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Elgato's original EyeTV Hybrid USB tuner wasn't exactly oversized, but the company has nonetheless managed shrink things down a bit for the device's latest revision, and it's added some Windows 7 support for good measure. Most of the size reduction comes from ditching the analog connector found on the previous model (you'll still get an adapter), and you'll also now get a sturdier aluminum enclosure that stays in line with the company's Mac-only roots. Otherwise, you'll get the same support for over-the-air HD broadcasts as before, along with Elgato's EyeTV 3 software, and an included remote control -- all for the same $150 that the original model cost.

Elgato rolls out smaller, Windows 7-supporting EyeTV Hybrid originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's not like we've ever felt particularly overwhelmed by the size or heft of the USB digital TV tuners already on the market, but Hauppauge's latest has us feeling positively overwhelmed at the thought of lugging one of those other, nearly credit card-sized behemoths ever again. The PCTV Systems picoStick, launched at PlayBite 2009 in London today, is being billed as the world's smallest DVB-T (Western Europe) tuner, requires no antenna, costs £50 (about $83) and should be available from Amazon.co.uk and Play.com next week. One more pic after the break.

[Via Richard Lai]

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picoStick USB Digital TV tuner is insanely small, but only in Europe originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's not like we've ever felt particularly overwhelmed by the size or heft of the USB digital TV tuners already on the market, but Hauppauge's latest has us feeling positively overwhelmed at the thought of lugging one of those other, nearly credit card-sized behemoths ever again. The PCTV Systems picoStick, launched at PlayBite 2009 in London today, is being billed as the world's smallest DVB-T (Western Europe) tuner, requires no antenna, costs £50 (about $83) and should be available from Amazon.co.uk and Play.com next week. One more pic after the break.

[Via Richard Lai]

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picoStick USB Digital TV tuner is insanely small, but only in Europe originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ASUS adds 4GB of storage to its USB Express TV Stick tuner originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember that brilliant Turbo.264 video conversion dongle that shipped like, two whole years ago? Yeah, it's successor has just hit the streets, and it's as ready as ever for 1080p content. The predictably titled Elgato Turbo.264 HD plugs directly into one's Mac and converts files up to 1080p (from camcorders, digital cameras, etc.) into files that are perfectly formatted for iPods, PSPs or other media players. The bundled software also lets users preview and trim video clips before converting, and it saves folks the time and hassle of importing into iMovie, learning commands, rendering and exporting. Reportedly, a video that would take an hour to convert to an iPod-friendly file takes just 15 minutes with this here dongle, and if that's worth $149.95 to you, you're one click away from brightening your own day.

[Via Electricpig]

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Elgato ships 1080p-friendly Turbo.264 HD video conversion dongle originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember that brilliant Turbo.264 video conversion dongle that shipped like, two whole years ago? Yeah, it's successor has just hit the streets, and it's as ready as ever for 1080p content. The predictably titled Elgato Turbo.264 HD plugs directly into one's Mac and converts files up to 1080p (from camcorders, digital cameras, etc.) into files that are perfectly formatted for iPods, PSPs or other media players. The bundled software also lets users preview and trim video clips before converting, and it saves folks the time and hassle of importing into iMovie, learning commands, rendering and exporting. Reportedly, a video that would take an hour to convert to an iPod-friendly file takes just 15 minutes with this here dongle, and if that's worth $149.95 to you, you're one click away from brightening your own day.

[Via Electricpig]

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Elgato ships 1080p-friendly Turbo.264 HD video conversion dongle originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Unless you're picking up a Mini 10 with an integrated TV tuner, you'll need one of these (or something similar) in order to pull down OTA signals on your Inspiron Mini. Dell has just announced a thumb-sized USB digital TV tuner (complete with a built-in telescoping and articulating antenna that retracts) catering to the Inspiron family which will start at just $50. Also of note, the company is intending to offer "regional-specific versions of the Digital TV Tuner, designed to receive local broadcast standards, including mobile digital television standards like ATSC in the US, DVB-T in Western Europe, ISDB-T 1-seg (a.k.a. One Seg) in Japan, and the emerging CMMB standard in China." It'll play nice with the Dell-customized version of Ubuntu Linux (8.04), Windows XP and Windows Vista Basic, and it's expected to ship later this quarter in Europe, followed by North America and Asia-Pacific / China soon after.

