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Hauppauge WinTV PVR 2

The WinTV PVR 2 from Hauppauge gives you everything you need to have a complete TV system on your PC. You can watch TV on full screen or in a window on your desktop so you can watch it while you work. It also comes with a FM tuner so you can catch your favourite radio channels while on your PC without the normal interference you get with radio's close to other electrical equipment. The PVR 2 is also a complete video recorder. Simply record your favourite programs to watch later, and then you can even use it to burn you own DVD's, VCD's and SVCD's. Compatible with USB 1.1 and USB 2.0. 

The Hauppauge WinTV setups up your home PC or even your Home Office PC into a full television and video recording combo. Perfect for when you want to watch your favourite TV shows while working. You can watch the TV in full screen or in a window set to always on top. The video recording features allow you record all your favourite programs to your hard disk to play back later and then you can burn them onto a variety of media with the software provided.

A great little feature is the ability to pause live TV and rewind the best bits and watch them again before then catching up to where you were before in your program. Great for you sports fans who want to create your own instant replays while watching the football, rugby, tennis or anything else. Win TV PVR 2 also allows you to schedule your recordings on a daily and weekly basis as well as being able to record one off programs on a timer.

Titan TV is included which will give you full channel listings to make recording your favourite shows much easier. Already have a TV and Video Recorder in your room? Well imagine being able to record on your PC and on your Normal TV for those instances when your favourite programs fall at exactly the same time. Whatever you need from it the Hauppauge WinTV PVR 2 has what you need.

Features

  • 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 inputs to connect to VCR or camcorders

  • Pause live TV with instant replay, fast forward and rewind

  • dbx-TV stereo decoder, for great TV sound

  • WinTV-Scheduler: schedule your TV recordings on a daily, weekly or once only schedule

  • Also supports TitanTV, the on-line electronic program guide

  • WinTV-Editor: trim your videos without losing video quality

  • Ulead® DVD MovieFactory: make DVDs from your video recordings

  • Add chapters, make DVD titles, then burn

  • You can also make VCD or SVCDs.
     

    • Manufacturer's 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-PVR-350 uses a highly integrated MPEG-1/2 encoder, compressing your videos while you watch TV on your PC screen. It also has a built-in hardware MPEG decoder with video output, so you can play back your recorded TV shows or home videos on an external TV set or video monitor. WinTV-PVR-350 can record live television or video from a VCR or camcorder, using as little as 1 GB of hard disk space per hour. Schedule your TV recordings with WinTV-Scheduler, and then edit them with the WinTV-Editor. With the included Ulead DVD MovieFactory, you can also create Video CD's, S-VCD’s or DVD’s. Play your recordings on your home DVD player!

    The WinTV-PVR-usb 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 our 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).

    But that's not all!!

    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!

    WinTV-PVR includes WinTV-Scheduler, which can control TV watching on a daily, weekly or random schedule. And you can schedule your TV recording, too. Never miss those old favourite shows which are broadcast in the middle of the night!

    WinTV-PVR Pause feature gives you control of what you watch in your WinTV window. Get personal "instant replay" to stop the action when you want to analyze a key scene. Instantly rewind to any point and replay the action again. You're in control with WinTV-PVR! Ever been called to the phone, had to answer the door, or went for a snack and missed the big play? With WinTV-PVR, you'll never miss the action again. Just click on WinTV-PVR's "One Touch Pause" button to pause your TV show, click again to continue watching where you left off. Then skip through commercials as you catch up to the live broadcast.

    Record your TV shows and play them on your PC or home DVD player! With WinTV-PVR, you can record your TV shows to your PC's hard disk and play them back at any time. Then use your PC's CD-RW burner to create Video CD's, with up to one hour of TV video. Video CD's can be played on your PC or laptop computer, or on your home DVD player (see our web site for a complete list of tested compatible DVD players). Record TV show episodes to CD-RW disks, and then watch them on your laptop when you travel. Or play them through your DVD player in your living room.

    Box Contents
     

  • 125 channel cable ready TV tuner

  • Composite and s-video inputs to connect to VCR or camcorders

  • High quality MPEG-2 video and audio encoder

  • Nicam stereo decoder

  • FM stereo radio receiver

  • ULeads DVD MovieFactory for authoring and burning DVDs and CDs

  • WinTV Editor for cutting and trimming your videos

  • Includes electronic program guide

  • Remote control for complete control of TV watching, recording and playback

  • USB 2.0 and 1.1 plug and play installation for laptops and PCs

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