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Broadcom Video/Audio Hardware Decoder BCM970012 Crystal HD PCI Express mini card Hardware Decoder for Apple TV 1080p

3.2 3.2 out of 5 stars 29 ratings
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Brand Habey USA
Video Capture Resolution 1080p
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Video Standard WMV, MPEG-2
Compatible Devices Personal Computer

About this item

  • Full HD video hardware decoding
  • Supports multi-standard HD video formats
  • Support for H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, WMV decoding up to 1080p
  • Built-in media security functions
  • Low power consumption
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The HB-VD904 mini-PCIe full HD video hardware decoder is based on Broadcom’s BCM70010/BCM70012 Crystal HD chipset. It supports real-time decoding of a single stream HD AVC/VC-1/MPEG-2/H.264 video. This add-on decoder enables most Intel Atom based PCs, netbooks and digital signage players to playback high definition video files and streaming media up to 1080p resolution. With less than 2W of power usage, this high performance and low power consumption solution reduces CPU utilization and enhances mobile and industrial platform designs. The HB-VD904 supports formats like VC-1, WMV9, WMV-HD, H.264, MPEG-2 format in any compliant resolution from QVGA up to 1920 × 1088.

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3.2 out of 5 stars
29 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the ease of installation and appearance of the TV tuner card. For example, they say it's easy to install and looks great. That said, some complain about the heat. Opinions are mixed on quality.

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6 customers mention "Ease of installation"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the installation of the TV tuner card to be easy. They mention that it's plug-and-play, and the setup for the Broadcom driver is quick. Some appreciate the documentation, saying it'll be easy enough to get.

"...to lack of installation software and documentation, but it is easy enough to get." Read more

"...The installation was easy and then the setup for the Broadcom driver was quick too!..." Read more

"...But for a lot less money. Installation was a breeze, although I now have to use a USB wireless device because netbooks normally only have one PCI..." Read more

"I purchased this for our Apple TV 1. Simple install and works great considering it it cost less than 15 dollars." Read more

4 customers mention "Appearance"4 positive0 negative

Customers are impressed with the appearance of the TV tuner card. They say it looks great and is great hardware.

"...the product itself is great, i saw it working on my friends apply TV 1.yet seems it only work with Apple TV 1 not 2...." Read more

"Great hardware, but lacks software support..." Read more

"impressive. so impressive, i really wish it did more than advertised...." Read more

"Looks Great..." Read more

25 customers mention "Quality"17 positive8 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the TV tuner card. Some mention it works great, while others say it's disappointing and only works with certain streaming video formats.

"...MPC and the Combined Community Codec Pack (CCCP), and wow, it is working perfectly. A 23GB HD file plays fine with no issues...." Read more

"...It worked perfectly. 1080p content played back flawlessly, and there were no more frame drops, no crashes, no skips during seeking, and everything..." Read more

"...Video is nice in SD mode, but with Netflix HD the video and audio is out of sync...bought the HD Decoder in hopes of playing netflix HD but no luck...." Read more

"...Youtube videos can now be watched flawlessly in 720P, but 1080 still has buffering issues which I think can be fixed if I get an SSD Hard drive...." Read more

4 customers mention "Heat"0 positive4 negative

Customers are not satisfied with the heat produced by the TV tuner card. They mention that it gets too hot after 15 minutes and gets warm.

"...The card runs hot when connected to A/C power source, I believe it only works when connected to A/C power, because its not hot when on battery power...." Read more

"...it runs hot when video is playing2) only works well if computer is plugged in (battery alone plays choppy videos)...." Read more

"...But need to update bios,works good with km player.too hot after 15 minutes but i dont care just watching..." Read more

"...Gets warm if you're not confident in this heat gain just apply a shim or proper air flow." Read more

3 customers mention "Software support"0 positive3 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the software support provided by the TV tuner card. They mention that the hardware is great, but the lack of installation software and documentation is a major downside.

"...This should get 4.5 stars due to lack of installation software and documentation, but it is easy enough to get." Read more

"...My understanding that there is not enough software support for this device for it to work in more applications. For me, its uses are very limited...." Read more

"Great hardware, but lacks software support..." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

Monty
5.0 out of 5 stars brought my nettop to life
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2012
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I have a Jetway Minitop with a D525 and an Ion2 graphics card, aka HBJC600C99-52W-BW. I had serious issues with the internal graphics and processors being bogged down with very large HD movies, and all sorts of codecs, players, and overclocking would not let me play back these properly. To make sure that I was not doing anything improperly, I removed VLC, Media Player Classic, all Codec Packs like the CCCP, K-light, etc. I popped this thing in, installed the drivers (link below), and alas, it did not work!