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Dell USB Digital TV Tuner announced for Inspiron Mini family originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Unless you're picking up a Mini 10 with an integrated TV tuner, you'll need one of these (or something similar) in order to pull down OTA signals on your Inspiron Mini. Dell has just announced a thumb-sized USB digital TV tuner (complete with a built-in telescoping and articulating antenna that retracts) catering to the Inspiron family which will start at just $50. Also of note, the company is intending to offer "regional-specific versions of the Digital TV Tuner, designed to receive local broadcast standards, including mobile digital television standards like ATSC in the US, DVB-T in Western Europe, ISDB-T 1-seg (a.k.a. One Seg) in Japan, and the emerging CMMB standard in China." It'll play nice with the Dell-customized version of Ubuntu Linux (8.04), Windows XP and Windows Vista Basic, and it's expected to ship later this quarter in Europe, followed by North America and Asia-Pacific / China soon after.

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Dell USB Digital TV Tuner announced for Inspiron Mini family originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's been almost a year since Elgato refreshed its EyeTV Hybrid tuner, and while the addition of better reception and a FM radio tuner aren't earth-shattering, it's awfully hard to complain about how much the company has crammed into the Cear-QAM 1080i-tuning USB stick aimed at Mac users. The $150 dongle includes a year-long subscription to TV Guide for your scheduling convenience, but you'll have to fork over $20 per year for the service after that. There will be a new 3.1 version of EyeTV available later this month, but you can pick up the fresh hardware right now.

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Elgato refreshes its EyeTV Hybrid tuner originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's been almost a year since Elgato refreshed its EyeTV Hybrid tuner, and while the addition of better reception and a FM radio tuner aren't earth-shattering, it's awfully hard to complain about how much the company has crammed into the Cear-QAM 1080i-tuning USB stick aimed at Mac users. The $150 dongle includes a year-long subscription to TV Guide for your scheduling convenience, but you'll have to fork over $20 per year for the service after that. There will be a new 3.1 version of EyeTV available later this month, but you can pick up the fresh hardware right now.

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Elgato refreshes its EyeTV Hybrid tuner originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tired of those vanilla USB tuners, are you? Not really getting the performance you deserve when tuning into your HD locals? Then have a glance at K-world's USB Lamborghini UB385-T -- but look quick, else you might miss it. Terrible jokes aside, this wicked quick DVB-T tuner is unnecessarily flashy, but early reports suggest that it works remarkably well. Setup was lightning fast, reception was world-class and the design was really something special. And heck, with a price tag like this (S$140; around 93 greenbacks), you won't even have to pony up too much for the branding.

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KWorld's USB Lamborghini UB385-T tunes DVB-T really, really quickly originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via TechDigest]

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CANAL+ KEY provides pay-TV reception of French networks originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft invited us, with a few others, to tour the eHome team office and lab's and of all the great things we saw -- pictured in the gallery -- the one that got us the most excited was to see the rumored DirecTV HDPC-20 USB tuner in action. Our dreams were a little dashed though, as we were reminded on numerous occasions that although Microsoft tests lots of hardware, not everything makes it to market. So in other words, the presence of any hardware in the lab is no way an announcement of future products. But this here tuner wasn't the only thing we saw, as there were even a few indications that DISH Network was being tested as well, and while we did see DISH multi-switches and a DISH TV screen up on a Media Center PC, we didn't see any specific DISH equipment connected to Media Center. This could mean the tuners are internal or maybe the tuners were just cleared out before we came through. More pictures of the HDPC-20 in action after the jump.

Gallery: Tour of Microsoft's eHome labs



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The Media Center DirecTV HDPC-20 caught in action originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Announced today, the Pinnacle PCTV line will soon be property of Hauppauge Digital, not Avid Technology. After laying off 410 employees and divesting its Softimage 3-D game animation software business last Friday, the company has announced yet another major move in its restructuring efforts. According to Avid CEO Gary Greenfield, he's hoping to transform Avid's business into one that "focuses on software applications that not only meet consumer demand, but also complement our broader portfolio of video and audio solutions." Even he confessed that "PCTV [was] a compelling standalone hardware product and a better fit for Hauppauge, a recognized leader in the TV-viewing hardware market." While financial terms weren't disclosed, the deal is slated to close before the end of 2008, and the happy new owner has already announced its intentions to continue supporting and developing both the hardware and software components of the PCTV line.

