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I have a intex fm-tv tuner video capture card which is apprx. 7 year old.
It is used only twice or thrice in these years.

I have tata sky satelite at home.
I want to make parallel connection from that satelite tv to my laptop using this tv tuner card.
On my satellint settop box there are these ports:
Video
Left
Right
Mono
Antena In
RF Out

In my tv tuner card there are these ports:
FM
TV
Audio-Out
AV-IN
S-VHS
REMOTE

On my laptop I have these ports:
VGA
S-Video out jack

Any idea how to do it?
which wires do i need?
do i need any extra circuitary? i have already installed mythtv.

Laptop Configuration:
Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jacklope
HP-Compaq Presario A965 TU Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo 2Ghz 2gb ram, 160gb hdd,

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Short answer: an internal desktop capture card generally can't be used directly in a laptop. Since later clarified the Intex unit is internal, the practical routes are (a) fit the card in a desktop with a free PCI/PCIe slot, or (b) buy a small external USB composite/S‑Video capture device that is supported on Linux. ’s question is the same problem in reverse — the physical form factor and available audio inputs usually decide the solution, not the video cable.

Wiring basics (what to buy): use the set‑top box’s analog video output (composite/RCA yellow) into the capture device’s composite/AV‑IN, or S‑Video into the S‑Video/S‑VHS input for better picture. Feed left/right audio from the box into the capture card’s audio‑in or the PC line‑in. Do not rely on RF/antenna outputs unless the tuner card is explicitly a radio/TV RF tuner and has the matching coax connector and driver.

Quick Linux checks and setup tips:

lspci -nnk | grep -iA3 'tv\|multimedia'
dmesg | grep -iE 'bttv|saa7134|ivtv|video'
ls /dev/video*
v4l2-ctl --list-formats-ext

Install v4l utilities and confirm a device node like /dev/video0; then point MythTV backend at that device. If the card needs firmware or a nonfree driver, the kernel log will show it.

Troubleshooting and cautions: if there’s no picture, try S‑Video first, confirm PAL/NTSC settings, and ensure the set‑top’s analog outputs are enabled (many operators limit or protect analog output). If the laptop lacks a line‑in, use a USB audio adapter. When the internal card has no Linux support, an inexpensive USB capture device with known v4l2 support is the fastest, most reliable fix.

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Edit : Its INTERNAL card not external.

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How i connect external intex tv tuner card with my computer

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how tv tuner card connect with my pc

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Mukesh please provide details. which operating system you are using? what computer/laptop?

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