All TV Tuner Adapters

The Bottom Line: The Plextor PX-HDTV500U Mini Digital HDTV Receiver provides a cheap and easy way to watch and record HDTV on your PC. We recommend this compact tuner and antenna kit particularly for laptops that feature Microsoft's Media Center app.

Specs: Plextor PX-HDTV500U Mini Digital HDTV Receiver - ATSC HDTV receiver - Hi-Speed USB, Hi-Speed USB, - External

The Bottom Line: The combination of built-in wireless and limited Windows Media Center integration makes the Pinnacle PCTV To Go HD Wireless one of the more promising Slingbox competitors for advanced users.

Specs: Pinnacle PCTV To Go

The Bottom Line: ATI's Radeon X1950 XTX is the fastest single-chip 3D card that you can buy. Unfortunately, with Windows Vista and its accompanying gaming technology, it's going to become obsolete in just five months. ATI adjusted the price of the Radeon X1950 XTX accordingly, but at $450, it's still not an insignificant purchase. We recommend it only if money is no object.

Specs: ATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire, 2560 x 1600, 512 MB, PC, 2

The Bottom Line: Whether you're looking to turn your PC into a DVR or simply want to watch TV on your desktop, the Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150 does the job at a reasonable price.

Specs: Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150 - TV tuner / video input adapter - PCI, PCI, Video capture adapter - TV-in - Plug-in card, S-video input, Composite video input

The Bottom Line: ATI's second-best 3D card brings all of the requisite features to the 3D gaming table, but its specialized performance makes it less compelling.

Specs: ATI Radeon X1800 XL, 2048 x 1536 / 85 Hz, 256 MB, PC, 2

The Bottom Line: It'll take a little tweaking to get the most out of ATI's latest All-In-Wonder, but for the price, this TV tuner/DVR/radio tuner/graphics card is a fair deal.

Specs: ATI Radeon 9600 XT, 2048 x 1536 / 60 Hz, 128 MB / 128 MB (max), PC, 2

The Bottom Line: The AVerMedia TVBox 9 is a simple device that allows you to turn any computer monitor into a television.

Specs: AVerMedia TVBox 9 - TV tuner / video input adapter, TV tuner - S-video input - External, Component video input, Composite video input

The Bottom Line: Pinnacle Edition DV delivers powerful video editing and a great value for intermediate to advanced users, but beginners will struggle with its unique interface and abundance of features.

Specs: Pinnacle Edition DV - Video input adapter - PCI, PCI, Video capture adapter - IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - Plug-in card

Specs: ADS Pyro Digital Video 1394 - Video input adapter - PCI, PCI, Video capture adapter - IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - Plug-in card

Specs: Cisco Video input adapter, Video capture adapter - Plug-in module