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If it is leadtek, I would recommend WinFast TV2000 XP Global Media Center Edition any day over any other card or Pinnacle PCTV Tuner for Vista as they both are certified to work with Vista MCE & comes with MCE certified remote.
WinFast TV2000 XP Global Media Center Edition is same tuner as Leadtek winfast tv 2000 xp global + a vista MCE remote...
but i would prefer winfast PVR over VISTA MCE as winfast PVR lets me record directly in DIVX & XVID,max capture resolution being 480x480 with cpu usage being 80% (A64 3000+ venice) upto 6000 kbps bitrate & level 3 quality
Leadtek winfast tv 2000 xp global with 10bit ADC CX23883-39 + Xceive XC2028 receiver is better than pinnacle PCTV stereo & pinnacle 110i anyday
though i need to confirm what tuner pinnacle is offering in PCTV kit for windows vista
pinnacle PCTV stereo is 9bit ADC Philips SAA7134 + Microtune MT2050 receiver..
Microtune MT2050 receiver has problems with the reception of some channels & the quality on some channels is far from perfect..
pinnacle PCTV 110i is 9bit ADC Philips SAA7131E + RF-shielded block Philips TDA8275A
Philips TDA8275 is a hardware shortage in the feedback auto gain.
due to vast problems in reception,Compro flatly refused the use of philips TDA8275 and TDA8275A receivers in its products & instead used receivers from LG in its lineup!!
Philips TDA8275A requires high signal strength to be near perfect..
In lower-level signal there is of occurrence of a well-marked fine color noise..but this receivers denied deficiency in the system of auto gain characteristic of the TDA8275..overall thing is there are better receivers than philips TDA8275 and TDA8275A in form of xceive receivers ...& most importantly xceive receivers are a major hit among most manufacturers!!