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robmints
 
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Re: Color me foolish for asking but....
Reply #22 Jun 8, 2005 8:38 pm |
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Highwind
Despite the high cost of living, have you noticed how it remains so popular.
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Re: Color me foolish for asking but....
Reply #23 Jun 8, 2005 9:08 pm |
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Highwind, thanks buddy!
What I have is, a line that comes in and goes to the various cable outlets. From there, where I have TV's, you just plug into the cable jack. For basic cable, you need no "TV box". However for digital cable, you have to have one. I have HDTV so my cable box is one that accepts that signal as well and provides me all of the channels. Now for the computer cable, all they have done is taken a basic cable outlet (jack) and run a line off of it with some type of inline splitter looking device, it then runs to my cable modem. So, it sounds like what I would need is another cable line that runs from that same jack, split off to my compuers TV card, if I were to get one. Do I have that right?
Now, the thing is, I have a TV where my computer is so I don't see the need to have this? Am I missing an application/excuse to get one?
Marshall, you are quite welcome.
Sounds right to me. A splitter on your basic cable line would give you another line to connect to a TV tuner card. Since you have a TV there already, no need for a TV tuner in your computer. I put one in years ago as I was really using it as a video capture for my analogue camcorder. The TV tuner was a secondary consideration, which I've used more than the video capture . I don't have a TV in this room which a small office.
Honda stable: HS 724 snowblower; HRS216 lawnmower; BF2 UWWW; 5 HP, 2200 psi/2.9 GPM pressure washer. Electric: BV2500 B&D Leaf Hog/snow duster; old 12" Weedeater.
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Highwind
Despite the high cost of living, have you noticed how it remains so popular.
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Re: Color me foolish for asking but....
Reply #27 Jun 8, 2005 10:59 pm |
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What's a BF2 UWWW? I think I have the BF part. Robmints. I always wondered how long it would take for someone to notice. It been there for over a year now. Emmo was the first and sent me a PM on it long ago. UWWW - UnderWater Weed Whacker I'm not sure what BF stands for. You know what the product is?
Honda stable: HS 724 snowblower; HRS216 lawnmower; BF2 UWWW; 5 HP, 2200 psi/2.9 GPM pressure washer. Electric: BV2500 B&D Leaf Hog/snow duster; old 12" Weedeater.
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AJace
I have an Ariens 926 Pro because I like Orange
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Re: Color me foolish for asking but....
Reply #28 Jun 8, 2005 11:49 pm |
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I like the ATI AIW products because it makes life simplier. Unless you guys have the new technology of PCI Express then your will need an AGP card. I have the ATI AIW X600 Pro. ATI's AIW card will turn your computer into a multimedia PC just about. If you don't need that then you can go with a regular TV Tuner card or a digital TV card. Here are the TV Tuner Cards. I don't think ATI makes one for digital cable yet, or one that is capable of recieving a large amount of channels. Look the cards over and tell me what you would like to buy, and I might be able to get one for a bit less.
Ariens 926 DLE Professional; Toro S200; Craftsman LT1000, Echo ES-230;
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MTX20HZ
[AWB] Arcane Warrior Battalion Motto: Killed by a Mysterious Force
Formerly: Tech 9 Spas 12
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Re: Color me foolish for asking but....
Reply #29 Jun 9, 2005 9:48 am |
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From personal experience with ATI i would just use their stuff for target pratice. I would recommend Nvidia NVTV cards. Nvidia is the leader in video cards and i would trust their stuff over an other company.
AMD X2 4200 OC'ed +1.5Ghz// MSI Nvidia NX7800 GTX 256Mb w/D.O.T. * 1 Grand*// Asus A8N-SLI Premium, Thermaltake 680 PSU and Tsunami Case//Raptor 74 G 10K HD// Dual MTX 12" // Harman Kardon AVR235 receiver 7.1// JBL Floor's ,Book Shelfs, Center// 26" HDTV LCD, HK DVD Burner, 8HP go-Truck
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MTX20HZ
[AWB] Arcane Warrior Battalion Motto: Killed by a Mysterious Force
Formerly: Tech 9 Spas 12
Location: In my Castle of electronics.
Joined: Jun 9, 2005
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Re: Color me foolish for asking but....
Reply #31 Jun 10, 2005 2:50 pm |
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Hello hello. here is the Nvidia site for their NVTV cards. http://nvidia.com/page/nvtv.html I like the 512MB SLI cards that they have :) MMM dual = 1024MB of video, not too much if you ask me :) .
AMD X2 4200 OC'ed +1.5Ghz// MSI Nvidia NX7800 GTX 256Mb w/D.O.T. * 1 Grand*// Asus A8N-SLI Premium, Thermaltake 680 PSU and Tsunami Case//Raptor 74 G 10K HD// Dual MTX 12" // Harman Kardon AVR235 receiver 7.1// JBL Floor's ,Book Shelfs, Center// 26" HDTV LCD, HK DVD Burner, 8HP go-Truck
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