AVerMedia AVerTV Cardbus MCE Mobile TV Tuner

by AVerMedia

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.4 x 3 inches ; 9.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BTAS70
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: MTVCBMCER
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,996 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 22, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

AVerMedia AVerTV CardBus MCE is a certified MCE 2005 PCMCIA TV tuner card. It converts your laptop computer into a TV/PVR mobile entertainment center with Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. Package includes AVerTV PVR software for Windows XP Home/ Profession Edition users for non MCE 2005 OS.

Product Description

MODEL- MTVCBMCER VENDOR- AVERMEDIA TECH FEATURES- AVerMedia AVerTV CardBus AVerMedia AVerTV CardBus is a PCMCIA TV tuner card that converts your laptop computer into a TV/PVR. It is equipped with the AVerTV PVR application so that you can watch pause and record live TV. The convenient time shifting feature also lets you replay your favorite television moments over and over again. Includes AVerTV CardBus Tuner Card; Quick Installation Guide; Driver CD with AVerTV PVR Software; Dongle Input Connectors (S-Video Composite Video Left & Right RCA audio); Earphone to F-Type/IEC Cable.* PCMCIA Cardbus Compatible TV Tuner * Watch Record Pause Rewind and Instantly Playback Live TV from your Laptop.* 16 Channel Preview * TV Recording Scheduler * Time shift Function * AVerTV PVR Application Software -- SPECIFICATIONs -----------------------------------INTERFACE/BUS- 16-bit PCMCIAINPUT SIGNAL - 75 Ohm Coaxial TV Antenna S-Video Composite Video Left & Right RCA audio REQUIREMENTS - for watching TV Intel Pentium III 1 GHz 128 RAM or higher Windows 2000/XP PCMCIA port Integrated Sound Controller on system Mobile VGA controller with DirectX 9.0 or higher Mobile Integrated Speakers for recording MPEG2 Intel Pentium IV 1.5 GHz 256 RAM or higher Windows 2000/XP PCMCIA port Integrated Sound Controller on system Mobile VGA controller with DirectX 9.0 or higher Mobile Integrated Speakers APPROVALS - FCC B CE

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Satisfied!, June 24, 2006

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Alson1 (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AVerMedia AVerTV Cardbus MCE Mobile TV Tuner (Personal Computers)

This device is great! All I wanted was the ability to watch a TV program on a small window on my notebook screen. I got that and a lot more. Resolution can go from 320 to full screen. Installation was a breeze, no touble at all with that. I have windows xp Professional SP2, no Media Center. All the extra features like 16 channel preview, time shifting, picture controls, still image capture, and storing favorite channels as groups are all icing on the cake.

I use a Logitech media mouse which does conflict with the volume control of the Avertv volume. Disabling (End Process in Task Manager) the Logitech driver (KEM.exe) or exiting the Logitech mouse software solves this problem and I can still use the Logitech mouse, but not with all its features. Strangely though, it isn't always necessary to do this.

My one disappointment is that the Avertv doesn't remember your screen resolution settings and placement position on your screen when you shut it down. Every time you start it up you have to reset those items. Video quality is very good with a STRONG signal even with the little antenna supplied. Without a strong signal the supplied antenna doesn't do to well, which is to be expected. When hooked up to my home roof antenna the video equals my TV. I don't have cable but I would think that input signal would be outstanding.

I'm a happy camper.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Big mistake, November 21, 2006

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Manoel Cunha (Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AVerMedia AVerTV Cardbus MCE Mobile TV Tuner (Personal Computers)

I bought the card to see tv while traveling. Big mistake. Is is impossible to get a good signal without a very good antenna. I tried it at Tennessee, New York and overseas and it didn't work in an acceptable way. Even from cable I got no decent image. The software runs from startup. It assumes that you ALWAYS use the card and always loads the drivers, slows the notebook a lot.