If/when this option is available in the US, aren't chances high that the component will overheat/burn-out over time?
The reason I ask is that almost all "usb stick" tuners have heat issues and develop issues over time.
Is it clear yet whether the proposed tuner will be integrated chip (soldered) or socketed somehow and replaceable?
So I got my DV5t in January. I sent it in to Zagg immediately after receipt to have an InvisibleShield put on it. As soon as I started using the notebook I was having trouble with the integrated TV tuner I/O port not making a proper connection (I would have to prop the cable up with something.) After about a week and a half the port completely failed.
So, I call tech support and spend 2 hours on the phone with some person in India while they try to understand what I'm trying to tell them. They took control of my computer a couple of times to remove/reinstall the drivers. After which she opened up WMC and went to "Internet TV" and tried to tell me that the tuner was working properly. So after we got that SNAFU worked out and the problem clearly explained (1.5 hours into the call) she tried to get me to approve the sending of a replacement antenna saying that it was the problem. I explained to her that I had tested both the antenna and the CATV connector and they were both doing exactly the same thing. Eventually I get a repair ticket and send the notebook in to get repaired. Well they replaced my wireless card instead of my TV tuner and sent it back to me. The repair note said that the wireless card had been flagged on a diagnostic. I don't know if the person at the TN repair center couldn't read or what because my customer repair request form (the one I fill out) stated that my problem was with the TV tuner. So I call tech support again and after an hour I get another repair ticket and send it in. Now they are trying to charge me $296 to repair the TV tuner claiming it was "customer induced damage." That's more than a third of the price of what I paid for the computer.
The reason I say don't get the integrated TV tuner is because if HP is going to view any problems with the the tuner port as "customer induced damage" then they are going to try to get you to foot the bill. In my opinion if you want a tuner just get an aftermarket (HP or other).
Any one know what type of mini connector this is? MMCX? MCX? MMC?
It is for the internal tuner on my HP dv8t. HP customer support can't help me and the tuner manufactuer, AverMedia can't help me either.
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As i recall early reviews mentioned the inclusion of a WinTV Nova Integrated DVB-T Tuner. watching recent video reviews of the 1640, however..
i have noticed that the right side of the chassis seems to be absent of the antenna outlet. has this feature been removed?? because i had really been looking to make use of it...
I've order my XPS 16 with i5! Comes mid-Feb, but I was told that I can't hae the interal TV tuner as there are compatibility issues.
So basically I need an alternative external one for a good price £50 or less.
If I chose not to get the tuner card in the system when I customise it, does it not have the ugly rubber port on the left hand side? Now that they have started charging for the tuner I think it's better off me just getting a usb tuner because then it frees up slots inside and I can take it out whenever I want and use it on any computer.
View 10 Replies View Relateddid anyone recieve a remote control with their xps as it mentions a remote in my order but i never did see one ....
View 10 Replies View RelatedI purchased a Studio 1747 from Dell online. On the left side, I have a tv tuner port.
I have tried hooking up an antenna but Windows Media Center does not detect a tv tuner on this laptop.
Is there something I'm doing wrong? or did dell not install the tuner? or is it a dummy port?
I have read a few places that you can get a tv tuner on the xps 1640, however when I go to dell's site to customize it there doesn't seem to be an option for one.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI would like to understand how to use this with my ATI 4650 HD Mobility Radeon Card,
but it says it's not supported, something about an unsigned driver during install "rivatuner.sys"
I would like to bump my Freq up on the GPU a bit and lock it down. But I am very confused by the instructions and what to do.
Anyways with the new digital over the air tv signal, I heard its very clear quality and was wondering, is there a good expresscard that does the job well for tv over the air? Bonus points if the AV is in sync for game systems.
View 6 Replies View RelatedSo i did a little searching about TV Tuners, but i'm still a little bewildered on the topic. I basically need someone to clear up some questions I have about TV tuners. Here are a few questions:
What channels do the "antennas" that come with some tuners pick up? The same as good ol fashion bunny ears would?
If I just had a coaxial cable coming from the wall or cable box (and a functioning cable outlet) could i just connect that to the tv tuner (with the right converter) and get the basic cable channels that you would if you connected that coaxial cable straight to a tv?
I didn't order mine from HP , but I'm thinking of install one. Is the internal tuner more convenient? I have read some promising review about aftermarket tuners.
Also the point where the tv logo is, is covered Is there a pin connection underneath or does tht have to be purchased? Can this be removed easily for connection to cable input? I'd like to be able to use this notebook as a DVR.
I know that this is a noobish question, but how do I actually use the acer 6920g built in TV Tuner? I have never used it before.
On the side of my laptop there is a USB port just for the TV tuner but i'm not really sure how to work it and what it actually does.
Is it used to record TV programmes and what software will I need to make it function?
I'm trying to get my HP Tv tuner to work right with my dv7 laptop. Hopefully you guys can give me some insight.
First off, either Quickplay doesn't read the tuner at all, or I'm not setting it up right. In the Quickplay TV area, I get no option to view live tv (although I see the option on the left side) and it merely provides a promotional image to buy the tuner.
For Media Center, it works. However its unbelievably complicated to go through channels.