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Avid sells PCTV product line to Hauppauge Digital originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Macworld]

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First off, Pinnacle's latest PCTV HD Pro Stick came out months ago, and as a matter of fact, the original actually surfaced years ago. However, it's latest ploy for press does make a valid point: USB TV tuners and / or HD DVRs are a must-have item for surviving the Olympics. Oh sure, you can do what most Americans will do and simply tune into the highlights, but this is your one shot in four years to catch planet Earth's greatest summer athletes doing their respective thangs in high-definition! Still, you've only got two eyes and one pair of ears, so now would be a very opportune time to pick up some form of recording device to make sure you don't miss a, er, too many moments.

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Pinnacle points out the obvious: DVR is an Olympics must-have originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There are HD junkies, and then there are HD junkies. You know, those folks who can't leave on a business trip without packing in a USB HD tuner to catch some OTA goodness once they arrive. Here's to you, latter guy / gal:

"I travel quite frequently on business, and while some hotels I end up in have HD programming, many still do not. I'm considering picking up an OTA TV tuner that I can just plug into my laptop's USB port, but there are just so many options. Any help out there on which performs the best and which comes with the nicest PVR software?"

We're going to assume this fellow is in search of a TV tuner that works here in the US (ATSC), but feel free to chime in with DVB-T, etc. options as well. Oh, and be sure to signify whether your recommendation only works on Mac or PC if that is indeed the case.

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Ask Engadget HD: What's the best USB HD tuner? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Folks traveling to DVB-T / Freeview land (that would be across the pond for you Yankees) should certainly give thought to how they're going to receive their much needed dose of OTA programming while there. If you're still living without a USB tuner, have a gander at Elgato's latest. The EyeTV DTT Deluxe snaps right into any spare USB port (on a Mac, that is) and picks up DVB-T / Freeview signals within range. Bundled in, you'll find the recently released EyeTV 3 software, two types of aerial antennas and an EyeTV remote. Folks in Europe can snatch the unit right now for €79.95 ($126), and while we're hoping for an ATSC version to surface shortly, there's nothing to signify that our dreams are close to coming true.

[Via 123MacMini]

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Elgato's USB EyeTV DTT Deluxe tuner handles DVB-T / Freeview originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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aigo delivers USB TV tuners for Chinese, European markets originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Legend Silicon, Intel push USB dongles for laptop HDTV viewing in China originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Should you find the PCTV Nano Stick a bit too minuscule for your liking (or you just aren't down with DVB-T), Pinnacle's got two newcomers for you to peek. The refreshed versions of the PCTV HD Stick and PCTV HD Pro Stick both include support for unencrypted digital cable (ClearQAM) channels and a "next-generation tuner / demodulator with more sensitive reception of both analog and digital TV signals." Both units come bundled with the outfit's TVCenter Pro software for turning your PC into a PVR, and the Pro model (shown after the jump) adds stereo sound for analog / digital TV, FM reception and the ability to capture video from STBs, camcorders, etc. with the included dongle. Good enough for you? Catch the pair early next week for $69.99 and $99.99, respectively.

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Pinnacle unveils Clear QAM-capable PCTV HD Stick / PCTV HD Pro Stick USB tuners originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AVerMedia's already pacified you desktop owners this year, but folks looking to stuff a new hybrid TV tuner in their laptop bag can finally stop pouting. The AVerTV Hybrid Volar MAX, which originally debuted at CES, is finally shipping. As expected, this minuscule device enables XP / Vista-equipped rigs to receive OTA HDTV (Clear QAM support included) along with AM / FM radio signals and NTSC analog content. The bundled AVer MediaCenter software even includes H.264 compression capabilities and a 320 x 240 resolution choice for those exporting directly to an iPod. Ready to dive in? It's all yours for $79.99.

