I've been looking for a deal on a PCI (Not PCIe) Tuner card since I use my leftover parts to build my mythtv boxes. Found this decent deal for a tuner with QAM and ATSC support that works in linux. This card works for Mythtv and Media Center Edition.

Comes with a remote but even people in linux were complaining about it but supposedly works with some patches.

Specs from KWorld site
Supports Digital TV (ATSC 8VSB), Analog TV (NTSC), or Digital Cable TV (unencrypted QAM)
Watch Free Digital Terrestrial TV (ATSC) on the PC
Supports up to 1920x1080i (HDTV) and Dolby Digital AC3 Audio output
Additional AV/S-Video Input for connecting other Video Sources.
(such as DVD Player/ VCD/ VHS/ Camcorder)
Power-Off PC by Remote Controller
ATSC 115 is fully compatible with Media Center. (with mce software encoder provided)
ArcSoft TotalMedia Software：
User-Friendly interface with powerful functions
Supports Time-Shifting and Scheduled Recording function.
Auto Channel Scan and Name Recognition.
Supports internet EPG (Electronic Program Guide) for analog TV in USA.
Supports Real-time video recording in MPEG-2 format.
Capture analog and digital Images in JPG, BMP, TIF, PNG format.
Edit the Video and Photo files with a simplified operation.
Create beautiful slide show presentations for work or fun.
Supports burn to disc function.
Supports Closed Caption.

Link to Itemhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815260005

Link to Pic of Item
http://www.kworldcomputer.com/product/digital/atsc115/images/c1.jpg

Might be a common knowledge, but just in case - QAM feature is not available under Windows Media Center. You will still be able to see over-the-air HD channels if you have antenna.

Bundled TotalMedia app supports QAM but in terms of usability could do better, especially with the program guide.

Does this work as well as the Hauppauge 1600 tuner or the ATI HDTV wonder? Any comparisons out there?

Louse76 said:And by the way, are there any hacks out there to make QAM work in Media Center? I believe there are with other cards... Not sure if it's card specific or not.

I heard there was a hack but I don't use MCE so I'm unsure.


haritin said:Thanks OP, got one. Trying to build a mythtv based on mythbuntu. OP do you now if this card is readily supported out of box by mythtv?

At worst you need to do this:
4.1 If you are using a KWorld ATSC 115 on kernels before 2.6.24, you need to force proper recognition by adding the following lines to /etc/modprobe.conf. (card=90 forces it to be treated just like an ATSC 110)

alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 saa7134
options saa7134 card=90 disable_ir=1

Snippet from http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Kworld_ATSC_110

This is a great price on an ATSC/QAM tuner for Myth if anyone is interested. I have basically the same tuner (ATSC-110, earlier rev) and it just works all the time.

Good thing this doesn't have rebates, because Kworld sucks otherwise.

great deal

partialinsomniac said:Edit: Also worth mentioning that the WinTV 1250 was recently $40 at Circuit City, and is currently $50 at Fry's. Newegg has the AVerMedia Bravo for $51 AR. FYI: Those are both PCI-express, not PCI as discussed in the OP.

By the way, at the time of this writing, price is up $79.99. Although normally a fan of the egg, this sort of giant price jump kind of irks me. If they could sell them at $34.99 with no rebate (and even if that was just a blowout price at their cost or a little less) then they're charging much more of a markup than I think their customers expect of them at $79.99.

To who already received the product, does it work well with vista home premium media center?

i wanted to hook up my playstation 2 to my pc and use my computer screen as my tv, will this let me do it?

anyone who bought this and received it was wondering if it was any good, i use my computer for everything i dont have a tv and wanted to get ota HD channels. was this any good or no?