BUT...

After I installed this, I read all the instructions and walkthroughs people had here, and I used MPC and the Combined Community Codec Pack (CCCP), and wow, it is working perfectly. A 23GB HD file plays fine with no issues. MPC is necessary for hardware decoding to take place. Here is my short set of instructions on how to get this working.

1) install card
2) install drivers
3) install CCCP
4) run C:\Program Files\Broadcom\DTS_Info.exe
5) make shortcut of C:\Program Files\Broadcom\DTS_Info.exe and move it to the start menu folder "Startup"
6) play movie
7) Miller Time

Drivers are found here
[...]

Media Player Classic and Combined Community Codec Pack
cccp-project.net

This should get 4.5 stars due to lack of installation software and documentation, but it is easy enough to get.
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Tamer Abolghar
3.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't work with Apple Tv 2
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2012
Verified Purchase
I brought the card based on the reviews and the product discussion that it fits with Apple TV.
the product itself is great, i saw it working on my friends apply TV 1.
yet seems it only work with Apple TV 1 not 2.
that should be clear in the product description.
my bad luck.
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Tim Cortesi
1.0 out of 5 stars Poor product for use as advertised, get BCM970015 instead
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2012
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This product is advertised to bring HD playback to an aging Apple TV, and while it does work, it does so very poorly. I originally ordered this card and placed it in my AppleTV running the Crystalbuntu distro and running XBMC with the PlexBMC plugin. Playback of HD content, while better than the raw decoding without the card installed, was hit or miss. Seeking through files would often freeze the device and frames were dropped on all files larger than a few gigs in size and over 480p in resolution. On some videos, the AppleTV would simply crash about 10 or 20 minutes into the movie without warning, requiring a restart. After searching online, there are a number of known issues discussed relating to this card, and there is a general consensus among people who comment that the card is not great.

Enter the BCM970015. The BCM970015 is a similar card to the BCM970012, but is about half the size and is a newer model. After being unhappy with the BCM970012, I ordered a BCM970015 on Amazon for about $10 more than what I paid for the BCM970012. It worked perfectly. 1080p content played back flawlessly, and there were no more frame drops, no crashes, no skips during seeking, and everything was just that much smoother. If you're considering buying this card, save yourself the trouble and buy the BCM970015 instead. It's a few dollars more and is infinitely less buggy. You'll be happy you did.
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The Wake
2.0 out of 5 stars Useless for my HTPC
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2013
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Recieved this fast! No problem with shipping. However, this was completely useless in my HTPC, a Foxconn NT-3550 with an AMD Dual Core E-350 Processor @1.6ghz and Radeon HD6310 APU. Video is nice in SD mode, but with Netflix HD the video and audio is out of sync...bought the HD Decoder in hopes of playing netflix HD but no luck. Not real worried since I can still do Netflix HD on my PS3...would have been nice though.
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rambo_son
4.0 out of 5 stars Its OK, Helps A lot
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2011
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This is the Habey HB-VD904 (aka BCM70012). I was fortunate enough to find someone selling their Acer One D250 for $100 which left me with spare money to Max out the RAM to 2Gb and upgrade the battery from the 3 cell to 9 cell. I was a bit upset that AOD250 was jittery when playing videos on Youtube even at MAX processing power from A/C power. Luckily my netbook has a full size mini pci-e slot and a hidden half size mini pci-e slot (occupied by wireless card). I bought this full size mini pci-e card. The card doesn't come with screws to hold it down so I had to take it from another part of my netbook. At first I thought it wasn't compatible but after updating the BIOS, the netbook identified the card instantly.

The card runs hot when connected to A/C power source, I believe it only works when connected to A/C power, because its not hot when on battery power. The system goes on a power saving mode when on battery so natually its slower and video is choppy. When the card is working the CPU usage level goes down as well.

This card needs a good video player with all codecs to view video at high rate 720p. What worked for me was Media Player Classic with a codec pack. Media Player Classic by itself doesn't use a lot of system resource. Ive ran the same 720p video on other players as well and they all were either slow, choppy, and out of sync. Players that I tried were: Windows Media Player and KMPlayer.

To sum things up: card runs hot when its working, PC must be connected to wall outlet for it to work, must use a good video player like Media Player Classic, system and video runs smoother and in sync when it works.

My next upgrade will be a half size mini PCI-e wireless N card from Atheros. If all looks good, I will upgrade my SATA drive and try to dual boot XP Home and Linux on the netbook.
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