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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><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>