TV Tuners - Reviews

DVico FusionHDTV DVB-T Nano

Review Date: 15-JUN-2006

RRP: $199.95

The DVB-T Nano is an incredibly cool and funky device that performs as well as it looks.

Review Date: 14-JUL-2005

DPandA TV-Stick

RRP: $249.00

The DPandA TV-Stick is a terrific little TV tuner that is perfect for plugging into your notebook. It's also ideal for those of us who don't like venturing into the unknown innards of a PC enclosure to install a PCI device.

Review Date: 16-OCT-2007

Compro VideoMate E700

RRP: TBA

The inexpensive Compro VideoMate E700 delivers the digital AV goods with aplomb - given a decent aerial it will display good quality standard definition images. Although the comprehensively featured ComproDTV 3.0 software isn't bad, an MCE-style user interface would be more convenient for ordinary TV viewing.

Review Date: 04-APR-2006

Compro VideoMate U3

RRP: $139.00

If you own a notebook, the VideoMate U3 is an extremely intuitive product that is very easy to use.

Review Date: 01-JUL-2005

Nebula DigiTV PCI/USB

RRP: $259.00

The Nebula DigiTV PCI and DigiTV USB devices both come with software that is rich in features and well supported by the vendor. If you want a card with excellent recording and timeshifting capabilities, then the DigiTV series is ideal.

Review Date: 28-DEC-2005

Compro DVB-T200A

RRP: $149.90

Despite some quirks during timeshifting and the slow channel changing, the DVB-T200A is a versatile card and is well worth considering, especially for a Windows MCE 2005 machine.

DVico Fusion HDTV DVB-T HOME

Review Date: 22-JAN-2007

RRP: $145.95

Despite its grainy picture quality, the DViCo Fusion HDTV DVB-T HOME is a capable digital tuner that can be installed in a regular tower PC or a slim-line media centre.

Review Date: 19-FEB-2006

DVico FusionHDTV DVB-T

RRP: $325.00

DViCO has provided an efficient internal dual-tuner solution, which will only take up one PCI slot, one USB port and which only requires one antenna input. We loved the fact that we could record or watch two programs simultaneously, but we do wish there was an easier way to toggle between tuners, and we also wish we could un-mute the second tuner while watching the main tuner. Nevertheless, we recommend this product highly if you’re after a neat dual-tuner solution.

Review Date: 14-JUL-2005

Hauppauge Nova-t PCI

RRP: $299.00

The Nova-t PCI is a great card and its software is very reliable. Its recording and playback performance was excellent in our tests and the WinTV Nova-t software package was easy to use.

Review Date: 07-JAN-2008

Compro VideoMate E650

RRP: $95.70

Users who want to watch digital TV on their PC, as well as record from analogue devices, will be well served by this card. However, its software isn't perfect and picture quality was a little flat.

Review Date: 07-MAY-2007

Compro Videomate u2700

RRP: $149.00

All up, the U2700 is a suitable device for watching digital TV on a desktop PC or a notebook, but high definition content will only be viewable on a notebook if it has a powerful CPU. We like this tuner's features, but its software could be improved.

Avermedia AverTV Hybrid+FM PCI

Review Date: 01-JUN-2006

RRP: $154.00

Despite the audio problem we faced during HD recording, this card has enough versatility to make it a worthy choice for a PC or media centre.

Review Date: 01-JUN-2006

ASUS My Cinema-P7131Dual

RRP: $99.00

Its TV reception isn’t the best, but it does have a useful analog input port and the PowerCinema software media centre adds functionality.

Review Date: 01-JUL-2005

DPandA T3000

RRP: $250.00

A good hybrid digital and analog TV tuner, the T3000 is expensive compared to similar cards.

Avermedia MR 800 USB Radio

Review Date: 24-DEC-2005

RRP: Unavailable

Far less hassle than adding TV reception to a portable PC, AverMedia's USB radio is a good-value, compact plug-and-play product that extends the entertainment possibilities of your notebook without fanfare.