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Old April 17th, 2005, 10:41 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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Watching HDTV on comp thru Cable?

I was wondering how I could view an HDTV signal, that I get through a digital cable box, on the comp? Ive seen these HDTV TV tuners out now, but I think thier for over-the-air HDTV, not cable HDTV.

Do I just need any Svideo/Composite/Coax input? Whats the best way to get that kind of input?

I current have a TV tuner thats about 5 years old (Pinnacle PCTV Pro), and a GF 6800 but with SVideo out only - no inputs. I figured I dont even need a tuner, since the cable box does the tuning. Also wasnt sure if the TV Tuner software would be able to pick up the HDTV signal and go into progressive scan/widescreen.

The cable co wont give me a HDTV box until I have an HDTV...or something that can view HDTV presumably, so i cant really just test different things...

Does anyone know exactly whatd I need?

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a tuner card to accept the input.

like a ATi All in wonder, or some other tuner card.
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a tuner card to accept the input.

like a ATi All in wonder, or some other tuner card.

Thanks, but will any standard tuner be able to sense the HDTV signal coming in through the cable wire and change. I know HDTV is a vastly diff mode from regular tv - higher res and progressive scan, so Im not sure if any old TV tuner would work.
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yea, i doubt a older TV tuner will accept it.

HDTV wasnt a standard before, its only becoming mainstream now.
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Thanks, but will any standard tuner be able to sense the HDTV signal coming in through the cable wire and change. I know HDTV is a vastly diff mode from regular tv - higher res and progressive scan, so Im not sure if any old TV tuner would work.


just thought of this, maybe check the website of your TV tuner company, and see if they offer a new driver for the tuner. maybe they created a new driver to accept HDTV. just a thought.
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