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| Release date | March 01, 2005 | January 08, 2004 | January 06, 2005 | March 03, 2004 | |
| The Bottom Line | The Plextor PX-HDTV500U Mini Digital HDTV Receiver provides a cheap and easy way to watch and record HDTV on your PC. We recommend this compact tuner and antenna kit particularly for laptops that feature Microsoft's Media Center app. | Of the external TV tuners we've seen, we recommend the Diamond XtremeTV PVR600 above the others for its strong image quality and inclusion of A/V cables and a remote control. | The AVerMedia TVBox 9 is a simple device that allows you to turn any computer monitor into a television. | Aptly named, the ATI TV Wonder Elite is easily the best PC TV tuner card we've seen. | The Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-USB2 offers admirable image quality, but you'll need to bring your own A/V cables. |
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| Features |
One-touch recording from Electronic Program Guide (EPG) Picture-in-picture capability Time shift function 16:9 widescreen mode |
Info unavailable |
Picture-in-picture capability Remote control |
Remote control |
Remote control |
| Analog Video Signal | Info unavailable |
Composite video S-Video |
HF TV signal Composite video RGB S-Video Component video |
HF TV signal Composite video S-Video |
HF TV signal Composite video S-Video |
| Interface Type |
Hi-Speed USB |
Hi-Speed USB |
Info unavailable |
PCI |
Hi-Speed USB |
| Analog Video Format | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
PAL-M PAL-N NTSC |
PAL NTSC |
NTSC |
| OS Required |
Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Vista |
Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 |
Info unavailable |
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 |
Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP |
| Product Description |
Plextor PX-HDTV500U Mini Digital HDTV Receiver - ATSC HDTV receiver - Hi-Speed USB |
Diamond XtremeTV PVR600 USB 2.0 Power Pack Edition - Video input adapter - Hi-Speed USB |
AVerMedia TVBox 9 - TV tuner / video input adapter |
ATI-TV Wonder Elite Remote Control Edition - TV / radio tuner / video input adapter - PCI |
Hauppauge WinTV PVR-usb2 - TV / radio tuner / video input adapter - Hi-Speed USB |
| Device Type |
ATSC HDTV receiver - External |
Video input adapter - External |
TV tuner / video input adapter - External |
TV / radio tuner / video input adapter - Plug-in card |
TV / radio tuner / video input adapter - External |
| Video Input |
- External |
Composite video input Video capture adapter - S-video input - External |
Composite video input Component video input TV tuner - S-video input - External |
Video capture adapter - S-video input - Plug-in card Composite video input |
Composite video input S-video input TV tuner - Hi-Speed USB - External |
| Cables Included | Info unavailable |
1 x S-Video cable 1 x Composite cable |
1 x Video cable - External 1 x Audio cable - External 1 x Display cable - External |
1 x A/V adapter - External |
1 x USB cable - External - 3.3 ft |
| Sound Input Mode | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
Stereo |
Stereo - max sample rate: 44.1 KHz |





