Tatasky setup on Laptop using USB TV Tuner card to watch TV - working for all DTH connection

Do you want to buy TV at big cost? 

If No then you are at right place. I will tell you how to get TV without investing much money. It will cost you small amount, but you can get many benefits. Yes, I am talking about TV tuner cards. Nowadays many types of TV tuner available in market starting from low cost to high HD tuners are available. All this TV tuner card you can use it with your laptop and computer both. Both internal & external TV tuner cards are available in markets. Internal cards will feet inside the laptop or CPU so you can not remove it. External are portable and you can remove it and use it for some computer also.







External TV tuner cards are based on USB. So you can plug it into USB port and use it. I have tried Beetel TV Tuner card.



Benefits:
  • Cost: only 900 Rs.
  • Recording of Programs: Possible
  • FM : FM radio available with recording
  • Can Play Video Games : Yes
  • Can be used with Setup Box : Yes
  • Removable : Yes
  • Space : Very less like small joystick or Internet dongle.
  • Clarity : Good


How and where to buy:

You can buy it online as well as from any computer accessory shop.
Now I will show you how to setup the connection of Beetel TV Tuner card to watch TV on Laptop. We will also see how to install and configure the desktop software to get the TV channels.
Other Brands for TV Tuner Cards
  • iBall
  • Zebronics
  • AverMedia
  • Intel
  • Techcom
  • HP
  • Hauppauge
I will tell you some of site name with price details:

Tradus

Price on tradus is 1128 rs. You can avail the discount using discount coupons. Then it will go down to around 900 rs. They will deliver the product in 7 to 8 working days.

HomShop18

Price on it is 1099 rs. I don't how many day it will take to deliver the product. You can use discount coupons which are available from The internet. You can see my other hub in which I have described it.

Shopclues

Price on Shopclues 1165 rs. You can use discount coupons to reduce the price. They will take less delivery time and support is good.

FlipKart

They don't have beetel TV tuner card. But You can try iBall or Zebronics TV tuner card from this site. In iBall TV Tuner card you can get FM also. I have not used it but I heard about it that It is good in quality.

DesiDime

Price is 860 rs. As they are providing 200 off on discount coupon. Use the discount coupon DESIDIME.
If you still any help then write comment, I will surely guide you to solve your problem. Note this beetel TV tuner will not support FM. iBall claro tv18 will support the FM recording as well.



Setup and connections:

TV Tuner card comes with two video cables and one USB cable. USB cable is used to connect the Tuner card with Laptop or computer. Two video cable is used to connect the Tuner card with Setup box.

Audio / Video Cable:

You need to plug in the Coaxial cable into Setup box. Now connect both the video cable with Audio and Video connectors. It has three connector, white, red and yellow. Connect the male and female connector with each other. Now connect the other end with single pin connector to Tuner card.
Install the Software which comes with TV Tuner Card.
After installation, you can get the TV Home Media3.exc on your desktop. This is the exec file which you need to run to get the main screen.



Software Setting:

After installing TVHomeMedia3. Run the TVHomeMedia3.exc. Press the AV as shown in below screen. In setting window you can see the different setting for TV tuner. In Window setting you can do the setting related window like full screen, aspect ratio.

Video Setting:

In video setting, you should be able to see the USB TV device. Select the video format as PAL in setting. You can change the brightness, contrast and saturation from this setting.


Audio setting:

Select the Integrated Microphone and Speaker in Audio input setting if voice is not coming. By default It will take this setting you need to do setting but if it does not comes then you can modify this setting.


Recording:

Here you can set the path of the captured image and type of format to capture the image. Same is applicable for video also. you can choose the path of recorded video to watch it later. You can record you favorite TV programs. Generally recorded video will take more space. so make sure that you have necessary space available in the drive.





