PCI-E with tuner

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filthysanchez

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I'm looking for a card that is PCI-E 16x and has a tuner, similar to the all in wonders, but I can't seem to find anything like that.

does anyone now of anything similar to an all in wonder that is available for PCI-E?
 
I don't think there's much out there, other than 1x and original PCI. Like sound cards, PCIe hasn't really caught on for these other perhipherals right now, ESPECIALLY not 16x.

Also, other than the AIWs, there isn't much else. I don't think nVidia made anything like that, and all the other games are nonexistant anymore.

AIW or you're really out of luck, basically.
 
IsLNdbOi said:
Nothing, unless all the other PCI slots are already being used for something and you need to upgrade you video card anyway.
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Meh. Just go look for a PCI tv-tuner card and buy a standalone card. It isn't that much more expensive. I'd go for a 30 dollar tv-tuner card and still have around 80-100 dollars left over for a graphics card.

the next best thing is that X1900 AIW. It's a pretty fast GPU and decent video playback from the tuner
 
I am pretty much in the same predicament as you. Several PCI-E slots free and no PCI. So much for the promise of abundant PCI-E support for add-on cards... :rolleyes:

I've been thoroughly researching what's currently available, and the only options are the AIW card mentioned above, a PCI-E TV tuner (there are several including dual tuners), external USB tuner or replacing one of your PCI cards with a stand-alone, which I'm sure like me, is not a solution. If I were you, I'd go with the second option seeing that PCI-E tuners can be had for under $100 including shipping.
 
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