USB ATSC NTSC Hybrid HDTV Tuner Stick / Digital Video Recorder

by Geniatech

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B000XBNZV2
• Item model number: U6010A
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,068 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 17, 2007

Product Description

U6010A is a Pen size digital USB HDTV Stick. This model supports both free-to-air HDTV and traditional NTSC TV signal with the built-in dual tuners. You can enjoy the crystal clear HDTV with resolution up to 1920 Ã 1080i. With its bundled player software Total Media from Arcsoft your viewing experience is like a breeze. The player software also offers personal video recorder picture viewer music and DVD player capabilities. A fully functioning remote control is also supported.Detailed Feature List * Advanced TV Application Watch ATSC HDTV and Analogue TV on PC * Rewind and Fast Forward live TV shows with Always Time Shifting recording. * Electronic Program Guide (EPG) * Automatic Station Searching * Digital Personal Video Recording * Schedule TV recording for later viewing or burn to DVD!Specifications * Input : 75 Ohm PAL-NTSC Connector * Fully ATSC 8VSB Compliant * Input Signal Level (Channel power) : 0 to -75dBm 0 to -75dBm * Tuner Input Frequency Range: 54 - 806MHz 54 - 806MHz * External Connectors: PAL-NTSC F Type Female * Nominal Input Impedance: 75Ohm 75ohm * Channel Bandwidth: 6M 6MHz * IF Frequency: 44MHzSystem Requirements * Microsoft Windows XP/Vista * P4 1.6 GHz or above * 256MB RAM or above * Video card 128MB for HDTV and 64MB for SDTV * USB 2.0 Compatible * Microsoft Direct X9.0 or above * Microsoft media Player 9.0 or above * UHF/VHF Antenna for ATSC Terrestrial TV (A small bonus indoor antenna is included for strong signals) or Cable TV with NTSC broadcastingPackage Contents * Geniatech U6010A * Infrared Remote Control with batteries * Mini RF to F connector converter * Infrared Remote Control with batteries * Multifunction Cable * Quick Installation Guide * Software CD (Driver and Total Media)Warranty: * One year standard manufacturer warranty.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Vista provides better sensitivity than included software, December 1, 2007

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Steven Pickard "sysadmin type" (Vermont) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: USB ATSC NTSC Hybrid HDTV Tuner Stick / Digital Video Recorder (Electronics)

I got this device for my Vista Home Premium notebook. The included software from Arcsoft only found one channel but Vista MC found all of the available channels in our area. Not sure why, I would've thought it was a hardware function. Make sure you have a good computer I can't really use the timeshift/pause function on my budget notebook (T2060 1.6Ghz w/ 1MB ram.)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unexpected gem!!!, March 14, 2008

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M. Thadani (San Francisco, CA. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: USB ATSC NTSC Hybrid HDTV Tuner Stick / Digital Video Recorder (Electronics)

The USB ASTC/NTSC Hybrid HDTV Tuner/Video Recorder is a inexpensive alternative to buying similar USB TV Tuner you would find at most electronic retail stores at twice the price.

It comes with the necessary accessories: The USB TV Tuner (of course), A/V adapter, a card-like remote w/battery, TV Tuner drivers and manual burnt into a Cd, an external antenna to watch basic analog TV. NOTE: February 2009 analog signals are supposed to be cut off. There is no evidence that this TV Tuner will work as a replacement for a digital converter. Consult your closest tech expert for details.

As far as how it works, it pretty basic. Insert the TV Tuner into your USB 2.0 port after your PC starts up, wait for it to recognize the device, then wait to see if it requires any drivers. Otherwise Stage 1 is complete. Stage 2 is to read the manual from the Cd, where it will tell you to install the TV software to read the USB TV Tuner, called TotalMedia, that will allow to you recognize channels (either analog or cable) and schedule TV recording (like Tivo but not as flashy) and then the IRRecieve program for your PC to recognize the card-like remote that is included with the package. Upon completion of both programs, restart the PC and you should be ready. Picks up channels quite easily and it also recognizes Digital signals, enhancing your DVR capabilites (as long as your PC stays on and has the necessary hard drive space to save the HUGE MPG files (30 minutes is almost 4.5 GB). You can also convert the recorded TV shows to Ipod or PSP formats, if desired.

My only complaint is the external antenna and how it picks up annoying white noise indoors, but outdoors it is fine... but who wants to watch outdoors [in rainy San Francisco...]. Otherwise, great product for the price it is offered at. Worth at least a try!-)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Product for the Price, April 7, 2008

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Zachary S. Maynard "Zak Maynard" (Belleville, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: USB ATSC NTSC Hybrid HDTV Tuner Stick / Digital Video Recorder (Electronics)

After loosing my desktop which had a TV input from Happuage, I was pleased to get a new laptop, however I didn't want to loose the use of getting a TV input for my new laptop.

After some research I found locally here in my area, most USB attachment models cost over $75 or more. So after searching on amazon, I luckly found this! For the price that you pay, its worth it. I wasn't looking for HD, but thanks to the 2009 change over I have that option now if I don't connect to a cable.

The installation was easy, and the controls are simple. Sure the program you use is sorta a rip off of Media Center, but it works. After the setup I was getting reception no problem. Now I haven't messed the with HD stuff, but I shall later after purchasing Digital Cable services.

For $40 this USB HDTV Input is a steal really. Now its not perfect since Im still trying to get the AV inputs working, but for basic use of television and DVR settings, I like it. Just make the purchase of a fairly LARGE hard drive if your going to record stuff.