You can use the same tata sky remote to change the channel. You can do multitasking like watch the TV and do work on a computer. You can browse on The internet and watch the TV in tandem. You can see the complete setting and configuration in the videos. You can use this USB TV tuner card for Dish TV, Reliance Big TV, Videocon, Sun TV or any other Digital setup box provider. It supports analog input also. You can use this for Video games also. It works on video input. So it can use for video games. Its available with the remote control that you can use for analog reception. Analog reception means service provided by any cable operator. Then you can connect the Coaxial cable to TV Tuner, you here connected to setup box.







I think it worth to spend only 900 rs to watch TV. There are many other TV Tuner cards available in the market with FM recording. HD tuner card is also available. In India DVB broadcasting is not supported. You can not watch TV free. But if your country supports DVB broadcasting then you can watch TV free. You can get the channel free which is broad casted free. I have seen that if you build UHF and VHF antenna then also you can see the TV free. I have not tried it. I may not work I don't know.





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98 comments :

  1. Good actually its awesome dude I mean yahoooooooo yeheaaaa oh my god I cant believe it thanx

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    1. Bro i hav conected my tata sky to laptop via beetel however i cud c d picture but canot hear voice but when i click on d record button available on the TV MEDIA screen beside AV,ATV,FM option den i can hear d audio n also m not able

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  2. According to me tata sky is best out of all DTH brands in India. Now, as Cable TV digitization process is rolling out in entire India , so every household needs to have a Set-Top-Box to watch quality programs.

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  3. can you give me the link where to download the doftware

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  4. hey kapil plz send the betal usb tv tuner soft and driver by mail plz bro

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  5. @Anil I will try for you..to search the setup CD somewhere in my house..

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  6. I've ordered the iball CTV27 tv tuner, it claims to have support for HD.
    Should I get a Tata Sky SD or HD connection. My monitor is 22" 1920x1080.
    If I get HD will I be able to enjoy the HD channels or will the output still be SD?

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  7. @Nikhil, I don't think that It will work with HD.
    Your monitor supports full HD resolution but I don't think that this TV tuner will gives you HD clarity. So I would suggest you to go with other HD TV Tuner.

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  8. Hii!!

    I have recently upgraded from a normal Tata Sky STB to the full HD STB, and was using the pinnacle tuner card to view it on my PC. Now with the new HD STB, there is no option to use the RF cable... I have gone through the video and your comments, and like your idea, however before going ahead, wanted your suggestion.

    Since I have a HD box, which TV tuner would you advice, which is not costly and will work with my PC and laptop , on AV or HDMI connections?

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    1. Why you want to purchase new RF Cable? Its not your fault.Demand from Tatasky.See my comment below 20-September-2013 .

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  9. Hello Rakhin,

    I would say go for AverMedia TV tuner card. which is a bit costly but quality is good as far as I know about it. You can use mysmartprice site to check the cheapest option for the HD TV tuner.

    Please get back to me in case of any queries.

    http://www.flipkart.com/avermedia-avertv-hybrid-volar-hd-tv-tuner-card/p/itmd2ryhaqqrsngg?pid=TVTD2RYKY6XTTZJS&icmpid=reco_pp_same_tv_tuner_card_3

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  10. You can get at less price from UMAX & Zebronics. But I am not sure about the quality of it. You can use mouthshut.com to check the review.

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  11. Hi,

    Is it possible to channels without using the remote?

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    1. If you are asking about switching of channel without remote then you can not do it. As it is just a audio/video input. You can do that with analog tv tuner card with out remote as well with remote.

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  12. Hello my friend! I want to say that this article
    is awesome, nice written and include almost all significant infos.
    I'd like to see extra posts like this .

    my website website

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  13. All above is Good..
    But Tatasky changing to NEW Setup Box from OLD Setup Box,so it is not compatible to your existing or Old Tuner card.
    The new setupbox released in Market will not be able to connect ..you have to purchase RF Cables extra accessories to view.So it is not the problem at your end but at Tatasky end. Demand for this money/or tell them to upgrade the Technology or ask them to recharge your account free of cost,towards the accessory you are going to purchase.Escalate to Tatasky Nodal officers or till TRAI, don't leave & don't pay 1re for new Accessory or Tuner card.


