What is the best Free TV tuner software to use with an ATI 550 Theater PCI card?
I have an ATI 550 Theater TV Tuner Card, and am looking for the simplest, free, Tuner (and maybe capture) software to use. I had Beyond TV for a short spell, but the trial ran out.
Hm.. that is really difficult but here are some ideas. I am not sure if any of them works though.
- The card may have come with a tuning/capture software for the card. I don’t know if it actually works but give it a shot if the CD included a program for that or ATI’s website can let you download one.
- Windows Media Center. I am not sure if the particular card is compatible with it. Some tuner cards are and some others are not. But Media Center should work if your card is compatible with Media Center AND if the input to your card is either analog (cable or over the air) or an over the air digital antenna.
- Other free programs that seem to work with some tuners with some input signal types but may require extensive workarounds include:
GB-PVR (http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Video-Recording/GB-PVR.shtml) and TSReader.
Good luck!
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