The mfgrs link for the Artec card is here:

http://www.artec.com.tw/ehtm/products/t19ar.htm

functionally and externally, it looks like the Hauppauge unit (mine also
gets hot, but not so hot that you can't hold it). But the specs on the
Artec unit suggest lower requirements from the host computer.

As to power consumption, the maximum you can draw from a USB port is 2.5
watts (5 volts at 500ma), which is 250 mah from a 10 volt battery. That
is about 7% of the capacity of a typical laptop battery, so it shouldn't
"kill" the battery life, although it's certainly not going to help it.
In any case, I have always presumed that watching TV was a "plugged in"
activity, which does not mean that there might not be times when you
might like to do it on battery.


Larry wrote:
> "Ralph Mowery" <rmowery28146@earthlink.net> wrote in
> news:-5udncMR_PAyBKPXnZ2dnUVZ_uCdnZ2d@earthlink.com:
>
>> I am looking for opinions on a usb tv tuner to go with my netbook.
>> The one I am looking at the most is an Artec T19ARD. What are others
>> using on their net/notebooks ?
>>
>> Here is a url for one.
>> http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...de=10008896&pr
>> odlist=celebros
>>
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>
> I have a Hauppauge DTV USB plug. It runs so hot you can't hold it in your
> hand. It kills a full sized laptop battery in 40 minutes, rendering it
> useless for watching TV unplugged. Don't buy a Hauppauge...it's crap!
>
> Run whatever TV USB adapter you like for 60 minutes. Buy the one that gets
> least warm and return the others to the store as crap....
>
> The coolest one uses the least battery power....longest runtime.
>
>