Hauppauge 1143 WinTV HVR-1500 Notebook Express Card HDTV Tuner/Video Recorder

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0018M03C4
• Item model number: 1143
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,579 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 29, 2008

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
With the Hauppauge 1143 WinTV HVR-1500 Notebook Express Card HDTV Tuner/Video Recorder, you can watch live HDTV or cable TV on your laptop PC. Just plug this card into your computer's Express Card/54 slot, and you can watch and record your favorite television show at up to 1080i resolution.

Plug this card into your laptop's Express Card/54 slot and watch live HDTV or cable TV at up to 1080i resolution. The WinTV application offers an elegant interface to watch TV in a window or full screen. View larger. The Hauppauge 1143 WinTV HVR-1500 Notebook Express Card HDTV Tuner/Video Recorder offers: Live HDTV or cable TV on your laptop PC at up to 1080i resolution. Support for NTSC analog cable, over the air TV, ATSC digital over the air HDTV, and Clear QAM digital cable TV. Built-in 125 channel cable-ready TV tuner. Dolby-TV stereo decoder for Dolby-quality audio. The card supports NTSC analog cable, over the air TV, ATSC Digital over the air HDTV, and Clear QAM digital cable TV. View connectors. Watch Analog, Cable and Digital TV on your Laptop The WinTV HVR-1500 Notebook Express Card couldn't be easier to install. Simply plug it into you laptop's ExpressCard/54mm slot, and you're ready to enjoy the full benefits of television from the convenience of your computer. Why miss your favorite show or the deciding playoff game just because you have work to do? With this card, you have the option of watching your favorite television programming in a window or on full screen. The card supports NTSC analog cable, over the air TV, ATSC Digital over the air HDTV, and Clear QAM digital cable TV. NTSC is the analog cable TV standard, and ATSC is the over-the-air digital HDTV standard for North America and typically requires an antenna for reception. Clear QAM digital cable allows you to watch unencrypted HDTV stations from your cable TV provider without a set-top box. The card features a built-in 125 channel cable-ready TV tuner, allowing you to watch Analog TV and Clear QAM Digital TV by connecting to a cable box with the included adapter cable. Also included is a portable ATSC antenna with MCX connector lets you watch ATSC HDTV at up to 1080i format. For analog cable TV reception, you will need an analog cable TV connection. If you have a digital cable set-top box or a satellite box, the WinTV-HVR-1500 can connect via either channel 3, Composite or S-Video inputs. For ATSC over-the-air digital TV reception, a high-gain antenna is recommended. (To check the ATSC TV broadcasts in your area, go to TitanTV.com and enter your postal code. Note: depending on the strength of your antenna, you might not be able to receive all broadcasts listed at TitanTV.) Schedule and Record your Favorite Show When coupled with the included Hauppage's SoftPVR software, you can record your programs directly to your computer's hard drive with one click. Analog TV recordings typically consume 1.5 GB of disk space per hour using Hauppauge's SoftPVR for Windows XP and Media Center. High Definition TV recordings typically consume 5 GB of disk space per hour. With WinTV-Scheduler software installed (also included with the video card), you can also turn your PC into a virtual personal video recorder, or PVR, and schedule and record your TV shows automatically. Other features include a Dolby-TV stereo decoder for Dolby-quality audio, and a remote control for the ultimate in convenience. The WinTV-HVR-1500 is compatible with Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Media Center and requires an available Express Card/54 slot for operation. What's in the Box WinTV-HVR-1500 Express Card/54 TV tuner, cable TV adapter cable ('F' connector to MCX), portable ATSC antenna with MCX connector, audio/video input cable, WinTV Installation and Utilities Software CD-ROM, and quick installation guide.

Product Description
The 1143 WinTV-HVR-1500 Notebook Express Card from Hauppauge is a hybrid ATSC/NTSC/QAM Notebook Express Card TV receiver for notebook computers running Vista Home Premium and Ultimate. Watch, pause, and record television on notebook computers with available 54mm notebook express card slot. Watch and record cable TV, over-the-air ATSC high definition digital TV or clear QAM digital cable TV, in a window or full screen on your laptop computer. Schedule your analog and digital TV recordings, using high quality MPEG-2. Use Hauppauge's SoftPVR and SoftMCE for analog TV recordings. Supports all ATSC digital formats, including 1080i,. Supports clear QAM channels with the new WinTV v6 application. It's pocket size form factor makes it the perfect travelling companion for use with notebook computers. Ships with standing portable antenna and remote control. Compatible with Vista Home Premium and Ultimate, Windows XP, XP Pro and XP Media Center Edition with Service Pack 2.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars I love it, July 12, 2009

By	[e-mail] "Editor" (California) - See all my reviews

I'm using this with a Dell Inspiron 1520. It plugs right in and voila! Television. It provides good sound, a quality picture, and a very confusing menu. Well worth the money, and I highly recommend it. This is the only 'television' I have in my house and I don't use it often. I live near Los Angeles where signals are strong, but I could still use a better antenna on some channels in the lower frequencies.