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[benn600]

Please advise me on a PCI TV tuner card that I should buy that works perfectly with Media Center.  It needs to support both ATSC and NTSC well.  I prefer lower prices, too.

[benn600]

I just want to buy a NTSC/ATSC tuner card that works VERY well with Media Center as soon as possible.  Price isn't really an issue anymore.  I just need one because not having working television on our kitchen HTPC is starting to become a big issue.

Please tell me what recent cards have been tested and work with MC well?  That I can buy, hopefully on one of the big sites: Buy.com, Newegg, or Amazon.  I need to order one asap.  My Hauppauge apparently isn't fully supported because I have some issues.

[Yaobing]

I have not tested any PCI card recently. Hope other users can share their experiences.

My most recent test was a USB device - KWorld PlusTV HD Stick. It is a ATSC/NTSC hybrid. Works well.

[benn600]

I think the main issue I was having was the computer.  I tried the Hauppaugue card I have in a different computer and it worked okay in Media Center.  The only issue I found was that the audio kept skipping/stuttering continuously and very quickly.  The picture was fine but the audio had some sort of issue that is tough to explain--but was definitely there.  Any experience with audio issues?

[Yaobing]

I think the main issue I was having was the computer.  I tried the Hauppaugue card I have in a different computer and it worked okay in Media Center.  The only issue I found was that the audio kept skipping/stuttering continuously and very quickly.  The picture was fine but the audio had some sort of issue that is tough to explain--but was definitely there.  Any experience with audio issues?

I have seen stuttering audio in some devices (analog TV portion). Those devices need to be treated individually to get audio rendered correctly as I have no way of telling which device will likely have the problem.