Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)As promised, this device turned my computer into a TiVo-like system. The quality of the video image is superb--as good as it gets until you move up into high-definition TV. Setup was quick and didn't require any tweaking of my graphics card or sound card. Running the video over USB2 doesn't seem to slow down my system at all (2.2GHz Celeron with 256MB RAM).
I have the same kind of "plug-unplug-and-play" problem on Windows XP Home that the other reviewer mkirpalani has; it's annoying but the thing is still fully functional after you unplug it and plug it in again. Hopefully this can be fixed with a driver improvement from Hauppauge--hello Hauppauge engineers?
The included TV and FM radio software work great, but they aren't completely intuitive. Once you learn how it works it's OK, but it definitely feels like an early version of the software. Again software upgrades should improve the user-friendliness.
The remote control unit works exactly like a TV remote, allowing me to lie in bed across the room and vegetate. The added bonus is that you can rewind and pause and fast-forward through live TV, and record stuff on the PC's hard drive too.
I think the speed and efficiency of the USB2 technology are the key to getting high-quality video and stereo audio from the WinTV, and this thing uses it to maximum benefit. Overall this is an amazing and high-quality device that just needs a few small software improvements.
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Product Description:
Marketing Information: Watch and record your TV shows with instant replay and program pause. Burn your favorite TV shows onto CD-ROM and play them on your home DVD player. Includes hi-performance hardware MPEG2 encoder and MPEG editor. External USB Plug-and-Play device for easy installation on PC"s and Laptop"s.
The WinTV-PVR-usb brings live TV to your PC screen. With WinTV-PVR-usb"s 125-channel cable ready TV receiver, you can watch TV in a resizeable window or full screen. Or listen to FM radio with our built-in stereo FM receiver. And with WinTV-PVR-usb, there is no need to open your PC. Just plug it into a USB port, so installation is a snap!
But thats not all!!
WinTV-PVR-usb puts TV watching under your control! Watch what you want, when you want! With WinTV-PVR-usb you can pause TV when you want, create your own instant replay and even burn your TV shows onto CD-ROM!
Product Name: WinTV-PVR-usb2 Personal Video Recorder
Product Type: TV/Video/Radio Input Adapter
Technical Information
Host Interface: USB
Functionality: FM Tuner
Functionality: TV Tuner
Functionality: Video Capture
Interfaces/Ports
Interfaces/Ports: S-Video Video-in
Interfaces/Ports: Composite - RCA Video-in
Interfaces/Ports: Mini-phone Stereo Line-in
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