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WinTV-PVR-USB2 Personal Video Recorder comparison

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Product name	WinTV-PVR-USB2 Personal Video Recorder	Diamond XtremeTV PVR600	Plextor PX-HDTV500U Mini Digital HDTV Receiver	AVerMedia TVBox 9	TV WONDER ELITE Tuner Card - Remote Control Edition
Price	$108.26	Check Prices	$79.95	Check Prices	Check Prices
CNET editors' rating	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars				2.5 stars
Release date	March 03, 2004	March 01, 2005		January 08, 2004	January 06, 2005
The Bottom Line	The Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-USB2 offers admirable image quality, but you'll need to bring your own A/V cables.	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 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.	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.
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Features	Remote control	Info unavailable	Time shift function 16:9 widescreen mode Picture-in-picture capability One-touch recording from Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Remote control Picture-in-picture capability	Remote control
Analog Video Signal	S-Video HF TV signal Composite video	S-Video Composite video	Info unavailable	RGB S-Video HF TV signal Component video Composite video	S-Video HF TV signal Composite video
Interface Type	Hi-Speed USB	Hi-Speed USB	Hi-Speed USB	Info unavailable	PCI
Analog Video Format	NTSC	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	NTSC PAL-M PAL-N	PAL NTSC
OS Required	Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Vista	Info unavailable	Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Product Description	Hauppauge WinTV PVR-usb2 - TV / radio tuner / video input adapter - Hi-Speed USB	Diamond XtremeTV PVR600 USB 2.0 Power Pack Edition - Video input adapter - Hi-Speed USB	Plextor PX-HDTV500U Mini Digital HDTV Receiver - ATSC HDTV receiver - 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
Device Type	TV / radio tuner / video input adapter - External	Video input adapter - External	ATSC HDTV receiver - External	TV tuner / video input adapter - External	TV / radio tuner / video input adapter - Plug-in card
Video Input	TV tuner - Hi-Speed USB - External S-video input Composite video input	Video capture adapter - S-video input - External Composite video input	- External	TV tuner - S-video input - External Component video input Composite video input	Video capture adapter - S-video input - Plug-in card Composite video input
Cables Included	1 x USB cable - External - 3.3 ft	1 x S-Video cable 1 x Composite cable	Info unavailable	1 x Display cable - External 1 x Audio cable - External 1 x Video cable - External	1 x A/V adapter - External
Microsoft Certification	Certified for Windows Vista	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Sound Input Mode	Stereo - max sample rate: 44.1 KHz	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Stereo
Dimensions (WxDxH)	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	2.8 in x 1.1 in x 0.6 in	6.3 in x 4.5 in x 1 in	Info unavailable
Digital Video Capture Resolution	352 x 288 480 x 576 720 x 576	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	1280 x 1024	Info unavailable
Audio Input Support	Standard	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Standard
Digital Video Format	MPEG-1 MPEG-2	MPEG-2	MPEG-2	Info unavailable	MPEG-2
Weight	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	0.7 oz	0.7 lbs	Info unavailable
Manufacturer Warranty	Info unavailable	1 year warranty	1 year warranty	1 year warranty	3 years warranty
Video Compression Format	YUV 4:2:0	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
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Buying choices	Amazon.com Marketplace $108.26 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	E-mail me when this product is available	Amazon.com Marketplace $79.95 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	E-mail me when this product is available	E-mail me when this product is available
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