HD STB with Firewire port for PC connectivity - Does one Exist?

[Jason]

Hello,

Just getting my head around the whole digital TV thing and would like to get
one of the above. An internal card is out of the question for me as I only
have a ^%&^%$ low profile Dell PC.

Does anyone have any links for such a beast? Any advice would be greatly
appreciated

Thanks
Jason

[Kubalister]

Nope, as there isn't much of a market for a dual use device.

Just get the external USB2 Nebula decoder:
http://www.nebula-electronics.com/information/info.asp?Code=0002

"Jason" <jjtest@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:3fd2e442$0$13680$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
> Hello,
>
> Just getting my head around the whole digital TV thing and would like to
get
> one of the above. An internal card is out of the question for me as I only
> have a ^%&^%$ low profile Dell PC.
>
> Does anyone have any links for such a beast? Any advice would be greatly
> appreciated
>
> Thanks
> Jason
>
>

[David J Richardson]

In article <3fd2e7c2$0$31750$c30e37c6@lon-reader.news.telstra.net>,
"Kubalister" <go.away@spammers.com> wrote:

> > Just getting my head around the whole digital TV thing and would
> > like to get one of the above. An internal card is out of the
> > question for me as I only have a ^%&^%$ low profile Dell PC.
>
> Nope, as there isn't much of a market for a dual use device.

They certainly exist, dunno if any support Wintel. See, for example:

http://www.elgato.com/eyetvdvb.html

PCI card is much cheaper though!

--
David J Richardson -- davidj@richardson.name
http://davidj.richardson.name/ -- Dr Who articles/interviews/reviews
http://www.boomerang.org.au/ -- Boomerang Association of Australia

[Kubalister]

The Elgato's aren't set top boxes that decode the output themselves to a
display device directly. The question implied a device similar to the
Hauppauge DEC-1000/2000 that outputs directly to a TV etc AND can be
controlled and viewed from a PC.


"David J Richardson" <davidj@richardson.name> wrote in message
news:davidj-578BD1.20131707122003@freenews.iinet.net.au...
> In article <3fd2e7c2$0$31750$c30e37c6@lon-reader.news.telstra.net>,
> "Kubalister" <go.away@spammers.com> wrote:
>
> > > Just getting my head around the whole digital TV thing and would
> > > like to get one of the above. An internal card is out of the
> > > question for me as I only have a ^%&^%$ low profile Dell PC.
> >
> > Nope, as there isn't much of a market for a dual use device.
>
> They certainly exist, dunno if any support Wintel. See, for example:
>
> http://www.elgato.com/eyetvdvb.html
>
> PCI card is much cheaper though!
>
> --
> David J Richardson -- davidj@richardson.name
> http://davidj.richardson.name/ -- Dr Who articles/interviews/reviews
> http://www.boomerang.org.au/ -- Boomerang Association of Australia

[NorthWind]

Avermedia make a low profile digital PCI card.
It only does SD, not HD.
I've installed several and they seem to work well.
You can get them from www.northsideantennas.com.au for $159 - bargain price.

Cheers,
Northwind

"Kubalister" <go.away@spammers.com> wrote in message
news:3fd2f9eb$0$31746$c30e37c6@lon-reader.news.telstra.net...
> The Elgato's aren't set top boxes that decode the output themselves to a
> display device directly. The question implied a device similar to the
> Hauppauge DEC-1000/2000 that outputs directly to a TV etc AND can be
> controlled and viewed from a PC.
>
>
> "David J Richardson" <davidj@richardson.name> wrote in message
> news:davidj-578BD1.20131707122003@freenews.iinet.net.au...
> > In article <3fd2e7c2$0$31750$c30e37c6@lon-reader.news.telstra.net>,
> > "Kubalister" <go.away@spammers.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > Just getting my head around the whole digital TV thing and would
> > > > like to get one of the above. An internal card is out of the
> > > > question for me as I only have a ^%&^%$ low profile Dell PC.
> > >
> > > Nope, as there isn't much of a market for a dual use device.
> >
> > They certainly exist, dunno if any support Wintel. See, for example:
> >
> > http://www.elgato.com/eyetvdvb.html
> >
> > PCI card is much cheaper though!
> >
> > --
> > David J Richardson -- davidj@richardson.name
> > http://davidj.richardson.name/ -- Dr Who articles/interviews/reviews
> > http://www.boomerang.org.au/ -- Boomerang Association of Australia
>
>

[The Family]

Hmm.

I'm very happy with my high-end card. The VisionPlus, at $229 including
postage, is only $70 more than the Aver card but it does sooooo much more.
HD, naturally, is included. It works well on all 5 channels with the
included software but that's not all - further software improvements are in
the pipeline.

Nice remote control too! Even a bonus T-shirt was included in the package,
a nice surprise!

See http://www.digitalnow.com.au/

(PS: this isn't an ad - I'm simply a happy customer.)


"NorthWind" <neilwin@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
news:3ff4181d$0$1743$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.a u...
> Avermedia make a low profile digital PCI card.
> It only does SD, not HD.
> I've installed several and they seem to work well.
> You can get them from www.northsideantennas.com.au for $159 - bargain
price.
>
> Cheers,
> Northwind
>
> "Kubalister" <go.away@spammers.com> wrote in message
> news:3fd2f9eb$0$31746$c30e37c6@lon-reader.news.telstra.net...
> > The Elgato's aren't set top boxes that decode the output themselves to a
> > display device directly. The question implied a device similar to the
> > Hauppauge DEC-1000/2000 that outputs directly to a TV etc AND can be
> > controlled and viewed from a PC.
> >
> >
> > "David J Richardson" <davidj@richardson.name> wrote in message
> > news:davidj-578BD1.20131707122003@freenews.iinet.net.au...
> > > In article <3fd2e7c2$0$31750$c30e37c6@lon-reader.news.telstra.net>,
> > > "Kubalister" <go.away@spammers.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > > Just getting my head around the whole digital TV thing and would
> > > > > like to get one of the above. An internal card is out of the
> > > > > question for me as I only have a ^%&^%$ low profile Dell PC.
> > > >
> > > > Nope, as there isn't much of a market for a dual use device.
> > >
> > > They certainly exist, dunno if any support Wintel. See, for example:
> > >
> > > http://www.elgato.com/eyetvdvb.html
> > >
> > > PCI card is much cheaper though!
> > >
> > > --
> > > David J Richardson -- davidj@richardson.name
> > > http://davidj.richardson.name/ -- Dr Who articles/interviews/reviews
> > > http://www.boomerang.org.au/ -- Boomerang Association of Australia
> >
> >
>
>