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reminder
02-02-2006, 05:13 AM
Hi
I am thinking of buying an external TV card for my laptop. I want to buy the TV card for the following reasons:

1 - Connect my VCR to the laptop to convert my old VHS movies
2 - Watch TV (perhaps, free-to-air digital TV)

Any recommendations, please???

thanks

reminder
02-02-2006, 12:50 PM
Still no answer.

Let me put it differently:

What external device can I use to connect a VCR to my laptop, so that I can capture a movie on my laptop???

thanks

Darth Sushi
02-02-2006, 03:55 PM
I don't think there is a TV-card for labtops but they do have usb devices that will do the trick.

http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_pvrusb2.html

Virtualbody1234
02-02-2006, 11:16 PM
I don't think there is a TV-card for labtops but they do have usb devices that will do the trick.

http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_pvrusb2.html
There are pcmcia TV cards: http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=pcmcia+tv&btnG=Search&meta=

I've never directly dealt with them so I don't have any make or model recommendation.

shazzar
02-12-2006, 07:44 PM
You can buy a basic usb hauppage tv card which has svideo connection. Although picture quality wont be brillant but for basic use its ok.