz?
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Post by Skuzzlebutt » Tue May 30, 2006 4:43 pm

I wasn't planning to...when's it on?
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