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At 6.25 inches square, the Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-USB2 has a big footprint for an external USB TV tuner. Like the Diamond XtremeTV PVR600, it retails for $149 and includes a remote control. Along with the Diamond, it offers the best image quality of the bunch, but it doesn't include A/V cables, so you'll have to supply your own to hook up a video signal.
The front panel contains stereo audio inputs and composite-video and S-Video inputs. Two coaxial connectors (TV and FM radio) are located on the back panel along with a USB 2.0 port and a power connector. The unit comes with a USB cable and an FM antenna, but no other A/V cables are included in the box. The Diamond XtremeTV PVR600 matches the Hauppauge's image quality, but it has cables. The included Hauppauge remote control works with an internal IR sensor to change channels, pause, rewind, fast-forward, and record, but it does not control your set-top box. For that, you'll need an IR blaster, which isn't included.
Installation of the WinTV-PVR-USB2 is straightforward, and all connections are clearly marked, so there's no confusion as to which cable goes where. The installation disc includes Hauppauge's WinTV software for watching, pausing, and recording live TV and Ulead's MovieFactory 2 DVD-authoring program. The WinTV program integrates with TitanTV's EPG (Electronic Program Guide) for advanced program scheduling. Hauppauge's proprietary software works fine, but other programs, such as Windows Media Center are more intuitive.
Like the Diamond XtremeTV, the WinTV-PVR-USB2's TV tuner performed admirably. Some of the stations showed minor background noise and artifacts, and there was the usual image softness that is prevalent in all PC tuner cards, but the overall viewing experience was very good.
We experienced an annoying delay in changing channels on some tuners such as the ConvertX PVR PX-TV100U, but not so with the WinTV-PVR-USB2. What did annoy us was the varying degrees of audio squelching that occasionally occurred when we switched channels, which distracts from a pleasant TV viewing experience, especially if you have the volume cranked up. Recorded programs looked as good as the original signal, and the unit did a great job of rendering a direct video signal from our set-top DVD player, delivering clean audio and video.
The FM tuner, however, was weak and had trouble locking in on local stations. We suggest using an externally mounted antenna if you plan to listen to FM radio through your computer.
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Just about everyone watches television, and almost as many spend their time behind a computer. Adding a TV tuner card to your computer is one way to do both at the same time.
What Do You Need?
Depending on what you want to watch there are a couple of options available. You can get a tuner card that fits inside your computer using an expansion slot, or you can go for an external model that connects over USB. The advantage of a USB solution from a company like Hauppauge is that it's not permanently installed to any one computer, so you can switch from one machine to another as your needs change. Most cards offer you the choice of one of two different options.
- TV Tuner: These cards support the ATSC standard and enable you to view live TV in real time. In addition to decoding hardware they also include a tuner to select channels.
- Video Capture: These cards don't contain a tuner, so you'll want to use them for capturing video from a VCR or security camera instead. They work but they don't give you the ability to see what's on TV.
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What Can You Watch?
A Hauppauge USB TV tuner can let you watch a number of different channels and TV programs, and you don't need a set top box. You do need to connect the tuner to an antenna to get signals over the air, Wi-Fi won't do in this case, but that can be easily achieved with some coaxial cable. There are two main sources of TV that you can use with your USB tuner.
- QAM Digital: Many stations broadcast unencrypted digital TV over the air, and as long as your antenna can get the signal you should be able to pick them up with your TV tuner. The ATSC standard specifically enabled over-the-air digital transmissions.
- Analog Video: While you can't watch standard digital cable directly, most of these cards do support all forms of analog cable and broadcast television so you can also use it for any analog source and then convert it to MPEG-2 digital video.
Other Features
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Because the card has access to your computer's processing and storage capability you can leverage that to gain access to a number of other features. For example, you can use the computer as a DVR and pause the show you are watching while the tuner records it to a file. With the right additional software and hardware, you can even make your own DVD for later personal home viewing.
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