On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 05:30:48PM -0400, Dave O'Neill wrote: > On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 05:19:22PM -0400, James wrote: > > I have an NTSC tuner card that I used to receive over the air. > > I don't need it but would it still be good for someone that has digital > > television to view tv on their computer? > > Not unless it also receives ATSC -- that's the digital standard used > here. > > The card might be good for someone who lives in an area still served by > analog (NTSC) broadcasts, since some stations in outlying areas weren't > required to switch to digital yet. > > It should also work for "basic" non-digital cable (if such a thing is > still available here), or over-the-air FM radio. Are there adaptors that fit between your cable/antenna that convert from digital to analog for old tuners? > Dave slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.net> <www.TriColour.net> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________