Pinnacle PCTV To Go HD Wireless

• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 11 reviews Back to product review
• My rating: 0 stars Write review

3 of 11

• previous review
• next review

Full user review

• 3 out of 5 people found this review helpful

  1.5 stars

  "Not as Promised"

  by cbkonczak on March 1, 2007

  Pros: Easy to install

  Cons: Video quality, IR blaster

  Summary: Let's be honest-- the only reason this device would be potentially better than a Slingbox is because you can burn the MPEG files onto DVD...But, buyer beware. I recorded a favorite American Idol performance from my TiVo and it looked good on my 24" digital flat panel. I then burned it to a dvd and played it back on my 57" screen. The video quality was awful. Whatever compression is being used is ruining the burning possibilities. This is advertised as an HD unit-- but the quality is nowhere near 1080i...not even 720I. The IR blaster did not work to control my HR 10-250-- even though it was a standard configuration option. I wouldn't waste your mony for now...wait a couple of generations.

  Thank you for submitting your feedback!

  Was this review helpful? YES | NO

  Report this postEmail this post

  Reply to this review

• previous review
• next review

• 1 reply to this review

• reply by: WindyCityGuy on July 19, 2007

  Maybe, I'm missing something here but it sounds like you burned a hd video to standard dvd and expected the same quality video? This isn't meant to be offensive at all. I'm just trying to figure out whether to go with the slingbox or PCTV. I have the slingbox right now and it works great for streaming but no way to record or get the pc back to the tv. I was hoping the PCTV might bridge some of those gaps but could be wrong. I was also planning to record directly to an external drive and then play back through my xbox. There are probably multiple technical issues involved in my thought process here. I'm getting annoyed with not being able to fully integrate all of hardware and media with limited internet access. We're living in the digital age and half of these products (not saying the PCTV because I haven't tried it) are absolute garbage.
  
  By the way, anybody know the difference between the HAVA and the PCTV. Looks like some twisted joint venture.

  Report this post

• previous review
• next review

Write review Back to product review See all 11 reviews

Similar products

• Diamond XtremeTV PVR600
  • Editors' rating: 3.5 out of 5
  • Users' rating: 3.0 out of 5
• Plextor PX-HDTV500U Mini Digital HDTV Receiver
  • Editors' rating: 4.0 out of 5
  • Users' rating: 2.5 out of 5
  • Price: $105.95
• Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick TV Tuner (PC)
  • Users' rating: 3.0 out of 5
  • Price: $79.99
• AVerMedia TVBox 9
  • Editors' rating: 3.5 out of 5
  • Users' rating: 3.5 out of 5
  • Price: $172.50 - $179.80
• Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-USB2
  • Editors' rating: 3.0 out of 5
  • Users' rating: 3.5 out of 5

Where to buy Pinnacle PCTV To Go HD Wireless

• store price in stock
• Amazon.com Marketplace $119.95 Yes
• See store