Dell Angel USB TV Tuner?

Question

Hey everyone, I just recently got an Inspiron 1505 for christmas, and I am loving the Windows Media Center, so much so, that I'm looking into tv tuners, and the Dell Angel seems to be the cheapest USB I can find, plus I know it would work with my system. Only thing is, I've read around online of people having problems with the angel on non-Dell and non-MCE systems. So my question is, before I go out and spend the money on this, will it work with the Vista Media Center? I don't want to spend the money on this, just to not be able to use it within 2 months. So, can someone help me out? Thanks.

borisb · Answer

I got the Angel USB TV Tuner with my Dell XPS M1710 at the beginning of December and immediately installed Vista (Ultimate).   Vista, released only a week or two earlier, had built-in support for the tuner.  The tuner has worked flawlessly since, with excellent video quality (compared with a dual-tuner Hauppage on my desktop which has horrible reception using the exact same cable).

GamerGuy1 · Answer

Alright, I ordered mine off ebay today. $27 with the shipping. Not bad price for a TV tuner in my opinion. Looking forward to actually having a DVR to use. Thanks for the help. :)

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