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TV Tuner Cards (Analog: NTSC/PAL)

ATI

ATI AIW (software encoding)

ATI TV Wonder VE (software encoding)

ehome wonder

Theater Pro 550

The Official ATI Website http://www.ati.com/

Hauppauge

WinTV PVR 150

WinTV PVR 250

WinTV PVR 350 (has hardware decoding / TV out

WinTV PVR 500

Hauppauge MediaMVP

FAQ: Are PVR MCE Cards Only Useable in MCE 2005? (i.e. Can you use a Hauppauge WinTV PVR 500MCE in regular windows?)

FAQ: Difference Between Retail and MCE Hauppauge cards

FAQ: Difference Hauppauge PVR150 PVR250 PVR350 PVR500

The Official Hauppauge Website (http://www.hauppauge.com/)

Diamond Multimedia

XtremeTV PVR 550

The Official Diamond Multimedia Website http://www.diamondmm.com/

Leadtek

Leadtek WinFast PVR2000 (hardware mpeg2 encoding)

Leadtek WinFast TV2000 XP Deluxe (software encoding)


HDTV / DTV ATSC Tuner Cards

ATI HDTV Wonder

Avermedia A180 (OEM)

Dvico Fusion

DVB-T & DTV Tuner Cards

Nova-T

The Official Nova-T Website http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_novatpci.html

DVB-S "Tuner" cards

Nova-S

The Official Nova-S Website http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_novas.html

USB or Firewire PVR devices

Plextor ConvertX

Hardware Decoding Specialty Cards

Video Cards

See the PVR Video Card Page for information on video cards

Small Form Factor

HTPC Cases

Uneed X11 HTPC Case

Silverstone HTPC Cases

Accent HTPC Cases


Big List of Cases

CPU

CPU

Mainboards

Mainboards

Remote Controls

SnapStream FireFly (RF remote)

LCD Displays

Problems on EPIA boards

How Stuff Works: How LCD's work. http://www.howstuffworks.com/lcd.htm