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Radio card/software?
« on: December 20, 2007, 07:18:42 pm »
Does anyone recommend a good PCI radio card to go in the computer of a jukebox?
Years ago, I had a FM radio card, which came with a pretty good program, but the card wouldnt work when I upgraded to Windows XP.
Does anyone have radio cards on their jukeboxes? (And I dont mean the streaming internet radios.)
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Re: Radio card/software?
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2007, 08:24:07 am »
Is no one at all using a pci card on their jukebox to pick up "real" am/fm radio????
I have found some cards that have TV input and radio receiver built in, but I wont need TV on my jukebox (whenever I get around to building a jukebox).

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Re: Radio card/software?
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2007, 09:23:38 am »
Ok, I found this:
http://www.griffintechnology.com/support/products/radioshark2

It looks very promising, but I wonder how one can make use the program that comes with it, without having to use a mouse or trackball?

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Re: Radio card/software?
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2007, 04:20:33 am »
The old bt878 tv tuner cards with a radio on them are so cheap it would probably be the easiest way to go, but you will still have the problems with software not being designed for the arcade controls.

The other option are USB based ones like http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1929.... But there is no mention if it has configurable de-emphasis to suit the oddball FM that is used in the US, and no external antenna so yout stuck with what you can get with the wire attached to it, which will probably be nothing if your machine is in your basement.

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Re: Radio card/software?
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2008, 05:59:20 pm »
Found a cheap USB FM radio dongle.

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1929


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Re: Radio card/software?
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2008, 08:46:46 pm »
Thanks Bob, that looks interesting..
Ive been browsing ebay for old tuner/amps.
Wonder how we could interface this dongle with a jukebox program?