tuner card that works with Dish Netowrk?

i am always looking for new things to do with my pc and i am wanting to install a tuner card but i have dish network...is there a internal card that will work with my satellite subscription

thanks guys

 

There is an internal version of the ATI CableCard tuner...this is the only one I know that will capture digital HD without any quality loss. It is a "Internal USB" device...so it takes a cardslot, but does not use a slot...it just connects to an front-panel USB header.

The only other option I know of is a component video capture card. This will only capture at 1080i (about 1/2 quality of 1080p, and analog)...but it would probably be a lot cheaper than the ATI unit.

The last option isn't currently available AFAIK, but Dish network has been showing off a dual-tuner cablebox that connects to a PC by USB. Last I saw, there was no price or release date on it...in fact they still called it a "Proof of Concept" on the last review I saw.

 

thanks for the response killer i am still looking around i think i found an ati card that might work

its the "DIAMOND ATI TV Wonder HD 650 Combo Tuner TVW650PCIEV "

let me know what you think i am new to the whole tv tuner cards ha

thanks

 

That won't work very well at all. No HD capabilities there...you can only capture in SD analog. I think that card might have component support if you can find the adapter cable for it, but I doubt the quality would be very good there either.

Also, if all you want is crummy SD analog quality, then there is no reason to spend money on a dual tuner.

 

well darn lol

well im glad i found you on here before i go spending money on crap that wont work

so what about these

Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1850 (updated version of 1800) MCE Kit 1128 PCI-Express x1 Interface

Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 ATSC/ClearQAM/NTSC TV Tuner MC-Kit 1183 PCI Interface

would rather go with the top one due to limited space around my pci and pci-E x2 slots bc of multi vid cards and wireless cards

once again thank you for your time and patience on this

 

Same problem on those...no cablecard support or component video input.

Here is the long & short...

"CableCard" is a card you rent from the cable company, it slides into your tuner, even if it is an internal tuner. If you do not see this slot, then it will not capture digital cable/satelite of any kind, with the exception of a few free channels like PBS.

"Component Video" is a video format that uses 3 RCA plugs (red, green, blue) to make a picture. This is probably the best capturing you will get without a cablecard tuner...it isn't digital or 1080P, but it is 1080i, and that is almost as good as 720P. This method will require a cable/sat box with component video output.

Here is a card that has both component and HDMI input...please note that while it does claim digital HDMI input, it does not support 1080P, and from what I can tell, it does not have HDCP support...and I think Dish network has HDCP on all their channels. There are also some issues with the included software (AverMedia and Hauppage write terrible software).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815100049