We have two local channels here in Memphis that still transmit on VHF that causes lots of trouble for indoor antenna users. The Terk HDTVa antenna also worked out well. I’ll save that research for when I build my den HTPC.
Hauppauge wintv hvr 1250 install#
In fact Windows Media Center did such an excellent job of configuring the card that I decided not to install the Hauppauge media center software or even try out any of the other media center applications, like XBMC, Boxee, SageTV or MythTV.
Hauppauge wintv hvr 1250 Pc#
I made a very lucky guess because I popped the 1250 in my PC running Windows 7 Professional and the 1250 was recognized and installed automatically. Best HDTV Tuner for PC’s actually seem to prefer USB tuners, but I was afraid to try them because of poor bandwidth issues with my old PCI based card. Make sure you have a PCIe slot free if you buy this type of card. I was going to go with their highly rated AVertTV HD Duet, but after comparing the buyer’s comments at Amazon with it and the Hauppauge 1250, I decided to go with the cheaper card.īoth cards are designed to be simple, tuning either over-the-air TV or clearQAM cable signals. I kept reading Best HDTV Tuner for PC’s over and over, looking for clues and advice, and finally figured I needed a tuner card with a PCIe connector to increase the bandwidth between the card and computer. I was very worried that Santa would bring me another lump of coal, but I got a cool toy instead! I knew it helped to have a computer and graphics card with a certain level of oomph and I was worried my old HP Pavillion a6000n with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and NVIDEA GeForce 8500 GT graphic card lacked the horsepower. And I’ve found many a blogger that confirmed this lesson. What I learned by playing with that TV tuner card is making TV work on a computer leads to high blood pressure and a desire to seek the simple life. My previous TV tuner card experience consisted of working with an ATI HD-Wonder card on three different computers over the last three years. I want to build a HTPC for my den, but I thought I’d experiment first by adding over-the-air TV to my computer.
I had to do a lot of research before I gave Santa my wish list, but I must have been a very good boy this year because that research paid off perfectly. My wife gave me and my computer a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1250 TV tuner card and a Terk HDTVa antenna for Christmas.
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