What DTV tuner for PC?

[Nigel Molesworth]

I've had a Nebula for a while now, but I've got two problems with it.
The software seems to make my PC unstable, I often get Desktop icons
vanishing, and secondly it won't fit in my new PC case unless I remove
the motherboard first (one of the antenna sockets fouls the case).

My requirements are:

Watch & record DTV
Timer, preferably one that wakes up the PC
Burn DVD with recorded files without having to mess about!
PCI, PCIe, or USB connection
7-day EPG, preferably linked to timer
Windows Vista compatibility in the future
It would be nice if it could handle HDTV, if this exists on FreeView?

When I bought my Nebula, it was highly thought of in this group. What
is the current favourite that hopefully meets my requirement?

 

[Tomaz Cedilnik]

It would be nice if it could handle HDTV, if this exists on FreeView?

Also consider one with a TopUp TV card slot.

HDTV (currently) doesn't exist on freeview, however, it is possible to
broadcast of HDTV channels through freeview so it's possible that it
will be done in near future (maybe first on TopUp); more likely after
digital switchover (when the analog broadcast is switched off, making
more room for digital).

Tom