Hey i just came up with a good idea!, TV tuner card for axim

somedude&AdEll · 08-13-03, 11:19 AM

Does one of these exist or is their one in research or am i just waisting my time?

thanks, Derek

somedude&AdEll · 08-13-03, 11:25 AM

grrr sony beats again, they are on their way of making a memory stick tv tuner

another thing, was there a compatible fm tuner ever created to fit the axim?

nemattoad · 08-13-03, 11:27 AM

yeah, it exists, but not in the way you are thinking of :D

1) Get a tv tuner card for your PC
2) Use windows media encoder to broadcast it over LAN (WiFi)
3) Get a wifi card for your axim
4) Tune your Pocket WMP to the ip address of your PC

If you want to change channels remotely you will need to have VNC or terminal services running.

DennisFranz · 08-13-03, 02:00 PM

Why change the channels if you have a 'chakka-bow chunkka-wow-wow' video on...

I just wanted a reason to say 'chakka-bow chunkka-wow-wow'.

tgreenstein · 08-13-03, 02:17 PM

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Originally posted by somedude&AdEll
...was there a compatible fm tuner ever created to fit the axim?

Yes, Dell has listed one on their website, and it was a subject of discussion here on Aximsite a while back. I don't have a direct link, but a forum search ought to find it.

wcnc · 08-13-03, 02:22 PM

there was an FM tuner available (AM/FM) but it was considered slightly overpriced. you could record direct to the pocket pc. not sure if you could do timed recording though. seemed odd to take up a CF slot for this feature considering the shrinky-dink am/fm radios available now. there's even USB flash card items that are duel mp3/am/fm radios that have extremely small form factors.

wcnc · 08-13-03, 02:23 PM

btw. didn't mention it but a TV tuner would rule!
tv tuner with the ability to record right to axim in divx format... hehe ok, pushing the wish list factor.

deftech · 08-13-03, 02:58 PM

Portable TV's have begun to dramatically decrease in production the past few years, because of a huge loss of sales. I forget where the article was that I read, but it was some news site about a year ago. A Sony (I think) executive was speaking about how portable TVs will soon be a product of the past. He said that in an age of cable & satellite TV, that many consumer studies (as well as sales numbers the past few years) have shown that there is very little interest nowadays in a device that picks up just 2 or 3 over-the-air channels.

RedruM7 · 08-13-03, 05:51 PM

I dont suppose they could hook up a portable TV with satillite service, or better yet a satillight CF card adaptor or something 8)...

deftech · 08-13-03, 05:54 PM

Nope. That's the bad thing about satellite TV.....you have to aim it very precisely. Also, I don't think you want an 18-inch satellite dish sticking out of the top of your Axim. :p

I've seen some satellite mounts for Motor Homes that have a small motor that keeps it properly aimed while driving.....but you're talking thousands of dollars just for the dish.