Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition TV Tuner Adapters

The Bottom Line: ATI's Radeon X1950 XTX is the fastest single-chip 3D card that you can buy. Unfortunately, with Windows Vista and its accompanying gaming technology, it's going to become obsolete in just five months. ATI adjusted the price of the Radeon X1950 XTX accordingly, but at $450, it's still not an insignificant purchase. We recommend it only if money is no object.

Specs: ATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire, 2560 x 1600, 512 MB, PC, 2

Editors' Take: If you're looking for 3D graphics and a TV tuner in a single card, ATI's new All-In-Wonder X1900 looks like the new leader of the pack.

Specs: ATI Radeon X1900, 2560 x 1600 / 60 Hz, 256 MB, PC, 2

The Bottom Line: Aptly named, the ATI TV Wonder Elite is easily the best PC TV tuner card we've seen.

Specs: ATI-TV Wonder Elite Remote Control Edition - TV / radio tuner / video input adapter - PCI, PCI, Video capture adapter - S-video input - Plug-in card, Composite video input, Stereo

The Bottom Line: Hauppauge's WinTV-PVR-500 MCE is a good choice if you want to record two programs simultaneously, but it assumes you have a Media Center remote and the correct decoding software.

Specs: Hauppauge WinTV PVR-500MCE - TV / radio tuner / video input adapter - PCI, PCI, TV tuner - S-video input - Plug-in card, Composite video input, Stereo

Editors' Take: ATI's next-gen family of high-end graphics cards is fast, but the cards are not as elegantly designed as Nvidia's competing GeForce 7800 series.

Specs: ATI Radeon X1800 GTO, 256 MB, PC, 2

The Bottom Line: ATI's second-best 3D card brings all of the requisite features to the 3D gaming table, but its specialized performance makes it less compelling.

Specs: ATI Radeon X1800 XL, 2560 x 1600 / 60 Hz, 256 MB, PC, 2

Specs: Hauppauge WinTV HVR-950 - ATSC HDTV receiver / analog TV tuner - Hi-Speed USB, Hi-Speed USB, Hi-Speed USB - External

Specs: ATI TV Wonder HD 650 Combo USB - ATSC HDTV / QAM receiver / analog TV / radio tuner / video input adapter - Hi-Speed USB, Hi-Speed USB, S-video input - External, Composite video input

Specs: ATI TV Wonder HD 650 PCIE - ATSC HDTV / QAM receiver / analog TV / radio tuner / video input adapter - PCI Express, PCI Express, S-video input - Plug-in card, Composite video input

Specs: Diamond One Touch Video Capture VC500 - Video input adapter - Hi-Speed USB, Hi-Speed USB, Hi-Speed USB - External