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AVerMedia ships AVerTV Hybrid Volar MAX USB hybrid tuner originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This one's been around the block a time or two, but for you Europeans out there trying to hunt down a new OTA TV tuner that won't bog down your knapsack when traveling, Pinnacle's latest looks to be just the thing. Apparently launching across the pond, the PCTV Nano Stick handles DVB-T signals and enables users to save material in MPEG1, MPEG2 or DivX format. Interestingly, we're only told of its compatibility with Windows Media Center, so we 'spose OS X users would be pushing their luck with this one. No concrete deets on pricing, either, but word on the street pegs it at £39.99 ($78).

[Via PC Advisor]

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Pinnacle cranks out PCTV Nano Stick USB tuner originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If neither of Elgato's latest from Macworld tickled your fancy, there's a decent shot you may like what equinux has going on instead. The TubeStick hybrid is the firm's newly announced USB TV tuner, which is housed in a diminutive chassis that won't block nearby ports and offers up OTA reception of NTSC, ATSC and digital (QAM) signals. Furthermore, the unit comes wearing the whitest of white outfits and also touts an external antenna and a one-month trial of the TubeToGo software. Yes, this critter will play nice with Windows machines as well, but we hear it tries to avoid such predicaments whenever possible. Ready to snag your own? Catch one next month for $129.

[Via The Mac Observer]

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equinux offers up TubeStick hybrid USB TV tuner originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If neither of Elgato's latest from Macworld tickled your fancy, there's a decent shot you may like what equinux has going on instead. The TubeStick hybrid is the firm's newly announced USB TV tuner, which is housed in a diminutive chassis that won't block nearby ports and offers up OTA reception of NTSC, ATSC and digital (QAM) signals. Furthermore, the unit comes wearing the whitest of white outfits and also touts an external antenna and a one-month trial of the TubeToGo software. Yes, this critter will play nice with Windows machines as well, but we hear it tries to avoid such predicaments whenever possible. Ready to snag your own? Catch one next month for $129.

[Via The Mac Observer]

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equinux offers up TubeStick hybrid USB TV tuner originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It seems that Elgato was most proud of its totally revamped EyeTV 3 software, but we couldn't help but notice two rather substantial hardware updates that it also chose to announce (albeit quietly) at Macworld 2008. Starting today, the firm's EyeTV Hybrid USB tuner and its EyeTV 250 Plus TV receiver / video converter (shown after the break) are both available with built-in support for unencrypted digital cable (Clear-QAM) channels. 'Course, they'll both still pull in NTSC / ATSC signals, but the addition of Clear-QAM support is a real boon for OTA addicts. Pricing for the extra versatile devices remains unchanged at $149.95 and $199.95, respectively, but unfortunately, existing owners will not be able to receive the newfound functionally with a simple firmware update.

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Elgato updates EyeTV Hybrid / 250 Plus TV tuners: Clear-QAM now welcome originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It seems that Elgato was most proud of its totally revamped EyeTV 3 software, but we couldn't help but notice two rather substantial hardware updates that it also chose to announce (albeit quietly) at Macworld 2008. Starting today, the firm's EyeTV Hybrid USB tuner and its EyeTV 250 Plus TV receiver / video converter (shown after the break) are both available with built-in support for unencrypted digital cable (Clear-QAM) channels. 'Course, they'll both still pull in NTSC / ATSC signals, but the addition of Clear-QAM support is a real boon for OTA addicts. Pricing for the extra versatile devices remains unchanged at $149.95 and $199.95, respectively, but unfortunately, existing owners will not be able to receive the newfound functionally with a simple firmware update.

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Elgato updates EyeTV Hybrid / 250 Plus TV tuners: Clear-QAM now welcome originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Been on the lookout for a USB TV tuner with NTSC, ATSC and Clear-QAM support? Look no further than Hauppauge, which has proudly introduced the WinTV-HVR-950Q to handle all of the aforementioned needs. Additionally, the stick comes bundled with a credit card-sized remote capable of controlling the action from any given sofa, and it obviously supports the firm's SoftPVR and SoftMCE software MPEG-2 encoders. We know you're eager to cram one in your laptop and hop on a jet to a land far, far away, so you'll be quite pleased to know that it ships this month for $99.

