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How to Buy a PVR TV Tuner Card For Your PC More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by MB Emigh | permalink
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With the rise of TiVo, many users are enjoying the benefits of using a digital video recorder device. With the new class of PC peripherals known as PVR cards, also known as DVR cards, PC users can now get the benefits of TiVo at a much...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Buy-a-PVR-TV-Tuner-Card-For-Your-PC ^[1]

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The Best TV Tuner Card of 2015 | Top Ten Reviews More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Director Of Recruiting Casey | permalink
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Looking for the best tv tuner cards? We have easy-to-read, expert unbiased reviews and feature comparisons of the best and cheapest tv cards.rnrn

For further reading: http://tv-tuner-card-review.toptenreviews.com/ ^[2]

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How to Pick the Right TV Tuner for Your DIY DVR More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Marcelo Hecksher | permalink
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You can pay a monthly fee to your cable provider for a time-shifting DVR, but if you prefer control and flexibility to DRM and, well, that monthly fee, you can roll your own DVR with a TV tuner for your PC.
Tags: Media Center, Television, TV Tuner, TV, Windows Media Center, Streaming Television, Windows, windows 7, Vista, TiVo, DVR, Windows Media, Buying Guide, Feature, Top, Gizmodo, Lifehacker

For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/5632722/how-to-pick-the-right-tv-tuner-for-your-diy-dvr ^[3]

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Five Best TV Tuner Cards More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Christian Maher | permalink
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If you want an easy way to get live, broadcast TV onto your computer, you need a TV tuner. Whether it's an internal card or external peripheral, they connect to your antenna and give you a way to watch live TV on your computer's screen. Here are five of the best.
Tags: hive five, tv tuners, tv tuner cards, peripherals, television, broadcast tv, entertainment, hardware, elgato, avermedia, hauppauge, silicondust, hdhomerun, feature, Lifehacker

For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/five-best-tv-tuner-cards-1600439009 ^[4]

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How to Watch TV on Your PC More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Dylan Northrup | permalink
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The major networks, a number of cable channels, and general sites such as Hulu allow you to watch TV shows in your Web browser.

For further reading: http://www.pcworld.com/article/207989/TV_on_PC.html ^[5]

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TV on your computer: Understanding TV signals and TV tuners - Windows Help More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by nina pellegrini | permalink
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Learn how to connect different TV signals so that you can watch TV in Windows Media Center.

For further reading: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/understanding-tv-signals-tuners ^[6]

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1. http://www.wikihow.com/Buy-a-PVR-TV-Tuner-Card-For-Your-PC

2. http://tv-tuner-card-review.toptenreviews.com/

3. http://lifehacker.com/5632722/how-to-pick-the-right-tv-tuner-for-your-diy-dvr

4. http://lifehacker.com/five-best-tv-tuner-cards-1600439009

5. http://www.pcworld.com/article/207989/TV_on_PC.html

6. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/understanding-tv-signals-tuners