Wouldn't it be cool to be able to watch TV on your Laptop while trying to get work done? Well now you can! Futurelooks has posted a review on the SICURO DEC-900 Laptop CardBus TV Tuner Card w/FM Radio/Video Capture. This card allows you to watch TV, record your favourites TV programs, connect a DVD player, VCR or XBOX to your laptop. It can even be used as an FM receiver!

With my laptop meeting the minimum system requirements, the TV tuner card was a fun feature to have. However, I did not enjoy using as much as I would have expected. The basic software was too basic and needed third party software to enhance the features of the card including video capture. The PVR feature is not very complete take advantage of electronic TV guide and would make recording TV shows easier. The radio function was pretty much useless to me as it didn't really work out.

To improve the quality of this product, a user should have a good video card in the laptop. I believe that a video card having a minimum of 64MB of shared RAM would allow the video and the sound to be synchronized while watching TV or reviewing the recorded TV shows. However, it seems more likely that the card or software has problems buffering ahead enough of the recording to keep from having syncing problems. As a whole this TV tuner card wouldn't be something I'd go out and buy. However, because last time we checked, Geeks had it for around $50 bucks, it might help you pass the time when you're out and about.

Pro
- Easy to use interface
- Adds another TV to the home
- Can be used anywhere in the world as it accepts both PAL and NTSC formats
- Easy to use TV interface
- Video is saved in MPEG format for ease of archival and playback

Cons
- Poor radio quality
- Video and sound from TV program does not synchronize properly
- Installation program can cause problems if directions aren't followed carefully
- Video input cable hard to insert properly