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| Brand: | Hauppauge |
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| Tuner Technology: | Digital TV |
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Technical Details
- 125 channel storage ready TV tuner for TV in a window (or full screen). Surf the net while you watch TV on your PC screen
- No need to open your PC: works best with USB 2.0. Will also work with USB 1.1
- Composite/S-Video and audio inputs to connect to VCR or camcorders
- Hardware MPEG-2 encoder, so you only need from 1-2 Gigabytes of disk space per hour of recorded video
- While recording, the WinTV-PVRs' hardware MPEG encoder does all the work, so your PC continues to run at full speed
- Turn your home video tapes into MPEG movies, then burn them onto CD or DVD
- Includes composite/ s-video and audio input
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Manufacturer's Description
The WinTV-PVR-usb2 brings live TV to your PC screen. WinTV-PVR-usb2 has a 125-channel cable ready TV receiver, so you can watch TV in a resizable window or full screen. Or listen to FM radio with the built-in stereo FM receiver.And with WinTV-PVR-usb2, there is no need to open your PC. Just plug it into a USB port, so installation is a snap! You can run it on either a USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 system, though the data rates supported with USB 2.0 are higher (up to 12 Mbits/sec compared with 6 Mbits/sec on USB 1.1).WinTV-PVR-usb2 puts TV watching under your control! Watch what you want, when you want! With WinTV-PVR-usb2 you can pause TV when you want, create your own instant replay and even burn your TV shows onto CD-ROM!
Product Description
Watch and record your TV shows with instant replay and program pause External USB 2.0 (also works on USB 1.1) Plug-and-Play device for easy installation on PC's and Laptop's. Burn your favourite TV shows onto DVD or CD-ROM Includes hi-performance hardware MPEG2 encoder. Includes DVD MovieFactory for authoring and burning DVD's and CD's, plus WinTV Editor and WinTV Scheduler. WinTV-PVR2 USB 2.0 uses a highly integrated MPEG-1/2 encoder, compressing your videos while you watch TV on your PC screen. It also ha...
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108 of 109 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Say goodbye to video tapes,
This review is from: Hauppauge WinTV USB 2 Personal Video Recorder (Electronics)
This is a very nice piece of kit. With encoding to MPEG-2 on the hardware you can record directly to DVD quality video in real-time. Hauppauge's software has always been criticised as being less than perfect, but you certainly have everything you need to use this.Using the TV-Pause mode is fantastic. You can go back and watch from the beginning of the pause. Great for skipping adverts - watch the best bits again and then catch-up. Works with USB 1.1, but with USB 2.0 you can record up to the full 12Mbits of DVD quality. Looks great on my 32" TV. It also comes with DVD movie factory so you can burn to DVD without having to re-encode the video if you don't want to. You can also edit out adverts too. The only down side is that it takes about a second or so to encode the video, so don't plan on using this with a games console unless you like playing as though you've had far too much to drink. I currently use this on my PC (P4 1.7GHz - WinXP Pro) and I can run it in a small window while working in other programs. Full screen mode is very good as well with a strong TV signal. I've also run this on my Sony Vaio (867Mhz Crusoe processor) and recorded full quality TV programs and then use the laptop to play it back to TV. It does run sluggish on my laptop though so don't expect to work on anything else if you have a low spec computer. My normal PC handles it fine! The remote control is very useful when playing back recorded video and navigating paused TV. But you will get a popup message box when you boot windows saying it can't find the remove it you don't have the device plugged in. You then have to manually restart the remove software to get it working again. Not a problem unless you want to unplug it. It can run at quite a warm temperature when the computer is on, but not really something that you need to worry about. To my knowledge, it is not possible to record one station and watch another. It doesn't support picture-and-picture and the 16 channel surf mode only displays a single frame of each station one after the other every second or so. The scheduler program works well too and you can say what you want it to record and when. You can also set up reoccurring recordings as well. I have also recorded video while working in another program and there were no problems. I wouldn't recommend recording video to a USB hard drive as you will end up having to share the bandwidth of the USB ports. Full quality video works out at about 100MB a minute or 6GB for an hour. It's best to find the settings that suite your needs. You can't use it to record AVI or other forms as it has already been encoded to MPEG-2. Of course, you could use another piece of software to convert it but Adobe Premiere 6.0 didn't respond to well. I would certainly recommend this product if you want it to replace a video recorder and you use your computer quire regularly. The price Amazon offers it at is significantly lower than anywhere else I looked.
30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Does what it says on the tin,
By Mr Patrick J Noble (Nottingham, Notts United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hauppauge WinTV USB 2 Personal Video Recorder (Electronics)
I installed the PVR USB 2 according to instructions and everything worked as expected until I ran the TV viewer and got a black screen. Full of trepidation, and expecting the usual 30 minute wait whilst listening to "soothing" music, I called the Hauppauge support line. It was answered on the second ring by a very helpful and courteous gentleman who knew what the issue was and how to fix it.I am impressed with the video quality and user interface and, in my opinion, this product is excellent value for money.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
great little piece,
By Blaze (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hauppauge WinTV USB 2 Personal Video Recorder (Electronics)
This is a great piece of kit, I just plugged it into my USB port, attached the aerial, let it search for the channels and off we went. Super easy to use, no problems at all, reception is good. I bought mine used for under 40 quid, perhaps not worth the full price when there are less expensive alternatives, but otherwise it's fantastic.
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