   The Best HDTV Tuner for Your PC What is the best HDTV tuner? Until now I had just one ”best” HDTV PC tuner to recommend, but to say one is best is like saying one car is the best. It really depends on your situation. So now I’ve organized the “best” by category. For more information, just click on the tuner name. Best All Around Tuner - the AVerTV Volar Max or the OnAir HDTV GT. They both are USB tuners with QAM (digital cable) capability and have excellent features and support. Best Tuner for older computers and older or no video card, the MyHD MDP-130 card. This PCI based card does it’s own output to your PC Monitor or your HDTV and uses very little of the PC’s processor. Best Laptop/USB Tuner - the AVerTV Volar Max or the Pinnacle Pro Stick Best Microsoft Media Center (Vista or XP) Tuner -, the AverTV Combo PCI-e Card which has separate analog and digital tuners. Best Tuner for multi-path and/or for weak over the air broadcast signals - the OnAir HDTV GT for USB, the Fusion RT7 Gold for PCI or the AverTV Combo for PCI-e Best QAM/Digital Cable Tuner - the HDHomeRun which works with MCE 2005 & Vista using QAM. Best Bang for Your Buck Tuner - the AverTV Combo PCI-e Card which has both a analog and digital tuner (not a hybrid), and does QAM for under $100.
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