Sure, you could pay iTunes two bucks for every episode of The Office you download to your PC. Or you could add a TV tuner and record unlimited shows--in high def!--free of charge. eCost has the Viore Portable HDTV Tuner for just $55, a steal at twice the price. (Credit: Viore)
Just plug this USB tuner into your desktop or notebook, then connect an analog cable feed or the included ATSC antenna. The latter lets you pull down HD channels right outta thin air (provided you live in a metropolitan area).
To record shows for later viewing, you'll need Windows XP Media Center 2005, Windows Vista Premium, or Windows Vista Ultimate: Microsoft's Media Center (which is baked into those three operating systems) offers killer DVR capabilities. All you have to do is supply a tuner like this one. It even comes with a remote.
Source: cnet.com
Features:
* Portable Tuner for ATSC Digital TV/NTSC Analog TV/CATV reception
* Supports HDTV (Up to 1080i)
* Supports VGA DxVA Accelerator
* 4:3 / 16:9 / Full Screen Display
* OSD Mode Channel Information Display
* Favorite Channel List
* Local Channel Number
* Supports Real Time Recording and Schedule Recording in MPEG-2 format
* Classied Channel Management
* Image Mode Recording File Management
* Time-Shifting
* Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
* Single / Multi Still Frame Picture Capture
* Multi Channel Reviewer
* Parental Control Password
* Channel Scan by Country / Frequency Range / Auto
* Picture-in-Picture / Picture-on-Picture
System Requirements:
* Microsoft ® “Widows ® ” XP SP2, MCE 2005, Vista Capable
* Desktop PC or Notebook
* CD ROM Drive (for software installation)
* CPU: Minimum 1.6 GHz Speed
* Intel® Pentium® 4
* Intel® Core TM 2 Dual Systems 1.6 or above
* AMD® K8/Athlon or compatible
* 256MB RAM or above for MPEG-2 Video Capture
* Graphic Card: 16-bit, VGA,
* 64 MB memory with graphics sub-system supporting
* Sound Card or On-Board Sound Chip
* One Free USB 2.0 Port
* Microsoft ® Direct X ® 9.0 or above
* Microsoft ® Media Player 9.0 or above
3 comments:
no vista driver...really great recommendation.
VIORE HDTV TUNER
HOW TO MAKE COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS VISTA:
1. Insert CD into CD-ROM Drive of CPU
2. Click 'Start' orb, go to 'Computer'
3. Right click CD-ROM Drive and left click 'Explorer'
4. Right click the 'SETUP.EXE' file and left click 'Properties'
5. Click the 'Compatibility' tab, Click the option to 'RUN AS' Windows XP.
6. Click 'Apply' and then 'OK'
7. Double click the 'SETUP.EXE' file and follow prompts to install software.
*Note
SERIAL# is on the actual plastic casing that the TUNER comes in, not the one on the BOX.
Hello
I want to know where can i find a driver for windows xp? i have looked everwhere but still can find anything. please if anyone knows where can i find it.
Thank You
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