Mygica X8550A PCIe Digital TV Tuner Card for $35

Does this thing tune at 720p??? It has component connections. Just wondering

dead already? shows up as 40.99 now

Quote from A-K : dead already? shows up as 40.99 now

I don't think you used coupon MLC201154100819A . Also it comes up 32.99 after coupon for me.

not to thread crap but heres the ATI 650 for 2.50 more...
http://forums.slickdeals.net/show...&t=1594916

the ATI has dual tuner digital and analog. i thought that was the better deal myself so i went with that

I bought the pci version of this card (http://forums.slickdeals.net/show...&t=1590196) and that version does not work with Win 7 media center for clear QAM channels.

Quote from screenname : I bought the pci version of this card (http://forums.slickdeals.net/show...&t=1590196) and that version does not work Win 7 media center for clear QAM channels.

i saw that. that ati supposedly works well for clear qam in win 7 mc. looking forward to trying it out!

Quote from kdiggz : not to thread crap but heres the ATI 650 for 2.50 more... http://forums.slickdeals.net/show...&t=1594916 the ATI has dual tuner digital and analog. i thought that was the better deal myself so i went with that

The ATI 650 looks better than the Mygica, but it states that it requires an amplified signal. The Mygica doesn't specify the requirement for an amplified signal. Does anyone know if the ATI 650 will work with a strong, yet unamplified, signal?

I decided to pick this card up because of the support with the component cables and the amazing quality I've seen with screen captures. The links below provide screen captures of the ATI 650 and the Mygica. I am every impressed with the quality the Mygica is showing compared to the ATI 650. Is it too good to be true? Maybe, that is what I am thinking, but since the Mygica has Component cables and the Ati 650 does not, I am willing to try. The feedback on the Mygica was very good that I have seen, so I had to give it a shot.

http://cgi.ebay.com/PCI-e-Digital...1647wt_939

http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?c...ageID=4168

Quote from stiffarmed : I decided to pick this card up because of the support with the component cables and the amazing quality I've seen with screen captures. The links below provide screen captures of the ATI 650 and the Mygica. I am every impressed with the quality the Mygica is showing compared to the ATI 650. Is it too good to be true? Maybe, that is what I am thinking, but since the Mygica has Component cables and the Ati 650 does not, I am willing to try. The feedback on the Mygica was very good that I have seen, so I had to give it a shot. http://cgi.ebay.com/PCI-e-Digital...1647wt_939 http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?c...ageID=4168

I wouldnt base my decision purely on the screen capture quality given that it varies quite a bit from channel to channel and even between programs on a particular channel. There is also no way to find out how much jpeg compression was applied to the different screenshots in the reviews you linked.
The capture quality is going to depend on the broadcast and the compression for that particular broadcast. In general, I have found that the the best looking HD broadcasts are those for KQED certain NBC and CBS programming (sports events for e.g) . The rest vary quite a bit depending on the program itself with motion artifacts and low bit rates etc. The mygica screenshots look like they are from from a NBC movie broadcast which look good.

Although, I purchased the mygica pci version myself I would recommend the ATI card over this.
The ATI is definitely a superior card with a hardware encoder for NTSC as well and has good support for clearQAM under window7 MC whereas the mygica is not supported atm.

I can't tell from the pictures of the adapters, but can I plug my coax cable into this thing? My TV is able to pull in the basic digital and analog channels off that coax cable.

Of course you can put the coax cable in.

Here is the results I get with clear qam, I am happy.

Screenshot- http://img126.imageshack.us/i/101...22531.jpg/

video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw...rofilepage

Quote from stiffarmed : Here is the results I get with clear qam, I am happy. Screenshot- http://img126.imageshack.us/i/101...22531.jpg/ video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw...rofilepage

You have Analog cable service or you are using the digital cable service or HD service?