Imagine: Goofing Off on Your Computer Saco ME

Posted by : Joe Farace

Watching television shows on your monitor, while (supposedly) working at your computer might seem like a frivolous hardware option, but there are many reasons why you should consider installing ADS Technologies Channel Surfer TV http://www.adstech.com inside your Windows-based computer.

It seems that almost every computer user has, at one time, wanted to capture a video image from a TV, VCR, or a video camera, and I've found that certain methods and devices do so better than others. Some capture-only cards, for example, produce still images that look like they were produced by a paint-by-number set with half its colors missing. Devices that plug into printer ports are a little better, but some lack image quality. Using hardware such as Channel Surfer TV, you can not only capture still images and video clips, but can watch television shows on your monitor.

Initially, the installation of the Channel Surfer TV card gave me fits. I soon discovered (real men don't need instruction manuals) that the video card in my computer needed to be on the list of compatible cards mentioned in the User's Guide. While only 30 cards are listed there, many more are mentioned on the company's Web site. After removing my incompatible card and installing an ATI 3D Expression video card I had lying around, I was up and running and ready to start channel surfing.

After installation, the next step is to scan for available channels and set preferences for each...

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