Hauppauge TV Tuner Stick/Hybrid Video Recorder - TV-HPG-HVR950Q

Hauppauge TV Tuner Stick/Hybrid Video Recorder, Model WINTVHVR950Q

Features:

General

• Watch high definition ATSC digital TV or analog cable TV on your PC or laptop screen! ATSC HD is the over-the-air high definition TV standard for North America
• No need to open your PC: just plug into your USB 2.0 port
• Includes Hauppauge's WinTV v6 application to watch and record TV in a window or full screen. With WinTV-Scheduler, so you can record your favorite TV programs daily, weekly or once only
• Digital ATSC over-the-air TV tuner built-in. A portable digital TV antenna is included, and can be used to receive digital TV up to 10 miles from a ATSC transmitter. Record ATSC digital TV programs to your PC's hard disk using high quality MPEG-2. TV recordings will typically consume 5 Gigabytes of disk space per hour for ATSC high definition
• Clear QAM digital TV tuner built-in. Watch, pause and record clear QAM cable TV channels
• Record analog TV shows to your PC's hard disk using our SoftPVR™ MPEG-2 encoder. Analog TV recordings will typically consume 1.5 Gigabytes of disk space per hour
• Media Center compatible. Watch and recording TV with Microsoft’s Windows Media Center*
  

Watch & record hi-definition ATSC digital TV or clear QAM digital cable TV

• Watch and record clear QAM digital cable TV. Clear QAM are digital cable TV programs transmitted on your cable TV network "in the clear". Many cable operators transmit the high definition local TV channels using clear QAM
• Watch and record cable TV or over-the-air ATSC high definition digital TV. programs, in a window or full screen on your PC or laptop monitor
• Schedule your TV recordings, using the high quality MPEG-2 video recording format
• Pocket size, easy to install on USB2. The perfect traveling companion for desktop or laptops
  

Analog TV

• Analog cable TV tuner built-in
  
• Record analog TV shows to your PC's hard disk using our SoftPVR™ MPEG-2 encoder. Analog TV recordings will typically consume 1.5 Gb of disk space per hour

System Requirements:

• Minimum processor recommended
  • 2.2 GHz Intel® P4 or 1.8 GHz Centrino or equivalent
    
  • 2.8 GHz Intel® P4 or Core™ Duo or equivalent for analog TV recording with MPEG-2
    
• Microsoft Windows Vista or XP with Service Pack 2
  
• Graphics with 64 MB of memory (minimum)
  
• USB 2.0 port (will not work with USB 1.1)
  
• CD-ROM drive (for Software installation)

Approximate Weight:

• Shipping: 2 lbs

Warranty Information:

• Manufacturer Warranty (authorized online retailer): One Year Parts and Labor

Footnote:

1. Clear QAM digital cable TV channels are not available on all cable networks. For more information, contact your cable TV provider
2. Windows Media Center does not currently support clear QAM. To watch clear QAM channels, you should use the Hauppauge WinTV v6 application
3. The WinTV-HVR-950Q includes a portable ATSC digital terrestrial antenna, which can be used within 10 miles of an ATSC transmitter. When used in the home or office, we recommend a roof top antenna for the best ATSC reception
4. To check the ATSC digital transmissions in your area, input your zip code at: www.titantv.com
5. To use the WinTV-HVR-950Q for TV with the Windows Media Center application, a Media Center certified DVD or MPEG-2 software decoder should be standard in your Media Center PC. If you are building a Media Center PC, check Microsoft's web site for a list of Media Center certified DVD decoders. The Windows Media Center application is included with Windows XP Media Center, Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows Vista Home Premium editions only. Not all included applications on the enclosed installation CD are currently certified for use with Vista. The Hauppauge remote control is not MCE certified and does not replace Media Center remote control