I'm trying to find a good PC TV tuner card. I'm currently running a 3GHz P4 processor with 1GB of RAM on WinXP sp2. I have digital cable (comcast - about 75 channels or so). So what is the best pci card I should get for my setup? [more inside]
posted by pontouf on Oct 3, 2007 - 6 answers

I'm getting a new computer in a few weeks, but I have a TV capture card I want to transfer from my old machine into the new one. Since it's going to be an XP machine, in light of the weird "hardware configuration" key they built into the software, should I install the capture card before I boot the machine for the first time, or should I wait until afterwards? On the one hand, I'd like to make sure the machine works as is before I crack it open, but on the other hand, I would not like to spend a bunch of time on hold with Microsoft to get the damned OS unlocked. How touchy is the XP hardware configuration key? (I know, I know, buy a Mac...)
posted by headspace on Mar 2, 2004 - 3 answers