Also, the video only show on primary display, not on extended desktop secondary, so you have to switch to ext. 1080i (1920x1080 - you really need a external 1920x1200 or higher LCD to see that in full glory (you probably want DVI instead of analog too, but that required port replicator|dock and those are not compatible with the new Z-series, I hate that), your 15' XGA+ is onl 1400x1050, but on the other hand, the R52's X300 is too slow too drive that resolution anyway. just plain old standar definition (SD) 720x480 DTV Keep an eye on the controller, it will tell you which channel is If you haven't heard yet, DTV (ATSC as in U.S.) doesn't necessary mean HDTV.

Finally, you get digital TV on your computer!ĩ. You actually have to choose antenna for the OTA (over the air) digital channels, you get the OTA analog channels too, but not all the cable channels obviously.Ĩ. (But all is not lose, you still want to scan the cable, so later you can use the input select to go back to analog SD channels, there are cool channels like Scola-1, Scola-2, CCTV4 that are no in regular local lineups)ħ. Well, if you do that, you get the 84 cable channel, no digital signal will be detected, dud. When you are at the scan channel portion of the setup, you would think you choose Cable TV, didn't I just plug in the cable TV cable. After reboot, hook up the box to your Thinkpad, run the Fusion HDTV applicationĦ. Pick the FusionHDTV 5 USB in the driver scene, and then you scream, why my box is not cool metallic red!!ĥ. Anyway, IBM ThinkPad R52 has a ATI Mobility Radeon X300, so pick the 'Pentium3 800MHz of faster + ATI Radeon', this is just weird.Ĥ. The PC Specification is just confusion, you may wonder why the CPU is matched to a specific GPU (the answer is in the readme). So go into the folder 'Setup' and run the setup.exe there.ģ. Instead of install the Fusion HDTV application, the menu choices only install the driver. (I assume you have it turned off after the SONY fiasco, right?) The autorun's install.exe doesn't match the menu. It even glows blue on the bottom and come with a remote (battery included). It is tiny tinnie (only couple inches wide) USB 2.0 boxes, just plug in the cable. high-quality RG-6 coaxial (6-ft) ($5.00 value) Philips PHDTV1 Indoor HDTV Antenna ($39.99 value) For its 'limited time special offer', you also get co.kr) FusionHDTV 5 USB for $149 from SnapStream. You can get a DViCO (a Korean company? URL is. HDTV quick and dirty guide HDTV quick and dirty guideġ.

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