ATI TV Wonder Elite PCI Remote Control Edition 100-703205

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007IG234
• Item model number: 100-703205
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 2, 2006

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Get a high-end home theater system with the flexibility and advanced features only a PC can offer with ATI's TV Wonder Elite. ATI's TV Wonder Elite introduces a new era of digital entertainment capabilities to your PC, incorporating ATI's advanced video processing technology found inside many of today's top television displays and home theater components.

This revolutionary product adds consumer electronics-quality video to your PC for a fraction of the cost of expensive components. Featuring high-quality TV and stereo FM radio, TV Wonder Elite delivers full hardware MPEG-2 (DVD-Video-quality) compression, a 3D comb filter, and advanced noise reduction for advanced Personal Video Recorder capabilities. The onboard ATI Theater 550 PRO video processor delivers sharper images, truer colors, and more symphonic sound than any other PC-based TV solution.

A 12-bit analog-to-digital conversion optimizes analog video reception from TV channels or external video sources. An advanced motion-adaptive 3D comb filter delivers true color and fine picture detail from cable and antenna TV broadcasts, VCRs, and other video sources. TV Wonder Elite's fully digital audio greatly simplifies installation and setup by requiring no sound card connections. Just install the PCI card and software, connect your TV cable or antenna, and enjoy TV and stereo FM radio.

Digitally record and play back your favorite programs and movies with TV Wonder Elite's advanced Personal Video Recorder. The TV Wonder Elite frees your CPU for multitasking and time shifting while recording television programs, so you can watch, pause, and record while working.

Hardware-accelerated MPEG encoding and hardware noise reduction with the ATI Theater 550 PRO video processor enables artifact-free video capture to deliver the best possible video quality at full frame rate with synchronized audio. ATI's superior all-hardware MPEG encoding enables more video content to be recorded to a single DVD-R/DVD-RW disk or hard drive while achieving home theater quality.

The included CyberLink PowerCinema (ATI Edition) software suite can control TV and FM radio playback at a distance with an easy to use interface. Pause, rewind, and fast forward live TV shows with Always Time Shifting recording, and speed up channel surfing with the 12-station preview. Schedule TV and FM radio for recording, and create dynamic photo slideshows with background music. TV Wonder Elite is compatible with all high-quality graphics cards and sub-systems supporting DirectX overlay, and is ready for Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition.

Gain wireless control of your computer and its applications with the included Remote Wonder Plus. Equipped with increased range, the Remote Wonder Plus eliminates the need to aim--enabling you to operate your computer from another room, even through walls up to 60 feet away. Set-up is easy: just install the software and plug the receiver into a USB port. The Remote Wonder Plus supports the latest operating systems to provide the industry's most versatile and advanced control of your multimedia needs.

TV Wonder Elite is certified by Imaging Science Research Labs Inc. The Imaging Science Research Labs (ISF RL) certification and logo identify ATI's Media Center Edition-ready products as best-in-class multimedia components, tested and verified to meet a superior level of technical performance, and the approval of the most discerning eye and ear.

TV Wonder Elite is backed by ATI's technical confidence, industry-leading capability, and an uncompromising commitment to creating your ultimate home entertainment experience.

Product Description

Get a high-end home theater system with the flexibility and advanced features only a PC can offer with ATI's TV WONDER ELITE. This revolutionary product adds consumer electronics-quality video to your PC for a fraction of the cost of expensive components. Featuring high quality TV and stereo FM radio, TV WONDER ELITE delivers full hardware MPEG-2 compression, a 3D comb filter, and advanced noise reduction for advanced Personal Video Recorder capabilities. The Imaging Science Research Labs (ISF RL) certification and logo identify ATI's Media Center Edition-ready products as best-in-class multimedia components, tested and verified to meet a superior level of technical performance, and the approval of the most discerning eye and ear.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW, September 20, 2005

By	DA - See all my reviews

In a word, this card is "A-M-A-Z-I-N-G" .. The quality and performance is so good, it's hard to believe .. It unquestionably exceeds my highest expectations.

I did contact technical support to work through an initial installation glitch, but once I got to level II support, they quickly identified & solved the problem .. This was a minor inconvenience when compared to the incredible performance of this card .. Both the "fix" and additional checklist items from the support call are listed below as they may be useful to other users:

--THE FIX: If possible, arrange the PCI cards in the following order - video card in the 1st PCI slot, leave the 2nd slot empty, sound card in the 3rd slot, and the ATI TV Wonder Elite card in the 4th slot ....

--CHECKLIST ITEMS: Make sure the following components have the latest manufacturer versions of their respective drivers: DirectX, Video Card, Sound Card, and the computer chipset - particularly the AGP controller.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT PICTURE, limited software, flaky remote program, April 3, 2006

By	Douglas E. Pratt "DOuG pRATt" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There are a couple of points about the ATI TV Wonder Elite that I feel have been missed in every other commentary I've read:

1. Tuner is superb
2. Recordings are stunning

On Comcast analog cable channels 2,4 and 7 are unwatchable on both my Panasonic VCR and Sony 32XBR100 TV. Channel 5 usually comes in acceptably, but not great. The ATI Elite tunes them all in perfectly.

Some reviewers have commented that the recordings look better than watching the live signal, and I agree with them. But burned to DVD they truly look like a manufactured DVD. They're as as good as Standard Definition NTSC 4:3 TV gets. I don't know yet if a direct S-Video feed from my Nvidia card looks as good, but I assume it does. I'll know as soon as I get hold of a 25-ft cable.

20 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome for a Windows Media Center, August 9, 2005

By	M. Marcoux - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Been using this card for 3 months on a Windows MCE 2005 and it works like a champ. Look at reviews on other sites and it is clear that the encoder on this card is the best! A huge step above the WinTV-150 for media center. The picture is crystal clear. Well worth the extra money.

I am not using the enclosed software or the included remote as they are not needed for a MCE. I ended up selling the remote which fetchs about $20 on most auction sites. I am using an MCE remote which came with the machine.