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Hauppauge intros WinTV-HVR-950Q USB tuner with Clear-QAM support originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Been on the lookout for a USB TV tuner with NTSC, ATSC and Clear-QAM support? Look no further than Hauppauge, which has proudly introduced the WinTV-HVR-950Q to handle all of the aforementioned needs. Additionally, the stick comes bundled with a credit card-sized remote capable of controlling the action from any given sofa, and it obviously supports the firm's SoftPVR and SoftMCE software MPEG-2 encoders. We know you're eager to cram one in your laptop and hop on a jet to a land far, far away, so you'll be quite pleased to know that it ships this month for $99.

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Hauppauge intros WinTV-HVR-950Q USB tuner with Clear-QAM support originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Regardless of whether you're scouting a TV tuner for your desktop or portable machine, AMD has unveiled a duo of devices that will likely fit the bill. Up first is AMD's plug 'n play ATI TV Wonder 600 USB, which should have no problem tuning OTA HD on any machine equipped with USB, and also comes bundled with an IR remote, AV input, and Catalyst Media Center software. For the desktop only crowd, the ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo PCIe (pictured after the jump) sports ClearQAM support, hybrid analog / digital tuning, a 3D comb filter, FM tuner, and like its portable sibling, works just fine with Windows Vista. No word yet on the pricing details, but both units should be shipping out next month.

[Via DailyTech]

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AMD unveils TV Wonder 600 USB, 650 PCIe HD tuners originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Regardless of whether you're scouting a TV tuner for your desktop or portable machine, AMD has unveiled a duo of devices that will likely fit the bill. Up first is AMD's plug 'n play ATI TV Wonder 600 USB, which should have no problem tuning OTA HD on any machine equipped with USB, and also comes bundled with an IR remote, AV input, and Catalyst Media Center software. For the desktop only crowd, the ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo PCIe (pictured after the jump) sports ClearQAM support, hybrid analog / digital tuning, a 3D comb filter, FM tuner, and like its portable sibling, works just fine with Windows Vista. No word yet on the pricing details, but both units should be shipping out next month.

[Via DailyTech]

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AMD unveils TV Wonder 600 USB, 650 PCIe HD tuners originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Pinnacle PCTV USB Stick that you may have grown quite fond of over the past year has finally decided to get with the times, as the newest iteration throws HD capability into the minuscule tuner while still ringing up a penny under a Benjamin. The Pinnacle PCTV HD Stick steps it down a notch from its Professional sibling, but still allows users to "view live television on their PC with pause, rewind, and fast-forward timeshifting functionality." Pinnacle's latest USB 2.0 tuner is "about the size of a key," gets all the necessary juice right from the USB port, supports NTSC and ATSC broadcasts, and comes bundled with the firm's TVCenter Pro software. Best of all, this no frills portable TV tuner can get live programming on your laptop or desktop right now for a mere $99.99.

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Pinnacle kicks out $100 PCTV HD Stick USB tuner originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AVerMedia's no stranger to taking brave new steps in the TV tuning arena, and this time around its delving into high-definition with the AVerTV Hybrid Ultra USB. This USB-based breakout tuner handles both analog (NTSC) and digital (ATSC) HD OTA broadcasts, is compatible with Windows XP, XP Media Center Edition 2005, and Windows Vista Premium, and touts its very own MPEG-2 hardware encoding solution to boot. Additionally, the device is bundled with an MCE-compatible remote to control the action from afar, and it also enables the obligatory PVR action whilst supporting resolutions up to 1080i and both 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios. Furthermore, users can expect to pull in FM radio transmissions when not tuning into televised programming, and while we've certainly seen more compact ways to deliver a USB 2.0 tuner before, AVerMedia's latest is available nevertheless for $129.99.

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AVerMedia intros AVerTV Hybrid USB analog / digital HD tuner originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AVerMedia's no stranger to taking brave new steps in the TV tuning arena, and this time around its delving into high-definition with the AVerTV Hybrid Ultra USB. This USB-based breakout tuner handles both analog (NTSC) and digital (ATSC) HD OTA broadcasts, is compatible with Windows XP, XP Media Center Edition 2005, and Windows Vista Premium, and touts its very own MPEG-2 hardware encoding solution to boot. Additionally, the device is bundled with an MCE-compatible remote to control the action from afar, and it also enables the obligatory PVR action whilst supporting resolutions up to 1080i and both 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios. Furthermore, users can expect to pull in FM radio transmissions when not tuning into televised programming, and while we've certainly seen more compact ways to deliver a USB 2.0 tuner before, AVerMedia's latest is available nevertheless for $129.99.

