so called hybrid cards that can handle both analog and digital satellite broadcasts in a single device. On the other hand, North Americans generally must use separate cards that include an ATSC tuner for over the air (OTA) HDTV signals, or NTSC tuner to receive...

and ATSC tuner. This form of construction also comes with an interesting technology limitation. Because there is exactly one tuner of each kind on a card, you can only deal with two video streams at any given moment (one for each tuner). Thus, you can either...

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have required all new TV sets with a 25" diagonal display or bigger sold in the US to include a digital ATSC tuner for digital broadcasts, including those that support HDTV. (ATSC stands for Advanced Television Systems Committee, a US-based group that developed...

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television) ports where applicable. Older media PCs often include two tuner cards, one for SDTV and another for ATSC. Newer media PCs generally include a single dual-tuner combo card with one NTSC tuner capsule and another ATSC tuner capsule. Because tuner...

USB tuner-as long as he didn't have to use the bundled software.. At a glance Product Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick Summary Compact USB NTSC and ATSC tuner Pros - All the hardware you need is included - Can be used with Windows Media Center - Compact,...

My advice would be to go with the basic version and replace the ATI card with a 6600, which will lower the final price tag - unless the ATSC tuner interests you. ...