Artec T14ar Tv Receiver Digital Mini Usb2.0 Antenna Remote Review

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(More customer reviews)The Artec T14A is a useful product and impressive for its combination of low price and compact form. It is well suited for TV viewing on a notebook computer. You can easily slip this tuner plus its antenna into a notebook computer bag. However, if you are looking for an HDTV for everyday TV viewing, or to use your computer as a digital TV recorder, this product may prove to be inadequate.
When the signal is tuned in, the picture quality is excellent, just as expected for any HDTV tuner. However, you might encounter pauses or lags in the image updates, due to performance limits on your computer, or poor signal reception at your location or poor antenna positioning. When using the provided compact antenna, be prepared to finesse the antenna into the best position for reception. You can alternatively connect the antenna of your choice to the standard coax input connector.
I have used the Artec T14A for the past 3 months with my Dell E1505 (1.6GHz Duo Core, 1GB RAM) laptop, running Windows XP MCE. It comes with a CD for installing an ATSC Digital TV application. I used this application to scan for TV channels and to view the TV. When running, it consumed roughly 40% of the processor bandwidth.
It is easy enough to view the TV in full-screen mode, or in a window next to other windows on the screen. You can let it run in the background or side-by-side with a web browser, for example.
This product will not by itself connect with the Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) features; MCE requires that an analog tuner be in use, and then purportedly this HDTV tuner can also be used in conjunction with MCE. On my laptop I decided to give up on using MCE to control the TV and just used the Artec-provided Digital TV software for viewing.
Update - May 2008 - Be sure to check out the latest alternatives, including the Hauppauge.

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You can now turn your PC or laptop into HD Digital TV anytime, anywhere with this Artec T14A Mini USB 2.0 Digital TV Tuner - at a low cost! Simply connect the TV Tuner into your USB port with the USB extension cable and antenna provided, and install the software required - and you are ready to view HDTV. Please check system requirements before purchasing to ensure your PC or laptop supports this function.

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