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AVerMedia intros AVerTV Hybrid USB analog / digital HD tuner originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>analogatscavermediaAVerTVdigitalhdhd tunerHdTunerhybrid tunerhybrid ultraHybridTunerHybridUltrantscotaotherstv tunerTvTunerusb tunerUsbTunerWed, 11 Apr 2007 10:22:00 EST<![CDATA[Sima Products returns with DTU-100 USB ATSC TV tuner]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/30/sima-products-returns-with-dtu-100-usb-atsc-tv-tuner/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/30/sima-products-returns-with-dtu-100-usb-atsc-tv-tuner/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/30/sima-products-returns-with-dtu-100-usb-atsc-tv-tuner/#comments Since everyone else is pumpin' out USB TV tuners like they're going out of style, Sima Products -- those folks who brought us the Hitch transfer device -- is back again, and this time it's bringing the USB ATSC tuning love with the DTU-100. Aside from sporting that oh-so-portable USB stick design, this rendition touts a dedicated antenna port as well as a video input dongle to record your latest camcorder captures without a separate piece of hardware. The dongle supports stereo audio and composite / S-Video, but it's still not clear whether this all comes together as a nice, neat package, nor how much these niceties will set you back.

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Sima Products returns with DTU-100 USB ATSC TV tuner originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atscdongledtu-100otaota hdOtaHdportable videoportablevideosimasima productsSimaProductstv tunerTvTunerusbusb tunerusb tv tunerUsbTunerUsbTvTunervideo inputVideoInputThu, 30 Nov 2006 00:24:00 EST<![CDATA[Greenhouse kicks out 1Seg TV tuner in USB fashion]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/28/greenhouse-kicks-out-1seg-tv-tuner-in-usb-fashion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/28/greenhouse-kicks-out-1seg-tv-tuner-in-usb-fashion/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/28/greenhouse-kicks-out-1seg-tv-tuner-in-usb-fashion/#comments While we've seen plenty of TV tuning love for the UK / US crowd, it's about time we saw a new rendition to pick up those delightful digital terrestrial broadcasts while cruising through Tokyo. Greenhouse has busted out a silicon-wrapped 1Seg TV tuner for the Japanese market, but upped the ante on the typical USB stick design. By offering 360-degree rotation, you shouldn't have any problems blocking up spare ports while tuning on your laptop, and it also includes a magnetic base / extension cord to place the antenna at the faraway sweet spot. Aside from pulling in ISDB-T signals, this device also touts an electronic program guide and USB 2.0 / 1.1 connectivity, but unfortunately encodes the content as it's recorded so it can only be played back on the PC in which it was brought in on. So if the inability to view your shows on any other device than the one you used to tune with (somehow) doesn't faze you, you can pick up the GH-1ST-U2K now for ¥10,800 ($94).

[Via Akihabara News]

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Greenhouse kicks out 1Seg TV tuner in USB fashion originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1segdigitalgreenhouseisdb-tjapanone-segportable videoportablevideotunertv tunerTvTunerusbusb tunerUsbTunerTue, 28 Nov 2006 19:51:00 EST<![CDATA[FusionHDTV5 brings DMB and HD into harmonious USB union]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/fusionhdtv5-brings-dmb-and-hd-into-harmonious-usb-union/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/fusionhdtv5-brings-dmb-and-hd-into-harmonious-usb-union/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/fusionhdtv5-brings-dmb-and-hd-into-harmonious-usb-union/#comments We know how you DMB and HDTV kids are always fighting over the spare USB ports, peddling your digital wares to confused and media-saturated Korean consumers. It's just not how things were meant to be. DViCO wants us all to get along, and has busted out the FusionHDTV Master DMB/HDTV tuner to promote just such a harmony. We're a bit low on other deets, but based on US specs of DViCO's products, we're guessing the T-DMB and HDTV unit can record one channel while you watch the other, and should include some good MPEG encoding and decoding acceleration. As for price... can you really put a pricetag on sweet, sweet DTV harmony?

[Via Akihabara]

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FusionHDTV5 brings DMB and HD into harmonious USB union originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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