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| Price | $79.95 | Check Prices | Check Prices | $83.93 | $108.26 |
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| Release date | March 01, 2005 | 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. | 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 | Time shift function 16:9 widescreen mode Picture-in-picture capability One-touch recording from Electronic Program Guide (EPG) | Info unavailable | Remote control | Info unavailable | Remote control |
| Analog Video Signal | Info unavailable | S-Video Composite video | S-Video HF TV signal Composite video | Info unavailable | S-Video HF TV signal Composite video |
| Interface Type | Hi-Speed USB | Hi-Speed USB | PCI | Hi-Speed USB | Hi-Speed USB |
| Analog Video Format | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | PAL NTSC | NTSC | NTSC |
| OS Required | Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Vista | Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 | Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 | Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 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 | ATI-TV Wonder Elite Remote Control Edition - TV / radio tuner / video input adapter - PCI | Hauppauge WinTV HVR-950 - ATSC HDTV receiver / analog TV tuner - Hi-Speed USB | Hauppauge WinTV PVR-usb2 - TV / radio tuner / video input adapter - Hi-Speed USB |
| Device Type | ATSC HDTV receiver - External | Video input adapter - External | TV / radio tuner / video input adapter - Plug-in card | ATSC HDTV receiver / analog TV tuner - External | TV / radio tuner / video input adapter - External |
| Video Input | - External | Video capture adapter - S-video input - External Composite video input | Video capture adapter - S-video input - Plug-in card Composite video input | Hi-Speed USB - External | TV tuner - Hi-Speed USB - External S-video input Composite video input |
| Cables Included | Info unavailable | 1 x S-Video cable 1 x Composite cable | 1 x A/V adapter - External | 1 x USB extension cable - External | 1 x USB cable - External - 3.3 ft |
| Microsoft Certification | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Certified for Windows Vista | Certified for Windows Vista |
| Sound Input Mode | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Stereo | Info unavailable | Stereo - max sample rate: 44.1 KHz |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 2.8 in x 1.1 in x 0.6 in | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Digital Video Capture Resolution | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 352 x 288 480 x 576 720 x 576 |
| Audio Input Support | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| Digital Video Format | MPEG-2 | MPEG-2 | MPEG-2 | MPEG-2 | MPEG-1 MPEG-2 |
| Weight | 0.7 oz | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Manufacturer Warranty | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | 3 years warranty | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Video Compression Format | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | YUV 4:2:0 |
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