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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Terrie, I don’t know the answer to your question but I appreciate you sharing the info about the tV tuner. I’ve been curious about how they worked and how accessible they were. Can you access local stations with it, without being subscribed to a cable service? My goal is to get rid of cable since we watch so little TV; but I’d still like to be able to watch local news and such.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tonia<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Nfbktad [mailto:nfbktad-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Terrie Terlau<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 02, 2014 6:58 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Kentucky, Technology Assistance Division'<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nfbktad] volume Question in Windows 8<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello again,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have successfully (with many fits and starts) gotten a Hauppage TV USB stick installed on my Windows 8 laptop this weekend. However, my X (who used to do the TV card work)had the same problem that I now have: The TV sound volume is very much lower than the sound volume for everything else. I have to sit right next to the laptop to hear the TV. I have external speakers that have their own volume control and I will use them with the TV. However, if I need Jaws, and I use the external speakers at a level to hear the TV, Jaws will blast the roof off (smile). I have looked through all the Hauppage settings and will read their manual and write for their tech support. However, I wondered if anyone on this list has used a TV card in their computer and if so, I am hoping they had found a solution to the volume problem. Wiser heads than mine are needed )smile).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One nice thing is that you can record with this card and it appears that you can start and stop live TV with it. It comes with a little remote and also has keyboard controls for most functions. So it is truly accessible! I think I bought mine for around $99, though I saw it on the Hauppage site today for $129. But it is cheaper than a TV if you already have a computer. This model can hook into cable and also comes with a portable antenna and the attachment to hook to an antenna, so you can get both kinds of TV with it. You can also hook a satellite dish box into the stick. It has a very cute tiny remote as well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for any thoughts any of you might have.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Terrie Terlau<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>