i am looking to replace my tv card can be either pci or pcie
at present i have an Avermedia A16A/A 16AR PCI Hybrid DVB-T
i have one of these cards in each rig one on xp one on Windows 7 32bit both still work fine but and here's the but
the one in Windows 7 will never find the signal after a reboot i have too open and select a station and then its fine untill the next time i reboot ,
had these cards about 4 yrs avermedia say they were going to update the driver for windows 7 too stop this problem but it never happened their attitude now is buy a new card so now i am looking too replace the windows 7 card preff with freeview digital with hd
i was looking at the blackgold BGT 3620 card it gets a good writeup is anyone out their running one of these or can any kind person throw some advice my way as too whats a good card these days its a mine field now thankyou all for reading this post look forward to reading any helpfull advice or tips you may have also most of all i want to avoid the cant find tv signal after a reboot routine as a couple of times ive forgot to do it manually and missed tv recordings thanks again
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Build In 2008 OS XP Home32Bit - Win 7 Pro 32Bit CPU AMD Athlon 64 X 2 Dual Core +5200+ Motherboard FOXCONN 6150M2MA-KRS2H Memory OCZ Plat 2 X 2 2GIG Sticks Graphics Card ATI RADION PCIe HD 4300/4500 Series Sound Card REALTEK HD OnBoard ALC 662 Driver Ver 6.0.1.5983 Monitor(s) Displays LG Flatron M237WD-PC Full HD Monitor TV Screen Resolution 1027X768 {old age creepin up }
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Tv Card TBS 6280 Pci-E DVB-T2 Dual Tuner
Seagate 1Tb Usb External Storage
Western 500 Usb External Storage
i have been using a usb tv card alongside with windows media center and have had no troubles receiving freeview connected to the freeview Ariel 6 months i have had it i only have to re-tune now and then but that's due to where i get my broadcast. have a look here >>>> DVB-T Digital USB TV CARD TUNER for Freeview Laptop PC | eBay
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Blackgold cards work great, however if you're using the card for tv in media centre, try DVBLink TV Source. It'll tune your card outside of MCE and should resolve the reboot issue you're having.
If you're using a low powered pc then be cautious with using a USB tuner for HD.
System Manufacturer/Model Number Coolermaster Silent OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64 CPU Intel i7 975 Extreme Motherboard Asus Rampage Extreme Memory 8GB Graphics Card nVidia Monitor(s) Displays 2x Phillips 22
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Build In 2008 OS XP Home32Bit - Win 7 Pro 32Bit CPU AMD Athlon 64 X 2 Dual Core +5200+ Motherboard FOXCONN 6150M2MA-KRS2H Memory OCZ Plat 2 X 2 2GIG Sticks Graphics Card ATI RADION PCIe HD 4300/4500 Series Sound Card REALTEK HD OnBoard ALC 662 Driver Ver 6.0.1.5983 Monitor(s) Displays LG Flatron M237WD-PC Full HD Monitor TV Screen Resolution 1027X768 {old age creepin up }
Keyboard Logitech S510 inc radio Mouse Mouse Logitech See Above PSU Thermaltake 650w Case Thermaltake Xaser II Black Cooling Cooler Master V8 Hard Drives WESTERN DIGI EIDE 500GB Main Drive Win 7
WESTERN DIGI Sata 2Tb Video Storage
WESTERN DIGI Sata 500GB Mp3 Storage
WESTERN DIGI Sata 500Gb Backup Image Files Internet Speed Upto 30 Meg Yer Right NOT Other Info Logitec Sound System 5100 Knackered Hand Controller
Tv Card TBS 6280 Pci-E DVB-T2 Dual Tuner
Seagate 1Tb Usb External Storage
Western 500 Usb External Storage