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  14. Hello Admin,

    Wonderful information shared. However, could you please share the TV Home Media3.exe file somewhere and upload the link. Would be greatful.

    Thanks!

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    1. OK Laxman, tel me the site on which I can upload exe. May be I will upload the dump of my c drive installation folder so other can try to use it. as many members want setup.

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  15. Hi kapil,
    I am prasad, i want to buy this product.
    But all online shopping sites shows out of stock for long days.
    Please let me know is there any direct outlet in chennai or advice where to buy this one.

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    1. Try this:
      http://www.flipkart.com/iball-claro-tv18-tv-tuner-card/p/itmd4ga9jgpqynuk?pid=TVTD4GA88MJMYY6J&ref=5f04a327-d957-4db2-9c5f-ac43223d6e03

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  16. thanks for the information about beetal tv tuner setup. I rate it 100 marks.

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  17. I have a dell inspiron 15... audio is not working... video is good but there is no audio.. plz help me on that...

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  18. Check the driver in Audio setting...
    Increase the volume from Tatasky remote
    Increase the volume in TVMedia3.exe window volume control...

    If you are still facing problem then let me know...

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  19. i have lcd monitor of aoc which have only d-sub port,so how to connect my standard tata sky set top box which has rca(red,white,yellow)output .which tv tuner card will support this.

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  20. i need setbox with tv tuner card so plz let me wich one is the best and where can i buy the product.

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  21. i need setbox with tv tuner card so plz let me wich one is the best and where can i buy the product.

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  22. am asking about inbuild tv tuner card with setupbox?

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    1. Let me check... I will update you soon... give me one day...

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  23. Check this forum for the same:
    http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/hardware-q/83674-connecting-set-top-box-pc.html

    Get back to me in case of any doubt...

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  24. Hi Kapil

    I'm trying to setup a zebronics tv tuner, and also a frontech one.. both don't seem to work on my laptop... I have windows 7 enterprise on xps 15, and im trying to get connection from my HD set top box using the audio/video cables (white yellow red, the usual) ...

    problem is I setup software for both, but they don't even initialize properly. I think they might not be compatible with windows 7 (even though I purchased them 1 week back)

    also, if im using the av cables, should I actually connect the cable jack (the black cable, which you get from tatasky which fits in the set top box) into the tv tuner ? there is a port on both tv tuners for that cable (I don't know what that cable is called) appreciate your help here. thanks

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    1. I will get back to you on this...

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    2. Hello Dear,

      Before Answering I would like to know more about it. does both are USB TV tuner card only? Which model you are using?

      If driver is the only problem then you can get it from internet. Check in Device manager in your computer. which driver it is asking.

      If you are using usb tv tuner then you should have one cable which is used to take audio/video input and goes to tv tuner. Please refer the video attached in this article for more information.

      How to connect is described in video.

      Thanks
      Kapil

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    3. Sorry for delayed reply.. Please get back in case of more query or doubt. I would like to answer it.

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  25. i have this beetel tv tuner card and i try to install this software on my windows 7 pc but when i open it its not responding immediately and i try on xp so work well on xp but the video format is stay as ntfs and not turn in to PAL so the picture is always black and white ........any solution ????and the download link is here.............
    http://www.mediafire.com/download/bo4cp8s9bk1z9vy/Dany++USB+TV+Stick+U+2000TVHome+Media3.rar

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  26. I will get back you on this soon...

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  28. Hi Kapil,

    I Purchased new zebronics external tuner card and i connected with my tata sky hd box. but color is displaying as black & white in AV mode can you help me

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  29. You need to select PAL mode... If it is in NTSC then color will not come properly. Try and update.....

