Sabrent TV-ATSC Dual ATSC & Digital HDTV and Analog TV Tuner / Video Capture PCI Card with Remote Control Vista Ready

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.1 x 1.8 inches ; 0.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000VKOMH6
• Item model number: TV-ATSC
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

Product Description

This Digital HDTV TV TUNER allows you to use your computer as a TV and digital multimedia center. Enjoy free air HDTV / Analogue TV (cable or air) entertainment whenever you like from your computer. Features : Watch Free to air HDTV / World Wilde Analogue TV on your PC, instantly playback or fast-forward live programs at any time you like. Digital Personal Video Recording You can record your digital / Analogue TV programs into your hard disk, and play them back in full original digital quality! Time-shifting When you are not available, you can use time-shifting to pause the live TV, never lose the best plays you want to watch! Remote control With the bundled remote control, you can control everything including channel up and down, volume up and down, recording, playing and Time-shifting. Specifications : Advanced TV Application Analog + Digital (HDTV) NTSC / ATSC HDTV in US, Supports 8VSB free channels Schedule Recording / Instant Record Stereo MTS / NICAM / A2 Watch free to air ATSC HDTV / World Wilde Analogue TV on PC Support HDTV receiving Automatic station searching Create favorite stations for convenient listening Digital Personal Video Recording Schedule TV recording and save directly to your PC’s hard drive Support US TV signals NTSC, ATSC TV Program Record Schedule record HDTV Ready Full Screen Display Screen Capture Multi-languages select per channel Time-shifting Digital Teletext TV program Subtitle supported Signal parameter Windows XP/VISTA CPU Intel Pentium IV 2.8GHz or higher One available PCI port 512MB RAM or above 1G HDD space for Software operation (Recording-shifting) AGP Graphic card with 128Mb memory and DirectX 9.0C installed Sound card (or on board AC97 Audio) CD-ROM drive for installing software TV signal source (Cable or antenna) Retail Package Content : PCI TV ATSC HDTV/Analog TV PCI Card. Remote control Sensor Cable Remote control Installation CD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars So far, so bad, March 31, 2008

By	madman "citysimian" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I haven't got this thing working yet, but that's part of what drives me to include a warning amongst the rave reviews here. The thing comes in a crudely labeled generic made-in-china box that does not show the name "Sabrent" or any other brand name at all.

There is not one word of documentation. The ports are not marked (not the tiny miniplug, regular miniplug, DIN, coax, none), nor is anything else. The company chose to save maybe 3 cents by using a tiny "mini-CD" (the format some videocameras use) instead of a normal CD for the drivers and (according to the label) an array of software. My CD/DVD drives will not read a mini-CD or even recognize its presence, and I've seen this complaint elsewhere, so it's not just me.

OK, so I went to the Sabrent website for drivers and documentation and software. Ooops, too bad, the page does not list this model at all. I sent them an email using their incredibly cumbersome form, and I'm still waiting for word from them. I will follow up with news if there is any.

Lastly, be warned that Amazon has mislabeled this product. It is NOT a "dual" tuner; it is a HYBRID tuner.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horible card, doesn't work, June 18, 2008

By	Heather Robey "Mark" (San Diego) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Bought this card..wouldn't work with Vista. Wouldn't work with XP either. Don't bother with this card. It is just a waste of time and money.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works as advertised., March 4, 2008

By	Spenser (Levelland, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This ATSC PCI card is a good choice for those with a tight budget. The card installed easily and I had no issues with the drivers or the default software.

The only thing I didn't like was that it uses RCA (aka headphone jack style)inputs for the composite inputs instead of actual composite jacks. So its a bit of a mess having 5 cords coming out of this thing. Aside from the crowded nature of all the wires it needs, it works great. The NTSC tuner (analog) does ok, and looks good for its price range, but still not on par with todays more expensive analog tuners. Also note that it doesn't come with a adapter cord for the composite inputs. I already had one when I bought this, but if you intend to use the composite inputs, you will have to get the cord separately.

I gave this one 4 out of 5 stars. If you're looking for a cheap but decent ATSC tuner, I would recommend this one. This one does a decent job at picking up weak DTV signals. I'd recommend this over any USB alternative to HD.

Just keep in mind you will need to by an additional cord if you intend to use the analog inputs (other then the RF jack that is)