Posted by John in Detroit on 12/31/05 01:27

J Poy wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I would like to assemble a HD PVR possibly using this card with my
> computer. I just purchased a LG plasma HD TV it has a it's own HD tuner
> plus NTSC tuner which I want to use to capture OTA signals.
>
> I have heard this ATI card is having it's problems. Has anyone have personal
> experience with it and is a software problem?
>
> I heard of the Fusion HDTV 5 Gold is a good tuner, but I can't locate one
> hear in Ontario.
>
> I would also like to purchase a UHF outdoor antenna (CHANNEL MASTER OR OTHER
> MANUFACTURES) anyone know where I can get one in Toronto or Mississauga?
>
> I'm trying to avoided the costs associated of having to pay the monthly bill
> for the HD signal to the cable company.
>
> Any help or recommendations would be appreciated.

No expierence with any HDTV product but I do use an ATI-TVwonder card,
works great, installation was straight forward and performance has been
"As Advertised" It currently records a show for a friend, I deliver on
a different HD product (Hard Drive) every couple of weeks.

Hauppauge also makes a good card from what I'm told (Win-tv) Do not know
if they make an HDTV product... Their new line should come with some
very familure feeling software in it's box.

Now: The antenna... Channel Master is a very good antenna company. You
should find a dealer listed in your local phone directory, That is
about all I can say.. You can do the net search but I'd find a local
dealer, I'd also go to multiple dealers.

I used their best antenna atop a 100' tower at my parents house, Which
according to the Television coverage maps should NOT have been able to
watch anything but snow (And this time of year we could see all the snow
we wanted and then some without the need for a tv :-) )

We often watched shows broadcast from over 100 miles away (over
140KM)and got good reception as well.

Of course... Took two of us to erect the tower and put the antenna up
there, The system used a head end amplifier, coax feed and a
distributation system so we could watch at a number of different places
in the house,,, very professional instalation... I should know.. I did it.

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John in Detroit E-Dress is smoked, try: w a 8 y x m at a r r l dot n e t

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