ATi TV Wonder Pro (Remote Wonder Edition) $49.99 AR *Warm-Hot*

[xfosx]

CompUSA has it for $69.99 - $20.00 MIR. Link

The rebate expires on 11.30.2004

You can save on shipping cost if you pick it up. That is what I did.

I just bought one & it works like a charm. The remote by itself is $20-30ish.

 

[luv2save]

This is a very good price! Check out following price comparison:

Buy.com is carrying it for $89.92 + Free Shipping
Amazon.com is carrying it for $91.99 + Free Shipping
Gateway.com is carrying it for $92.95
PC Connection is carrying it for $93.25
Zones.com is carrying it for $93.98
eCOST.com is carrying it for $94.69
CircuitCity.com is carrying it for $99.99 + Free Shipping
Walmart.com is carrying it for $99.00
Staples.com is carrying it for $113.49 + Free Shipping

 

[vailr]

Good TV tuner card deal, for the money.
However, ATI will soon be releasing an upgraded "Theatre 550 chip" TV tuner card, which will include hardware MPG2 encoding.
The TV Wonder Pro does not.

 

[xfosx]

What I really want is hardware divx encoding. But for a good cheap tuner with a good remote, I think this is a great solution

 

[uwannawhat]

Originally posted by: xfosx
The remote by itself is $20-30ish.

Yep. Great deal on a very versatile PC Based Remote (let alone the TV Tuner Card 😉 )

Wireless remote that works through walls ]/b]

Wireless remote that operates using Radio Frequency, eliminating the need to point the remote at the receiver

Works through walls, enabling you to roam the room, house, stage, or classroom

Easy set up of receiver as it simply plugs into any available USB port in your PC
Quick installation with automatic driver detection

Offers mouse and application control, no matter what graphics are on-board including ATI MULITIMEDIA CENTER?

Full control of your multimedia options

The remote control controls your mouse pointer and cursor movements easily with its large thumb pad
One button access to launch your web browser, media library, TV and DVD* features

Program a zoom in button, still capture button or a favorite TV channel with one of the six programmable alpha keys provided for custom configuration

Easy to use with superior remote features including volume, mute, numeric selection, channel up/down keys, fast forward and reverse buttons

 

[sideshow23bob]

I have a question. Will this TV tuner assumedly come with a/v inputs to allow one to play video games say a PS2 on one's comp.? Please let me know. I couldn't find the specs. Thanks for any info and thanks for the post.

 

[drinkmorejava]

Yes it does; it has S-Video, Cable, and Composite (the red, white, and yellow connectors) inputs. Overall the quality is pretty good. The problems everyone has come up when you use the ATI Multimedia Center. It's buggy, the sound gets out of sync when you record and many versions won't work with your comp. For instance the latest version that works with Server 2003 is 8.2 and the most recent version is 9.2. The program I am using now is SnapStream Beyond TV. ILinky. I have had no problems with it and it works as a good DVR. The layout of it is also nice for hooking it backup up to your TV and then using it like a real DVR..... with the TV as the monitor.

 

[Glavinsolo]

When you click add to cart it shows 99.99 with a $20.00 rebate

 

[xfosx]

I guess the special must have ended.

 

[wayliff]

CRAP!!

Sunday night i was ordering and the price was 49.99 AR and my computer froze for some unknown reason.

I said I'll order tomorrow morning...yeah right...it was gone

 

[xfosx]

I have been using it for 3 days right now. For some reason I can't seem to upgrade it to 9.2 8/. So right now I am looking for a good pvr system. Right now I am trying this program called "Got all Media." The interface is pretty simple but it gets the job done. Any suggestions?

 

[rumptis]

I have one of these and the Image Quality sucks....Please do not buy one. You will be much better off buying the MSI puts out or getting the new one that ATI has.

 

[peacemaker1ps]

Originally posted by: rumptis
I have one of these and the Image Quality sucks....Please do not buy one. You will be much better off buying the MSI puts out or getting the new one that ATI has.

Yes.
Have one of these and it SUCKS.
Driver is hard to install too.
Quality is terrible.

Don't waste money on this.

 

[Glavinsolo]

Originally posted by: xfosx
I have been using it for 3 days right now. For some reason I can't seem to upgrade it to 9.2 8/. So right now I am looking for a good pvr system. Right now I am trying this program called "Got all Media." The interface is pretty simple but it gets the job done. Any suggestions?

I have the TV Tuner without the remote. It is excellent but your sound card has to be tight on sound timings +-1%

Also throw away the MMC and pick up WINDVR 3.0 or later

 

[Staples]

Originally posted by: rumptis
I have one of these and the Image Quality sucks....Please do not buy one. You will be much better off buying the MSI puts out or getting the new one that ATI has.

I second it. The card is nothing special, the cheap Leadtek ones are better.. I bought it for the remote (although they sell them by themselves) and the remote sucks too. The volume up and down buttons could not be worse. I have never seen such a badly layed out remote in my life.

 

[DougS]

I think we're going to see some prices dropping on these cards given that Hauppage is about to release the PVR 150 and PVR 150MCE. These cards will go for around $65 to $80 or so and will have hardware encoding identical to its big brother, the PVR 250, which has retailed for about $125. The Hauppage cards also have some serious 3rd party software support. The new release is slated for early Nov.

Doug