Compact TV Tuner for Laptop

May 6, 2023 9:24 AM

I like having over the air tv, and would like to add it to my laptop, esp. for road trips. Looking for a compact tv tuner, hoping there's a sweet spot for performance, price, ease of use, compact size. Would be pleasant to be able to add an antenna.
posted by theora55 to Technology (3 answers total)

Best answer: I've been using a Hauppauge WinTV Dual HD for some time. It's relatively inexpensive (€65 in Germany, at least), plugs into USB and you can attach an antenna. It works with cable or over the air.
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 9:31 AM on May 6, 2023 [4 favorites]

Response by poster: Cat PH, do you use it as a DVR, too? hadn't considered that option; might be handy.
posted by theora55 at 12:32 PM on May 6, 2023

Sorry for the late response. I have used it on and off as a DVR with Plex and under Linux in general. I don't know of anything offhand that works on Mac or PC. I -think- it comes with software, though, but I'm not 100%.
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 1:04 AM on May 12, 2023 [1 favorite]