FlyTV's Express M5 and M3 ExpressCard tuners

by Ryan Block, posted Mar 22nd 2006 at 9:42AM

We're not sure how long FlyTV's actually been selling their Express M5 MST-T2A2, and M3 MST-T2 tuners, but it's among the first ExpressCard TV devices we've seen -- unfortunately if you want to tune into analog signals, it's the M5 ExpressCard 54, and not the M3 ExpressCard 34 device, you're going to have to snag (34 is the smaller standard seen in the MacBook Pro, for example). But if your machine has a 54 slot, you can view and record multiple DVB-T, digital, or analog sources simultaneously in MPEG-1/2/4 via digital antenna, S-Video, and composite in with the M5, and the same without the analog antenna on the M3. Of course, we know what would make this really useful is ATSC support, but we don't really think LifeView, the Taiwanese company who produces the FlyTV, was aiming for US soil when they launched this one.

[Thanks, Steve]

Filed under: Peripherals, Portable Video

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Samuel McConnell @ Mar 22nd 2006 9:54AM

No ATSC love. Ever. Why did we have to go for our own format?

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Lewis @ Mar 22nd 2006 12:28PM

I know that AverMedia has a TV Tuner ExpressCard and I'm pretty sure it's available now. OK, did some more research. Maybe not available now, but soon? It's a 54mm. expresscard.org is the official ExpressCard organization's site. More info there.

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Chris @ Mar 23rd 2006 3:13AM

Who do they think they are, BMW? :)

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Rod @ Mar 27th 2006 9:32PM

Where can I get these tv expresscards?

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has @ May 2nd 2006 7:23AM

Help
ware i can bay this card
REGARDS

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strider_mt2k @ Aug 13th 2006 9:12AM

I also would like information on obtaining one of these cards.
It's the coolest thing yet that I've seen for expresscard.

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