Hauppauge TV/FM Tuner Cards

**voidunknown** · 11-18-2004, 12:16 PM

Is anyone here using a Hauppauge TV/FM Tuner Card? I want to get one and do away with my HU, but only if FM reception and quality are decent. I will (somehow) hook it up to my external truck antenna. Any feedback on these? They are supposed to be the best TV/FM tuner cards for desktops, just wonder if they work good for cars.

**nickmig** · 11-18-2004, 12:20 PM

I have the WinTV Radio and i have been pretty happy with it. I don't have the antenna hooked up to my car(power antenna broken). I just have the antenna that came with it laying on my back dash. The reception isn't quite as good as my old hu.

**bulgogi777** · 11-18-2004, 01:03 PM

I am currently using the a PCI Hauppauge Wintv card, and I think it sounds pretty good. Definitely not crappy by any means. I just bought an adaptor to hook my car's antenna to the coax input of the card.

**voidunknown** · 11-18-2004, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by bulgogi777

I am currently using the a PCI Hauppauge Wintv card, and I think it sounds pretty good. Definitely not crappy by any means. I just bought an adaptor to hook my car's antenna to the coax input of the card.

Where did you get that adapter?

**bulgogi777** · 11-18-2004, 01:11 PM

I bought my adapters from Radioshack. My car's antenna cable plug is a motorola style plug. I actually had to buy two adaptors because they didn't have the right adapters. One female motorola --> BNC, and one BNC --> Coax.

**voidunknown** · 11-18-2004, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by bulgogi777

I bought my adapters from Radioshack. My car's antenna cable plug is a motorola style plug. I actually had to buy two adaptors because they didn't have the right adapters. One female motorola --> BNC, and one BNC --> Coax.

What's the motorola style plug look like? I'm trying to determine what the one on my truck is.

**bulgogi777** · 11-18-2004, 01:34 PM

like this:

**voidunknown** · 11-18-2004, 01:36 PM

Thanks.

Now, which would do better, USB or PCI?

Edit: Also, what model Hauppauge do you have?

**bulgogi777** · 11-18-2004, 02:05 PM

I don't have any experience with the USB version, but unless you don't have spare PCI slots I don't see why not get the PCI version. I had an extra Wintv model 401 from my HTPC, which i replaced with a couple wintv pvr 250s. The 401 should be all you need, and I think it's pretty cheap too.

**voidunknown** · 11-18-2004, 02:08 PM

Do you think the 401 would be good enough reception in my truck? I'm not too worried about TV, just the FM. Is there any difference is quality between the 401's FM and the 250's FM?