ATI Technologies 100-703156 Wonder USB 2.0-TV Tuner / Video Input Adapter

by ATI

Product Details

Product Manual [841kb PDF]

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002ZQFS4
• Item model number: 100-703156
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

The TV Wonder USB 2.0 uses advanced ATI Theater 200 technology and USB 2.0 bus standard to deliver clear TV and video quality to your PC. The USB 2.0 standard transfers uncompressed video directly to your computer. The ATI Theater 200 technology displays the exact signal you receive from its original source without any compression distortion to make for lucid, raw video.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not compatible with Windows XP Media Center Edition, March 2, 2006

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JimmB (Cleveland, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ATI Technologies 100-703156 Wonder USB 2.0-TV Tuner / Video Input Adapter (Personal Computers)

I purchased this product and spent about five hours trying to follow the support information on ATI's website about updating all the drivers, uninstalling and reinstalling in the correct order, etc. When I finally got through to a tech on the phone, I was told THIS PRODUCT IS NOT SUPPORTED (and will not work) ON WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER EDITION.

It simply comes up with an error: "Unable to start TV. The TV Player failed to initialize."

Definitely look elsewhere if you're using Windows XP MCE. And after my experience with ATI's support, I WON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM THEM.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to install, Picture comes out clean, December 3, 2004

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Sonny in CA - See all my reviews

This review is from: ATI Technologies 100-703156 Wonder USB 2.0-TV Tuner / Video Input Adapter (Personal Computers)

Installed to Sony Vaio V505 laptop with no problems. Analog signal isn't as clear as the component inputs. Hooked up the analog cable signal coming from my vcr. My XBOX is hooked up to my vcr inputs so now i can play xbox or playstation2 on my PC Monitor. Excellent product. Easy to install; load software, connect the USB connection, restart, and just like that television programs on your PC Monitor. I highly recommend this to anyone that has a laptop.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Continuing problems, waste of money., September 26, 2006

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night2004 - See all my reviews

This review is from: ATI Technologies 100-703156 Wonder USB 2.0-TV Tuner / Video Input Adapter (Personal Computers)

I have had nothing but trouble getting this product to function at all. Currently, I get nothing but a blank screen. Re-Installing the software leads to all kinds of errors on reinstall, which require me to fix the registry and/or reformat the system in order to repair.

Even when I can get the TV Tuner to function, the sound is delayed compared to the picture (about 2 seconds) and the video is horrible. This is being used on a computer that FAR exceeds the minimum requirements for this system, but the problem is that the TV Tuner is the poorest ATI product I have ever purchased.

They make good video cards, but bad everything else. Complete waste of my money. And before someone questions these statements: I am a professional software engineer and know what I'm doing.

UPDATE 9/26/2006: after extensive troubleshooting and work, including attempting to reinstall this device on multiple computers, I have since discovered that this is the most useless piece of hardware with the most useless piece of software shipped right with it. I have since thrown away the TV tuner (I've owned it for too long to have it repaired or returned) and will be purchasing another TV Tuner from Hauppague. Sorry ATI, but you lost a customer this time around. I hope for your quick demise.