Thinkpads Forum

Hello all.

I was curious. Since my question dosen't pertain to any specific model of thinkpad, or manufacturer for that matter, I thought I would post it here.

Is there any after-market unit that will allow laptops to recieve broadcast TV signals, and display them on the screen? Not looking for internet TV broadcasts, just general public TV broadcasts?

Thanks-
OGPIM

Hello, yes Hauppauge makes a USB TV tuner for the PC or laptop. Check it out.

Purcy,

I appreciate your reply!!! Problem is that I have a i1300 Thinkpad and it only has USB 1.1, not 2.0. They won't work on 1.1. I was on eBay when I got your reply and there is a PCMCIA tuner that may work on this thing! (didn't know they had such a thing) I want to do some more research to see, first. Minimum CPU needed is 500mhz, PII, and mine is 700mhz.

For those who also want to know what I run into, I'll post a reply when I find out more!

OGPIM

I use a pinnacle pro usb.....yes it is a usb2 and usb powered....but if your gonna be using it while runnin off AC then you could get a usb2.0 card like this
http://www.cablegear.com/USBG2UE.html

its lowprofile and has a modular 2port usb2.0 cable.