TV tuner allows you to watch TV on your computer. To work properly, this device must be configured. Many types of TV tuners are presented on the market, but the setting for everyone is almost the same, with the exception of the interface and small nuances.
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Before buying a TV tuner, it is important to understand that you may not be suitable for all options. Otherwise, you risk buying a device that will not suit your computer. There are so-called internal TV tuners that need to be connected to the PCI slot. It is on the motherboard. As you can guess, this species is not suitable for portable computers. External TV tuners are more comfortable. They are designed for computers and laptops, and the connection occurs with the USB port. To install them, you do not need to open the lid of the system unit and interfere with its structure.
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If you wish, you can disconnect and remove the device. Remember that for the operation of some TV tuners you need to connect to the AC network. If you want to connect the device to a computer elsewhere, difficulties may occur. For an external TV tuner, buy a USB-wire in advance if it is not. Connect it. Guide the instruction that enters the standard device package. Check the connectors connections and correctly install them. Together with the device, you had to give a disk with utilities for installing special programs.
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Insert the disk. You will see a window with the inscription "New Equipment Installation Wizard". Press the "Next" button and wait until the system unpacks the inserted disk. Follow further prompts. Restart the computer. If everything has passed successfully, when you turn on the computer, you will receive a message about the readiness of the device to work. If you bought a used TV tuner without a disk, go to the official website of his company. There you can download all the necessary files. If you have Windows 7, it will offer you to download the required applications.
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Then set the program to view the channels. If it is also not, download a suitable views from the Internet. A good option is the Windows Media Center utility. Connect the antenna to the connector in the device, from which the cable with the classic connector should proceed. Turn on the computer and start the program you just installed. Click on the "Channel Scan" item.
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A list of available channels will appear. You can remove unnecessary. If the list of channels does not appear, check the correctness of the connection again. Save the changes. If the quality of some channels is bad, go to the image settings. Set the appropriate contrast and brightness percentages. You can correct the quality of each channel manually. Under it you will see a special column with manual setting. Save the changes.
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Now check the panel. If there are no sound on the channels, go to the control panel and open the item "Equipment and Sound". Then open the "Sound Device Management" tab. In the "Playback" tab, make a TV tuner with the main sound source. To do this, click on the TV tuner icon and "apply". All is ready! Now you can watch television channels, capture frames and record video.
The purchase of a TV tuner is quite justified if you often watch TV and work on a computer. The device will allow you to watch high-quality television channels at any time, in contrast to other Internet resources.
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