I am interested in purchasing a tuner card, but I am bogged down with so much to choose from. I want to watch TV, record TV and listen to the FM radio. A remote would also be good. The confusion comes from system requirements. They all seem to call for a video card and/or audio cards. I don't game all that much so graphics are not what I'm after. I would like to go with a surround sound system also one day. They also call for Divx. I don't know what that really is. I need some basic guidence. Thanks. Product number PC028A Introduction date 28-May-04 Country/region sold in United States Canada Hardware Base processor and speed AMD Athlon(B) XP 3200+ 2.20 GHz: Advanced 400 MHz front side bus Socket A Chipset Via KM400A Motherboard ASUS name: A7V8Z-LA HP/Compaq name: Kelut-GL6E Motherboard specifications Memory Component Attributes RAM (installed) 512 MB (1 x 512 MB) up to 64 MB shared video memory Maximum allowed 1 GB (2 x 512 MB) Speed supported PC2700 MB/sec Type 184 pin, DDR1-333 SDRAM DIMM slots Two Open slots One available Hard drive 160 GB Ultra DMA 7200 rpm CD-ROM drive 48x maximum speed Multi-media drive 8x DVD+RW/CD-RW Type Attributes DVD+R Write Once 8X DVD+RW Rewritable 4X DVD ROM Read 12X CD-R Write Once 24X CD-RW Rewritable 10X CD-ROM Read 40X Power DC5V, DC12V Video Standards PAL, NTSC Video graphics Integrated with up to 64 MB allocated video memory Sound/audio Integrated AC97 audio, six channel configurable Network Integrated 10/100Base-T interface Modem PCI K56flex data/fax modem 9-in-1 card USB interface 9-in-1 digital media card reader supports the following cards: Compact Flash I Compact Flash II SmartMedia Memory Stick Memory Stick Pro MultiMediaCard Secure Digital (SD) Micro Drive xD Picture Card (xD = extreme digital) External I/O ports I/O ports on the front panel Port type Quantity USB (2.0) Three (One on 9-in-1 faceplate, two on motherboard) 9-in-1 media card reader One card with four slots IEEE 1394 One Headphone One Line-in One Microphone One I/O ports on the back panel Port type Quantity USB (2.0) Four IEEE 1394 One Audio One each (line-in, line-out, microphone) Serial One Parallel One LAN One VGA (monitor) One PS/2 (keyboard, mouse) Two Expansion slots (total) Slot type Quantity PCI Three (two available) DIMM Two (one available) AGP 8x One (available) Drive bays (total) Bay type Quantity 5.25-inch, external Two (both occupied) 3.5-inch, external Two (one available) 3.5-inch, internal One (occupied) Keyboard and mouse HP PS/2 Internet keyboard HP PS/2 deluxe optical scroll mouse Quebec keyboard kit for French Canada only Software Key to software: cd/dvd = media included in box eng = English only, even in French Canada fc = only available in French Canada nfc = not available in French Canada Software titles that shipped with PC Software category Software title Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Home Microsoft Service Packs CD/CD-RW/DVD RecordNow 6.7 WinDVD SE 4.0 (with optional 5.1 upgrade) Entertainment, Music, and Games iTunes 4.2 (with Ouicktime) (nfc) RealOne Player Wild Tangent Game Channel (nfc) Microsoft Plus Digital Media Edition (nfc) HP Music icon Imaging, Photography, Video, and Film HP Image Zone Plus v3.5 WinDVD Creator 2 Education and Reference MSN Encarta Plus (nfc) Encarta Encyclopedia 2004 Standard Edition (cd/dvd) (fc) Productivity and Finance Microsoft Office 2003 Trial HTML page launcher (nfc) Adobe Reader Microsoft Works 7.0 with Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003 trial and Money 2004 combo CD (cd/dvd) (nfc) Microsoft Works 7.0 with Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003 Trial CD (fc) (cd/dvd) Quicken New User Edition 2004 (nfc) HP Recovery Microsoft System Restore Software Repair Wizard Recovery Software Suite - Application recovery is enabled for a select number of applications. Use this feature whenever possible to avoid a system recovery. Service and Support Backweb Client Help & Support Center/HP Instant Support (nfc) Help & Support center (fc) Safety and Comfort Guide Desktop Web-based registration PC Security InterMuteWeb Privacy & Protection (nfc) Norton AntiVirus 2004 (60-day LiveUpdate subscription) Norton Personal Firewall 2003 Utility, Maintenance, and Performance PC-Doctor HP Organize (nfc) SkyDesk @Backup IntelliMover Data Transfer demo (nfc) PC Tuneup & Repair HTML page (nfc) HP Total Care icon & HTML page ISP Signup Easy Internet Signup AOL Broadband AOL (nfc) MSN 9.0 (nfc) Yahoo (nfc) DigiTerra (nfc) Earthlink (nfc) Earthlink Broadband (US ) Netscape O
Hey demello if you are looking for a tv tuner card that has all that i would recommend the hauppauge wintv-pvr 250 or 350 i do believe it is the 350 that has the fm tuner on it. I personally own the 250 and I love it and it comes with a remote control, it has everything you are looking for.
you do not want to get a graphics card with a tv tuner built in to it it isnt really that good IMO. Divx you download off the net Divx is like another video player i do believe. Unless you are talking about directX than that is for games you also can download that off the net. hopefully this info will help you out.
I meant direct x. After doing my research and applying my budget I purchased an ATI Wonder Elite PCI. HP uses ATI video cards so I thought it would work well with my system. Thanks for your reply.
FedEX showed up about 2 hours ago with my tuner card. Works great, I am recording "That 70's Show" as I type. This is gonna be cool.
