Barry Watzman wrote:
> 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)

You sure about that? That may be the spec..but...
I have an external usb hard drive. It reports to the system that it draws
100mA, but it trips the current limit when simultaneously hooked to
TWO usb ports. The drive itself is rated at 750mA.
Bottom line is that I don't think you can rely on the vendor to adhere
to the usb spec if it kills their product. YMMV.

, 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>