Sabrent SBT-TVFM TV Tuner/Video Capture/FM Radio PCI Card with Remote Control

by Sabrent

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.3 x 1.8 inches ; 12.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BKTET2
• Item model number: SBT-TVFM
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,638 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 4, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

With the Sabrent SBT-TVFM TV Tuner/Video Capture/FM Radio PCI Card with Remote Control, you can watch TV, listen to FM radio, and capture video from your camcorder all on your computer.

Record Your Favorite TV Programs onto Your PC
With the built-in TV tuner, you can receive up to 125 channels on cable or over the air. With an autoscan function, clear signals will be added automatically, and you can watch television full-screen on your computer. Video is captured at a steady 30 frames per second for high quality.

A Variety of Inputs
The card has composite and S-video inputs for connecting televisions and DVD/VHS players, a connection for an FM antenna, a composite video camera connector for digital camcorders, and an audio out for output of sound to external speakers.

The Sabrent SBT-TVFM TV Tuner/Video Capture/FM Radio PCI Card requires Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP, a 366 Mhz or higher CPU, 32 MB or more RAM, a VGA card with 8 MB memory, an available PCI slot, and an analog TV signal source.

What's in the Box
SBT-TVFM TV/FM/video capture PCI card, audio cable, remote I/R receiving cable, remote control, FM antenna, user's manual, and software CD.

Product Description

SABRENT SBT-TVFM TV Tuner / Video Capture / FM Radio PCI Card with & Remote Control -- Watch TV and Listen to Radio on your Desktop!! Capture video from your digital camcorder, watch TV, and listen to FM radio all from your PC with the Sabrent PCI capture card! Easily connect a DVD player, VCR or a game console to your PC with the S-Video and composite A/V jack. Now you can watch TV on your monitor and record your favorite show at the same time! Features: ? Built-in TV Tuner allows you to receive up to 125 channels on cable or TV air broadcasts. ? Full Screen TV Display ? User friendly software provides studio quality functionality. ? Auto scan up to 125 TV channels ? OSD function ? Channel rename ? Supports Composite / S-Video input or Composite Video Camera ? Capture Rate: 30 frames per second ? Full Screen display ? TV Frequency: CATV / VHF / UHF ? Favorite TV channel editing ? VBI supports Teletext ? Support Teletext Mode ? Remote control ? FM Radio ? TV Record and Play ? Video Conferencing with Microsoft NetMeeting by adding a Video Camera ? TV channel Fine tune +/-0.25MHz ? Max. resolution up to 720x576 ? Video Window free scale ? PCI 2.1 compliance with Plug & Play capabilities ? Easy to use with Plug and Play Hardware Inputs/Outputs : ? TV input ? S-VHS input ? Composite input ? Audio input ? Audio output via audio cable to sound card ? FM signal input Requirements: ? Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP ? 600MHz CPU or higher ? 64MB RAM or above ? VGA Card with at least 8MB memory ? Available PCI slot ? Analog TV signal source (Cable or antenna) Retail Package Content: ? TV & FM & Video Capture PCI Card ? Audio Cable ? Remote I/R receiving Cable ? Remote control ? FM Antenna ? User Manual ? Software CD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Works very well... after many adjustments, July 27, 2006

By 

Luke Chen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sabrent SBT-TVFM TV Tuner/Video Capture/FM Radio PCI Card with Remote Control (Personal Computers)

First of all, the item that is sent will NOT be the item in the picture. However the tuner still works. When I first installed the tuner, it crashed my computer. Apparently the driver did not agree with windows, and the driver recommended by windows will not work with the tuner. Nevertheless, after a few hours of messing with the driver, it eventually worked and it's been working perfectly ever since. By the way, just to clarify about video quality, for normal viewing, it's the best tuner under 30 dollars with a remote. But if you want to record, the video will not be so good, it'll be really fuzzy if you're use to dvd quality videos. And also, it will not work with Media Center (not the OS, but the program), which is quite disappointing. You should buy this only if you have the patience and technical experience to adjust those settings.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Win 98/me considerations; other notes, January 27, 2009

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Measure Magic (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sabrent SBT-TVFM TV Tuner/Video Capture/FM Radio PCI Card with Remote Control (Personal Computers)

General: This is an analog tuner; does not have digital. There is an OEM version of this card on some other sites for $20 or less while Amazon carries the full retail version. It appears to me that the OEM version does not have: an FM antenna, the receiving sensor for the remote, and a cable to take the TV card's line out to the sound card line in. Unless you have those around stick with the retail box version.

Win 98/ME: The CD that comes with the current retail version seems to have the right drivers. However, the application software on the CD for any tv,dvr,or radio functions apparently works only on XP or Vista. Download Phillps_Drivers.zip from [...] Although the OS is indicated as XP and the name implies just drivers, it apparently has all files from a version of the CD from around 2005, which includes software which works on WinME. I got up and running by first using the CD that came in the box, which I believe did install drivers, but then ran into problems. I downloaded the Phillips file, ran setup and followed the instructions and it's been running fine on a WinME 900MHz Celeron with 256K and a CRT monitor. TV quality is probably a little better than a CRT TV. FM radio works fine. I have not tried the recording functions. Overall a cheap way to get an extra TV using an underutilized PC.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars FM Radio no way. All other features OK., November 20, 2009

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Radio Head - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sabrent SBT-TVFM TV Tuner/Video Capture/FM Radio PCI Card with Remote Control (Personal Computers)

I had to rate this product a one star. I purchased this device primarily to receive live FM radio on my PC and after two cards it still will not receive a single station. I have tried the card on an existing XP home computer and a computer that was just rebuilt with a fresh install of XP home to no avail. I was able to get the card to work for TV reception (cable) and use of the remote with both cards, but this is not why I purchased the product. The software that comes with the product is very poor and there is no support online that I could find. I do need to say that Amazon has been great with respect to fast shipping and prompt exchange policies. Unfortunately I am still trying to find a way to hear local radio stations in real time via my computer. If anyone has some ideas they will be greatly appriciated. Oh and price was a big plus when trying this card and is in any future endevors, I know there are many TV cards with FM capabilities in the $70 and up range but this will not work for me as I just want the FM radio reception.

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