Before buying a bargain TV tuner designed for Windows XP Media
Center Edition, make sure that a Windows Vista driver is available.
As with much technology, you don??™t necessarily need to buy the latest and greatest TV tuner??”which
will usually be the most expensive??”to get good results. You can save money without sacrificing
quality by buying a short way behind the cutting edge.
Step 2: Install a TV Tuner
Once you??™ve got your TV tuner, the next step is to install it:
USB With Windows still running, plug the TV tuner into a spare USB port.
Some tuners plug in directly; others connect via a cable; and others yet give
you the choice of plugging in directly or using a cable if the area around the
USB port is too crowded to let the tuner plug in directly.
PC Card or ExpressCard With Windows still running, plug the card into
the slot.
PCI card Shut down Windows before you install the card:
Unplug the power cable and other cables.
Put the PC on a work surface.
Open the case.
Touch a part of the metal chassis to discharge any static electricity that
you have accumulated.
Locate an unused PCI slot, and then unscrew or remove the tab that closes
the slot??™s opening on the outside of the case.
Insert the tuner card, and then screw in the retaining screw.
Close the case, reconnect the cables, and then restart Windows.
For any type of TV tuner, connect its cables. For example:
If your building has an existing antenna, connect that to the TV tuner.
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