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  30. Hi buddy.. Thanx for your info. i am using a sony vaio vgn cr36. Its a 5 yr old one but still good at performance. 2.12ghz processor. Will this setup work or will i have a delay in playing videos. Also tell me if i can buy a hd tata stb and a normal usb tuner card

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    1. If want to go for Tatasky HD then you must go for HD TV tuner card.

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  32. i tried beetel,, couldnt find on flipkart.. any other model available which s compatible with acer5740G,
    i saw 2 models, http://www.flipkart.com/iball-claro-tv18-tv-tuner-card/p/itmd4ga9jgpqynuk?pid=TVTD4GA88MJMYY6J&ref=5f04a327-d957-4db2-9c5f-ac43223d6e03
    http://www.flipkart.com/zebronics-usb-external-tv-tuner/p/itmd7r9f5uge8cfs?pid=TVTD7R9FGCFAG86J&ref=983d45f5-bb86-4593-9d08-95de97763474
    which s better? and i need to change resolution size so that can watch tv n work on lap..

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    1. also i will use hd set up box but with sd channels,,,

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    2. i having hdmi cable and my laptop s hdmi supported,, in that case, can i connect set up box without tv tuner?

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    3. Hello Arun,

      I will choose iBall Claro TV18 TV Tuner Card. Configuration wise it is better than Zebronics USB External TV Tuner. Zebronics USB External TV Tuner support maximum Resolution of 720 x 576 pixels.

      In my opinion go for iball Claro.

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    4. thanks kapi one more small doubt- even if i get HD channels, i can see those chanels in standard quality right? or wont be visible?...

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    5. HD channels will come in SD... Less resolution... if it doesn't support HD...

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  33. Please let me know that i have to busy set up box also along with tv tuner card???????????







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    1. Yes you need to buy setup Box also... monthly recharge!!!
      Any of Tatasky, Videocon, any...

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  34. at first thank u very much kapil for this information.now I have a request-please suggest me the best combination to watch hd or normal tv channels on my lappy(DELL INSPIRON 3537).I will be thankful to you.u an mail me at rraaj496@gmail.com.

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  35. Hi Kapil ji, thanks a lot. I have windows media centre installed. Can I use this wmc and see the channels using usb tv tuner stick. How can i view hd channels in hd since my laptop supports 1920x1080p.

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  36. acer laptop 5552 model hdmi is available,pl let me know which tv turner card is suitable?

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  37. I currently have a laptop and not LCD monitor but in some months i do have a plan in buying LCD (monitor) hence I need an external tv tuner that I can add to both LCD and Laptop. This helps me in future. The problem with USB tv tuner is that it cannot be used for LCD without connecting to PC (which I dont want to). Can you please advice.

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    1. There are many External TV Tuner card available in market, which you can use with your monitor with out switching ON your CPU....

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  38. Thank you so much, very useful post

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  39. I have Tatasky HD+ settop box connected to tv on first floor,and want to see tv on my dell windows 8 laptop,which I use on ground floor.I have ordered Avermedia Hybrid volar HD tv tuner from ebay @5200, my plan is to connect stb with 20 ft cable to tv tuner and use it on ground floor.I have Tatasky mobile android remote on my phone,so I can change channels through wifi from groundfloor .will I succeed in my plan ;)

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  40. Can you please tellme, also, It's Work on Airtel Digital Tv HD?

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  41. Thanks very much for this article...
    i have a windows 7 home basic dell inspiron1015 and I am presently waching TV BY FREE CHANNEL BASED SET UP BOX (free to DTH)...so which usb tuner is suitable ..And which model will be suitable...please if answered me ..i will be thank full to u......

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    1. You can choose Beetel USB / iBall / Avermedia TV Tuner Card...if your laptop support HD then go for HD tuner...

