A digital TV Tuner Card can turn your Laptop or Desktop PC into a Media Center or Digital TV recorder for a reasonably small investment.
They can all receive the High Definition (HD) broadcasts as well as the Standard Definition (SD)broadcasts. Most of them come with a remote control and are very easy to set up.
Some are cards that need to be installed in the PC, while others are USB devices that simply plug in to a spare USB 2.0 port without the need to opeen the PC.
Both the internal and external types are available in dual tuner devices meaning you can record a digital TV channel while watching or recording a second channel. If you are recording two channels you can watch either programs that are in the process of recording from the beginning or from any point up to the current time.
You can also be watching a pre-recorded program while the two new recordings are in progress
We browsed the products available from http://dpanda.com.au who specialise in DVB-T digital tv for PC, MAC and Linux.
They start at around $39 for a basic USB single tuner.
However, we were very surprised to see an internal dual tuner card for under $90. These card cost hundreds of dollars only a couple of years ago.
With the shutdown of the analogue TV system in some areas of Australia in mid 2010, these devices are certain to represent an attractive digital TV solution for many Australians.
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