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March 23rd, 2005 20:00

Watch/Record TV

Im going to college soon so I wont have much room in my dorm and I am looking to be able to watch and record TV on my laptop. It's an Inspiron 9300:

Intel® Pentium® M 730 Processor (1.60GHz/533MHz FSB)
17 inch UXGA display
512MB 533MHz 2 Dimm
128MB ATIs™ Mobility Radeon™ X300
60GB HD (thinking about buying large external HD for movies)
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability

Do you think I would have any troubles with these specs and if not, what products would you recommend to watch and record TV?
  • iconsam

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    Posted March 24th, 2005 14:00

    I would recommend a 7200 rpm harddrive. But otherwise, those specs would be fine for recording TV.
  • 76TR6

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    Posted April 1st, 2005 00:00

    How does one record TV on a laptop ?
  • jingyenshiau

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    Posted April 1st, 2005 02:00

    You use the software provided with the TV tuner.

    If you have a Windows Media Edition, the function might have been built into Windows. Unfortunately, I have not used the Media Edition -- and I have no intention to.

    Message Edited by jingyenshiau on 03-31-2005 10:37 PM

  • iconsam

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    Posted April 1st, 2005 13:00

    On a normal PC, you would use a TV tuner video card or a video input card. On a laptop, you can't really have these video cards, so you'll need something external via USB or firewire.

    Something like Dazzle by Pinnacle or VideOh by Adaptec.