Tuner Hardware Recommendation?

[SBell]

I have an ATI TV Wonder currently and the quality with Snapstream is OK, but was wondering if there are any tuners out there with better picture quality. Does anyone have a recommendation?

Thanks. Scott.

[MattS]

What quality are you actually recording at (if you are referring to the quality of SnapStream recordings)? You can increase the quality of your recording by either using a higher quality profile already implemented in SnapStream or creating your own. Depending upon whether you are using an antenna vs. cable signal will also make a difference, as will the quality if your reception.

You may want to read this Tom's Hardware article from a few months back; it might help you get a better idea of what you're looking for. http://www4.tomshardware.com/video/0...418/index.html

I've talked with a few people here (testers) that work with various cards directly very frequently. They actually report getting the best quality from ATI cards; however, they tend to have the most problems with SnapStream.

Additionally, some cards don't support 640x480 resolution, which requires a powerful CPU to capture/encode with but will result in very high quality in conjunction with better quality settings in SnapStream.

[SBell]

The quality Snapstream records at is very good (I'm using near DVD most of the time), but even watching TV through the ATI MMC still looks a little grainy.

I read the article and it seems that they think the quality from most cards is basically the same. Have most people found this to be true? I'm just wondering if I should replace my little TV Wonder with something fancier to get a better picture.


Thanks for the help.

[BaumSquad]

Originally posted by MattS
You may want to read this Tom's Hardware article from a few months back; it might help you get a better idea of what you're looking for. http://www4.tomshardware.com/video/0...418/index.html

Well actually a few YEARS back. April 2000 to be exact. But who's counting?