Q: hello, i want to buy a tv tuner for my hp dv6700 laptop that runs on vista, i just want a tv tuner with cable tv i dont need analog or digital signal. i was thinking a usb tv tuner or a external tv tuner but i can not find any good compatible ones. any help would be appreciated. it can not be a PCMCIA tv tuner either since the hpdv6700 has a express card slot instead.
A: Don't get an PCMCIA or ExpressCard one - then you'll need something else when you get a different computer...get one that's USB so you can use it on any computer in the future. Hauppauge makes a few TV tuners that work with USB 2.0, I have a WinTV950 one that I use on a HP dv2000 with Vista (again, no PCMCIA slot). It also has DVR and MPEG recording software built-in and is capable of recieving HDTV. All tv tuners anymore can do analog, most new ones can recieve digital with an antenna, and a few can recieve clearQAM (basic digital over cable). If you have a cable box, the WinTV one may need a $16 remote/adapter cable so you can hook up the AV cables. http://www.hauppauge.com This is what I have - it can NOT do clear QAM but can do analog (NTSC) and digital with an antenna (ATSC): http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Hauppauge-WinTV-HVR-950-Hybrid-Video-Recorder-1198/sem/rpsm/oid/204448/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do And I also have the AV input + remote kit: http://registration.hauppauge.com/webstore/accessories2.asp?product=hvr900_avcable This is the one that did/will replace mine and does NTSC/ATSC/QAM: http://registration.hauppauge.com/webstore/hardware2.asp?product=hvr950q