Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1950 (1192) Video Capture Reviews

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Cons: Cannot perform adequately with basic computer that meet its specs. The Bottom Line: Save your money.? Buy the Happuge WinTV PVR 850.? It will provide much more bang for the buck. from Shopping.com I currently have Windows 7 Professional (I got it before the release thanks to my university) and the installation was painless. Unlike other reviewer I didn't have a problem finding the drivers on the manufacturer's website, but just in case. http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/support_wintv7.html from Amazon.com I have a Dell Dual P4 2.8GHz, Nvidia 8500/512M, 4GB memory, Vista Ultimate. Sorry XP guys, never had a vista issue, but the supplied software with this (WinTV, Ulead Movie Factory) does not cut it. Unstable and even in XP compatible mode. from Amazon.com The only catch is that this product has poor support for set-top boxes. It states it has hundreds of preprogrammed set-top box codes in memory. But I tried three different Comcast/Motorola set-top boxes with the HVR-1950 with no luck. I talked to Customer Support at Hauppauge, but they could not offer much help. from Amazon.com I was frustrated. He then recommended I get a USB TV Tuner and check it to see of there was a problem with the tuner and mother board. I was going to get back with Dell but chose to search out on amazon.com and came up with this unit....the Hauppauge 1192 WinTV HVR-1950 External USB HDTV Tuner/Video Recorder. Why, if my Media center was bad or I had a bad PC lemon and Media Center did not worked, at least I could use WinTV to watch TV etc. from Amazon.com If you have an XvMC capable video card, you will be able to watch hi-def videos with a slower CPU as the PVRUSB2 & HVR-1950 export a MPEG2 stream. On my 2x750 P3 box with 1G RAM, I've seen CPU resources drop as much as >70% by simply ensuring the video is being played using the XvMC feature of my (NVidia) video card. from Amazon.com This is a good add-on for those of you who want to watch TV on your PC. It hooks up easily to the PC and cable (from the wall or through a cable box). It also has video capture for digitizing your old VCRs. However, its IR Blaster is not compatible with Microsoft MCE, so if you want to use a service like Orb to see your TV on a device such as an iPhone and want to control a cable box, you will need an additional IR Blaster. from Amazon.com (http://www.cappuccinopc.com/pandora-965-dr.asp). Comes all together, and I picked it up with a 320GB drive for under $400. I dropped this Hauppauge tuner on the USB, and loaded windows XP, and MS Media center. Runs fine. from Amazon.com The Hauppauge 1192 WinTV-1950 External USB HDTV Tuner/Video Recorder works well. I use it to capture external video sources and it meets my expectations for this function. from Amazon.com I think this product is great. I bought it to upgrade my WinTV-PVR-USB2 receiver to one that receives HDTV. I downloaded the latest drivers and software from the internet. from Amazon.com

Description

Video Capture, Supported Digital Formats: MPEG-2, Video Input: S-Video, Analog Format: NTSC, For: PC system(s)

Specs

Released	1 year ago
Analog Video Format	NTSC
Supported Digital Video Standards	MPEG-2
Adapter Type	Video Capture
Hardware Codec	MPEG-2 Hardware Encoder
Audio Support	Included
Depth	4.09 in.
Height	1.1 in.
Included Accessories	USB Cable Remote Control Batteries IR Blaster Cable Software
MPN	1192
Operating System	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Microsoft Windows Vista
Package Qty.	1
Platform	PC
TV Tuner Features	Record TV to Disk Cable Ready TV Tuner Satellite Ready TV Tuner
UPC	785428011929
Video Input	S-Video Composite Video
Weight	0.41 lb.
Width	3.94 in.

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Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1950 (1192) Video Capture Reviews

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