TV for a Laptop? Why not?

"As a TV tuner, the Instant TV For Notebooks works fine. The picture quality was quite good, as long as you don't watch it at full screen. If you do, then you'll want to step back a few feet from the notebook because the image is fairly pixilated. Non HD Cable TV is designed to be displayed on an interlaced TV, not a non interlaced high resolution LCD screen. The LCD screen on our test notebook revealed every imperfections in the TV image. We found the remote to be a hassle to use - its buttons were too close together and you can't find what you're looking by feel along. Also it requires perfect line of sight with the TV card since its IR based.

We found the Instant TV minimum system requirement of a Pentium III 1GHz too be low. You'll need a faster notebook than that to take full advantage of it. When installed into one of our older notebooks, the video was jumpy and the sound didn't sync to the TV show. It look like one of those very badly dubbed Chinese Kung Fu movie. However, when installed in the Dell XPS gaming notebook, the unit performed flawlessly.

Overall, we like the ADS Tech Instant TV For Notebook. For a student living in a dorm, this is almost a must have item. And it's priced low enough that even the starving student should be able to afford it. If the idea of adding TV viewing to your notebook appeals to you and you have a notebook that is at the Pentium M level or above, then Instant TV For Notebook is a good choice."

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