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Changing TV Tuner part in TV Card
Hi,
Was dumb enough to buy a PC TV card that does not work with my TV system (my TV system in Singapore is PAL B/G and the TV Tuner card only does PAL D/K). It seems that only 1 metal box needs to be changed. (a rectangular part that is connected to a socket for the antenna) Can anyone advise if it's an easy thing to change the card to work on PAL B/G by using spare parts from other TV cards? (thinking of getting a 2nd hand card just to rip off the TV tuner part). Reason why I don't want to replace the card is because the card has other features in it (realtime MPEG4 compression etc) that I like. Besides, I have limited budget. Only the TV part doesn't work. I get TV pictures but static instead of sound. Grateful for any good advice. Please email me at tuckmeng at hotmail.com |
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I think TV cards can change TV system from NTSC to all PAL versions even to
SECAM. HAve you checked the programs options? |
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No, there are no other options. The card is very specific, only
receives PAL D/K. Can I hijack another part from a 2nd hand tv card to convert it to PAL B/G? |
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Possibly you could. Try to find the datasheet on the current fitted tuner,
then source a PAL B spare with similar pinout or at leas tthe same set of signal in/outs (pinouts seem fairly standardised across models as a broad rule). Most times, it's a straight swap plus maybe move a resistor or two on the card PCB to "select" the correct mode for the main decoder IC, which may not even be necessry for PAL D to PAL B. "TuckMeng Lam" wrote in message om... No, there are no other options. The card is very specific, only receives PAL D/K. Can I hijack another part from a 2nd hand tv card to convert it to PAL B/G? |
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