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  43. Hi, i'm anindita. Actually i m very confused bcoz u see i got this zebronics tv tuner ZEB-L2012 and m gonna get tatasky setup box but i cannot understand how to connect to my laptop which is lenevo G580 with windows 8. So i want to ask whether the tv tuner will support to my laptop and how do i connect it? kindly guide with this situation.

    thank you

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    1. Install the drive
      Do the setting as suggested in video....
      Make the setup ready and connect TV Tuner
      Run the exe provided in setup...

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  44. hey bro i have a window7 laptop n5010 320gb 512ati graphics and 4 gb ram there is a hd ready or not plz tell me bro i want to use this on tataskyhd plz tellme my laptop support hd or not

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    1. It is not full HD... its screen resolution is 1024 x 768... I think will work but you will not Full HD display clarity...

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  45. my laptop hv 4usb ports 1 microsd 1sata 1hdmi and 1ethernet

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  47. its resulation is 1366 0r 768 and which type of tv tuner is suitable for me plzz

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  48. Hello, Thanks for the information.

    I wanted to know which Tv Tuner Card I should buy- we have a Tata Sky HD Set top box and the laptop is HP Pavilion.

    Also , we have a lot of programmes recorded on the set top box - is there any way we can transfer those programmes to laptop so that we can have space on the set top box?

    Do let us know,

    Thanks

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  49. HP Pavilion laptop model 2230tx is available,plz let me know which tv turner card hd quality is suitable?

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  50. HP Pavilion laptop model 2230tx, OS Windows 8 is available,plz let me know which tv turner card hd quality is suitable?

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  51. Bro i hav conected my tata sky to laptop via beetel however i cud c d picture but canot hear voice but when i click on d record button available on the TV MEDIA screen beside AV,ATV,FM option den i can hear d audio n also m not able

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  52. Bro i hav conected my tata sky to laptop via beetel however i cud c d picture but canot hear voice but when i click on d record button available on the TV MEDIA screen beside AV,ATV,FM option den i can hear d audio n also m not able to c d same options dat u provided in d screenshot of audio. Plz help

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  53. Hi, I have Videocon D2H HD settop box and iBall Claro CTV27 tuner card. I tried using HDMI to composite cable to connect these two. But it did not work. How to connect these two? Do I need to have SD settop box instead of HD ? Please help

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  54. hi bro , i have videocon hd recorder , it is possible to play channels in my pc from videocon d2h like tata sky?

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  55. Hi Kapil,
    I Recently Bought Enter TV Tuner Card -USB TV STick E-260U

    I have Windows 8 installed on my laptop
    After installing Tv Home Media 3 .exe ,On clicking the icon,my system is crashing. My current version of TVHome Media 3 is 1.1,Do i need to upgraded it to a new version or is it not compatible with windows 8?
    From where can i download the latest Version of TVHome media 3 .?OR do you any other software which can play TV channels other than TV Home media 3 .
    Please REply and Help

    Thanks in Advance

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  56. Hi Kapil,
    Can you please suggest which brand works for both laptop and Montior(without CPU).
    Thanks
    Raj

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  57. Hi Kapil,
    Can you please suggest which USB TV Tuner brand works for both laptop and Montior(without CPU).
    Thanks
    Raj

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  58. hi..i am using the same beetel fun laptop tv tuner..but it does not work for windows 8.1..can you help me here??

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  59. What is your suggestion for linux users..mint,ubuntu,fedora

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  61. i have a gadmei tv tuer box when i try installing the usb driver it says pleas upsate your win-2k to service packet 4 how do i do this

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  62. i need beetel fun tv tuner and i need driver i have lost the disc i need TV Home Media3.exe set up file please provide me the download link. thanx in advance

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  63. Interesting blog. This is one of my favorite blog also I want you to update more post like this. Thanks for sharing this article.
    Chennai cable TV operator

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  64. HELLO BRO CAN U PLEASE PROVIDE ME THE LINK I HAVE LOST MY CD WHICH CAME WITH THE TV TUNNER

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