Microsoft Media Tv Tuner Slowing Down Computer

I bought this as a second tuner to use with my Plex media PC. The recording quality is great for over-the-air broadcasts (OTA). Plex manages the two tuners with no issues. I had been keeping an ancient Windows 7 PC running Microsoft Media Center around because I hadn't found a suitable replacement for it. Plex TV does a great job with OTA and the TV schedules on Windows 10.

Bought this Dell Optiplex 7010 to replace an older Dell computer that was getting old and slow. This new one is much smaller than my old unit, runs very quiet and stays cool. First time I have used Windows 11 but I found it pretty intuitive and the initial setup was very easy even for this low tech guy. Can't believe how fast this computer boots up! My only complaint, and this is a Microsoft issue I think, is that the installed media player has no provision to rip CD's that I can find. (Told you I am low tech). That is the main reason I bought a computer with an optical drive. I ended up having to download the legacy media player from the Microsoft store and now I am a happy camper. Great machine so far.

I bought this because I get all my tv over the air. Recording a show necessitates using the dvd recorder, and it's getting old, and is not truly reliable. This tv tuner worked as soon as I plugged it into the usb port on my computer. I hooked up to the coaxial cable from my attic antenna, and I get a better picture than I do on my regular tv. It picked up all the channels and using it with Microsoft Media Center is easy as pie. I like Microsoft Media Center better than the software that came with the device, but that software works OK as well. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to cut the cable and still have a personal video recorder.

I bought 2 of these to go with my new computer. I wasn't sure that the large size of the monitors would work for my space but they are, in a word, fantastic. I must admit that I've been a Samsung fan for many years now and I find that their products are a great value. They are not the cheapest but for the price they are the best. Image quality beats their competitors for all video devices. The only complaint I have is the HDMI cables that came with the monitors are cheap and seem to cause colours to bleed. I replaced them with better cables and the problem seems to be fixed. It took me a while to figure out how to pair a remote with a given monitor but now that I got it worked out it's all good. I would recommend these to anyone. They would be especially good for someone with a small space for a computer and a TV. They really are TVs without a tuner but if you use internet services like Netflix or cable TV a tuner is useless anyway

I am very happy with this computer. Microsoft makes transferring everything a breeze.

Excellent computer, far better than any Microsoft based computer that I have used

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] HANDS DOWN THE BEST TV! We have had multiple televisions and finally found the one that out performs daily. This tv sets our living room apart and is great for sports, movies, and of course our kids cartoons. Samsung did it once again and proves that they are the ultimate tv manufacturers.

I've installed this tuner in my ancient HP Pavilion DV6000 laptop with Windows Media Center installed, and it's working flawlessly. The only minor thing is that Windows 7 won't recognize the tuner automatically, and therefore you'll need to install the drivers manually plus reboot the machine at the end of the installation process. If you already have the Windows Media Center configured with a different tuner then you will also need to manually run the TV setup again which includes providing the zip code, scanning for the channels etc. The dual tuner eliminates the need to change the channel to record something while you're watching a different channel. I've not noticed any performance issues when WMC was recording two channels at once, and this is running on a 2007 laptop with 8Gb of memory. In summary, this is a must have product if you are using Windows Media Center.

This TV Tuner works perfect! But then I have come to expect that from B&H, they never disappoint me.

Did you know that you can't even get the computer to work without a Microsoft Login now? Super annoying.