Hauppauge WinTV Theater-PCI Cable Ready with Dolby Pro-Logic Surround Sound

Rating:
Summary: Highly Recommended
Review: Hauppauge products work great - 100% stable, great video quality.

Rating:
Summary: Good card depending on your OS
Review: I have had my card for two years and if you are looking for a decent tv tuner for your computer, I would go w/ the Hauppauge Theatre. But. Yes, there is a but. When I got it, it was still relatively new and it was built for the 98/2000 operating systems. Since upgrading to XP I have had minor problems. First, you will have to download a new set of drivers from the website. That isn't an option as there are no xp drivers on the cd (maybe they updated the cd...dunno). Second, I don't know whats up w/ the audio. On 2000, its great, but on XP there are occasional problems like random muting (not too often), and the piercing noise after you close the application. That latter part is so bad that I don't even run the tv card anymore.

Final Assessment: Good card for XP but better for 2000/98 Operating Systems. If the price is still 130.00 - I wouldn't get it. This is an $60-80 at best at this moment.

Rating:
Summary: Good card depending on your OS
Review: I have had my card for two years and if you are looking for a decent tv tuner for your computer, I would go w/ the Hauppauge Theatre. But. Yes, there is a but. When I got it, it was still relatively new and it was built for the 98/2000 operating systems. Since upgrading to XP I have had minor problems. First, you will have to download a new set of drivers from the website. That isn't an option as there are no xp drivers on the cd (maybe they updated the cd...dunno). Second, I don't know whats up w/ the audio. On 2000, its great, but on XP there are occasional problems like random muting (not too often), and the piercing noise after you close the application. That latter part is so bad that I don't even run the tv card anymore.

Final Assessment: Good card for XP but better for 2000/98 Operating Systems. If the price is still 130.00 - I wouldn't get it. This is an $60-80 at best at this moment.