First of all, EVERY SINGLE *point* digital channel (like 4.2, 7.3, 18.2, etc) doesn't come in automatically aside from the .1's. That means I have to manually add every single other channel. Is that normal? Second, all those digital channels are high definition yet they show up in 4:3. Why is that? Third, though this one isn't a big deal, all the channels are listed in the thousands, making it very confusing.
I'm interested in getting a TV tuner for this Laptop. I have been looking at the following models.
Laptop has T7250 2.00 GHz CPU, 4gb ram, 500gb HD, Running Windows 7
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1950 Hybrid Video Recorder 1192
AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid NanoExpress MTVHBNOER ExpressCard / 54mm
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1500 Notebook Express Card MC Kit 1193
i have the DV6-2044CA and i was wondering how could i find out if i have a TV tuner or not, other than searching up specs online
View 7 Replies View RelatedFirst off, just want to say I have just found this forum and it's been so useful.
Well I'm hoping that someone can help me with a question, I'm looking to buy a Dell either a Inspiron 1525 or Dell XPS 1330, my options are getting a really high spec 1525 or a base spec XPS 1330.
But the one thing that I really need to know is whether I will be able to watch MKV and HD content on the Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator X3100 graphics card, because if I can't, I can rule out the Inspiron 1525.
New to the forum. looking at upgrading my 8920G. just upped the ram to 4G. Want to upgrade the processor to a T9300/T9400.
Is it possible to install the TV tuner in a model that didn't come from the factory with it?
Or if anyone else has some ideas for upgrades,
how i can install the internal tv tuner into the 6930...i have the spot where the whole can be popped out does anyone know hot to install it? like how much do i have to take apart or the part number for the US version of the tuner..
i've already did a bunch of upgrades thanks to this site!
I've had my dv5t with digital tuner since August and my LCD tv forever and today is the first day I realized I get qam channels off my basic cable. I've got them programmed into my tv and get the locals and many crazy channels. I didn't have my dv5t with me since my power adapter is at my parents house and just wondered if the tuner supported qam channels. Also if it does support them, how does Vista Media Center work with them.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI'm interested in getting a TV tuner for this Laptop. I have been looking at the following models. Anyone have experience with these or others?
Laptop has T7250 2.00 GHz CPU, 4gb ram, 500gb HD, Running Windows 7
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1950 Hybrid Video Recorder 1192
AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid NanoExpress MTVHBNOER ExpressCard / 54mm
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1500 Notebook Express Card MC Kit 1193
How do u use the interval TV tuner in Dv5t? I don't seem to get any signal even when i connect the external tower...or whatever is called... i got a pic of the tower... attached.
View 5 Replies View Relatedwhat kind of TV tuner you need to get to play Xbox 360 on my HP HDX16?
I've heard that you can either get one that will cause a lag and that will give you HD or one that will take away the lag but doesn't have HD.
I was wondering if there is a program that you can install that will take away the lag so i can get the HD one?
About a week ago I got my dv5t with the hybrid tv tuner option. Its been one problem after another. HP had me do a system recovery today (ugh) because the quick play tv software was not responding. This was after trying other things such as updating drivers and flashing the bios. I spent three hours on the phone with them today alone, and three more on three other days.
Now I am trying to set up the TV in Media Center, and during the set up TV process wizard, it says that my IR control cable is not detected. So it will not let me proceed. This IR cable and hardware is used (i think) to control the changing of the set top box channels. I am also reading about some sensor or other. I have searched around this forum and elsewhere, but I don't understand what I'm reading. I want to find out if I should have received this IR cable or whatever as part of the package from HP. I got a remote control, but that is it. When I initially questioned HP about the tuner card, they assured me I could watch AND record television if I had satellite and purchased this tuner card, but I can't set up record because I can't get past this step in Media Center wizard. No one at HP seems to know a blessed thing about this, and are obviously as clueless as I am. They are telling me I can't record, and don't know what an IR cable even is.
I recently upgraded to windows 8, and my laptop worked smoothly, and then randomly after maybe a week of use my webcam is no longer recognized.
I can't find it in device manager to update the driver or pretty much anything! the microphone still works perfectly, but its as if my camera ceased to exist, as if it were not at all connected to my laptop. I tried finding the driver online, but only managed to find the driver for the xps 17z, which I thought would work, but it wouldn't install as it gave me the message, you must have Windows XP SP2 or higher installed.
I am thinking about buying an Acer Aspire 8920 as a multi media laptop and am therefore very interested in the TV Tuner availability.
which model(s) of the 8920 has the integrated TV Tuner ?
Also is this model available in the UK ? If not available now, when is likely UK introduction date?
Is the TV tuner in the 8920 effective ?
how it looks and it the quality good?
View 10 Replies View RelatedIt has the ability to plug in RCA cables but when I tried to play Wii on my laptop today there was a slight delay that would make it impossible to play.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI'm looking for an external TV-Tuner for my Macbook Pro, preferably on USB (I don't know any on FireWire 800).
The only gripe I have is that it must have Composite Video and Audio inputs, like this one: [url]
And it must work on OS X. The product above specifies only Windows, I have sent an email to the customer service on the website to see if it works on OS X, but until I receive an answer from them I thought I'd ask here.