Question 1

Will this work with integrated graphics, memory 1.73 GB?
(no separate graphics card)

Accepted Answer

Yes. All you need to do is insert the card into an open PCI slot on your motherboard, connect a coaxial cable between the card and your home cable outlet, then install the software that,comes with the card and you are done!

Question 2

Is this compatible with windows XP?

Accepted Answer

I am running this on Win 7 so I can't say yes with 100% certainty.  What I will say is that the material that comes with the device does state that it can be installed on a XP or Vista based OS.  This is obviously just a driver difference.  More importantly if you are running an older machine with XP you will want to make sure you have a PCI-E X 1 port.  This is a small maybe 1-1.5 inch PCI port on your motherboard and may not be on some older computers.  As far as the software and actual product goes they took some getting used to and there was a learning process to figure out how to use everything.  Once I did I have been very pleased.  The picture is fantastic and I was able to load all of my antenna channels and receive them perfectly.  I highly recommend the Product.

Question 3

This only mentions recording capability for analog broadcasts.  Can this record digital broadcasts to the computers hard drive?

Accepted Answer

Yes it can.  I only receive digital broadcasts and  I am able to record them (although I rarely do...).  I just double-checked and it worked just fine!

This is the second Hauppauge tuner I've purchased and i am happy with both.

Question 4

Can I record more than 1 tv program at a time with this card?

Accepted Answer

You can set a schedule to record different channels at "different times" but you cannot record 2 different programs that air at the same time. Example: You want to record channel 2 from 7:00pm to 7:30pm and then channel 6 from 7:30pm to 8:00pm and then channel 25 from 8:00pm to 10:00pm. This you can do by setting a scheduled recording but "no" you can't record 2 different channels at the same time.

Question 5

What is this used for?

Accepted Answer

This is a TV tuner which is installed in your computer (not laptop). I connect it directly to an antenna and record or view over air TV. You can also connect to any TV service which outputs via a coaxial cable. It can take the place of a DVR (video recorder). It records onto your hard drive for later viewing. If your computer has an HDMI output you can view on your regular TV if it is close by like mine. You have to know how to set this up, but that's not part of this question.

Question 6

Does this require a cable box to connect to, or does it connect to the raw signal from the service provider?

Accepted Answer

You need a cable box to get cable, and even then that doesn't work that great. This just takes the signal coming into the coax (or whatever) input and processes it. So in the case of, for example, hooking it up to a cable box output, whatever channel you're watching on the cable box will be the only channel the TV tuner records since the TV tuner can't decode the signal from the provider.

On that same token though, right now I have this hooked up directly to an antenna in my attic, so I get all over the air programming and record that with Windows Media Center. So it is versatile and works awesome, it just won't work with a cable card or out of a cable box. I mean, yes it will, but has the limitations mentioned above.

I've used this so far for the following activity:
- Record VHS tapes to my PC, hooking the output of the VCR to the TV tuner and recording the input the VCR plays out from the tapes
- Record old school digital tapes videos from an old camcorder to my PC
- Now it is hooked up to an antenna for recording shows from Media Center and playing them to my Xbox 360

Hope this helps you!

Question 7

Will this record OTA tv with the tv off ? Does the computer need to be on or will it wake the computer up when its time to record ? Computer is older HP running Windows Vista Home.  Want to record shows and sports while im gone to work.

Accepted Answer

Hi, yes it will record when the tv is OFF,  the computer does need to be ON or in standby or sleep mode but not OFF   I have it in 2 older computers Both dell gx620  1of them runs XP and the other runs Window 7   dual core 3.4 with 4 gig ram and the tuner works great, just make sure you have enough processor and ram per the required specs of the product,  easy to setup and schedule of shows, I`m very happy with it and have had it for a couple of years never a problem,  good luck

Question 8

Does this records tv shows or movies with out having a TV box, I mean, lets say i want to record some youtube videos from the internet and some movies like from different sites as hulu, etc, will work with this? Thanks.

Accepted Answer

No, this records over the air digital tv signals, to your computer's hard drive.  Nothing off the internet.  But mine works great to record network television shows, pretty much like when I had a cable tv DVR.  But again, this lets you tune in and record from a tv antenna or cable (I only have the rooftop antenna).  Definitely not what you want to download internet videos.

Question 9

I have a cablevision box.  My computer and box are connected with separate HDMI cables.  Should I run coaxle from the box to the 1250 tuner?  Which one should be set to channel 3 when searching for channels-the box or the tuner?

Accepted Answer

Run the coax to the box "in" connection. Then the box "out" coax connection to the tuner. Of course run your HDMI from your video card to the monitor.

You will most likely also have to purchase an IR Blaster to set up the channel signals if you are planning to watch tv on your computer. At least I did.

I watch though Media Center and they ask for an IR blaster for the infrared. For me anyway, this is the way it worked. An IR blaster is pretty inexpensive.  My cable provider told me I needed an IR blaster. You might want to contact yours to see.

Since I have never used the Hauppauge viewing software I am not sure that you need the IR Blaster. I did however try the viewing software with an old tuner and found Media Center to be much better. This was before cable went digital and there was no need for a box.

I guess it is possible to use the Hauppauge software to watch TV. You may want to try that first. However I found that Media Center does a much better job as far as giving you your channel lineup, and keeping it up to date. Also for recording shows.

As for what channel to keep it on, the tuner is just like a TV without the screen so just change the channels as you would a normal TV.

If your going to use it for picture in picture on a television I would expect it would be the same. You would however have to move the screen to the TV yourself. Unless of course you are  just running this into a Television set. My guess is your running it on your monitor.

I highly recommend using the Media Center for your viewing.

This is a very good tuner. I hope this information helped

Question 10

Does this work with Windows 10?

Accepted Answer

Yes it does great

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