*Dead* - ATI TV Wonder HDTV Tuner - $19.99

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Sale ended 12-10-09 :(
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ATI TV Wonder HDTV Tuner for PC
$19.99* + $5 shipping

Condition:
New
Product:
1 ATI TV Wonder ATSC HDTV Tuner Card
Kind:
TVW600PCIE for PCI-e, TVW650PCI for PCI

PCI or PCIe. I remember how popular this was last time it came up. I even jumped this time.

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Features:

    * Watch, pause or schedule recordings of your favorite TV programs in HDTV
    * Find your favorite programs with the advanced Electronic Programming Guide
    * Convert video to fill your portable media player or stream to your media center extender device
    * Access your PVR from a broadband-connected computer with AMD LIVE!™ On Demand

ATI TV Wonder HD 600 PCI Express Hybrid Tuner:

    * Over-the-air Digital TV/HDTV (ATSC)
    * Clear-QAM Digital HD Cable
    * Over-the-air/Cable Analog TV (NTSC)

ATI TV Wonder HD 650 Combo PCI Tuner:

    * Over-the-air Digital TV / HDTV1 (ATSC)
    * Over-the-air / Cable Analog TV (NTSC)
    * Clear-QAM (unscrambled) Digital HD Cable
    * FM Radio

ATI TV Wonder HD 600 PCI Express Video Processing:

    * Software MPEG-2 Encoder
    * Automatic Color Control
    * Automatic Gain Control

ATI TV Wonder HD 650 PCI Video Processing:

    * Hardware MPEG-2 compression
    * Motion Adaptive 3D Comb Filter
    * Automatic Color Control
    * Automatic Gain Control
    * Noise Reduction
    * Edge Enhancement

ATI TV Wonder HD 600 PCI Express Input Connectors:

    * F-Type Coax input for Analog TV (NTSC)/Digital or HDTV (ATSC or Clear-QAM)
    * S-Video input
    * Stereo audio input
    * Composite video input

ATI TV Wonder HD 650 PCI Input Connectors:

    * F-Type Coax input for Analog TV / FM Radio
    * F-Type Coax input for HDTV (ATSC or Clear-QAM)
    * S-video input
    * Stereo audio input
    * Composite video input

Additional Photos:

    * ATI TV Wonder HD 600 PCIe
    * ATI TV Wonder HD 600 PCIe TV In, S-Video, Composite, Audio
    * ATI TV Wonder HD 600 PCIe Box
    * ATI TV Wonder HD 650 PCI
    * ATI TV Wonder HD 650 PCI TV In, AV In
    * ATI TV Wonder HD 650 PCI Box

Operating Systems:

    * Windows XP Home Edition
    * Windows XP Professional Edition
    * Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
    * Certified for Windows Vista

System Requirements:

    * 512MB of system memory, 1GB recommended for Microsoft Vista
    * Sound Card and speakers
    * DirectX 9 or better graphics card
    * Cable TV signal or amplified antenna for NTSC TV signals
    * Amplified antenna for ATSC HDTV signals
    * Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
    * DVD Authoring requires DVD Burner
    * DVD decoder is included with ATI Catalyst Media Center

Connection Bus:

    * ATI TV Wonder HD 600: PCIe
    * ATI TV Wonder HD 650: PCI

In the box:

    * ATI TV Wonder HD 600 PCIe or ATI TV Wonder HD 650 PCI (Your Choice)
    * Install and software CD
    * Quick start guide
 
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buzzsaw13

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I've got the PCI-e version of the 650. Pretty good overall, but I use Dscaler to watch TV because Catalyst Media Center is quite trash.
 
BlueWeasel

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Which one is better - the PCI or PCIe version?

I'm leaning toward the PCI, as my smaller PCIe slot is blocked by the cooler and fans on my 4890. I don't need many of the features -- I just want to watch SD cable channels on my PC in a small screen while working. Will the PCI work fine for that?

Also, can anyone confirm this works on Win7 x64?
 
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mvbighead

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Thanks OP. In for one. Didn't really have a need, but it'll be nice to be able to watch TV in the office again... and, at $25, can anyone really complain? :)
 
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FYI - Windows 7

Drivers for the ATI TV Wonder™ HD 600/650 series and All in Wonder™ HD series are expected to be available in the first quarter of 2010.
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BlueWeasel

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Went ahead and ordered the PCI version anyway. Sucks about not having Win7 drivers now (WTF is taking so long ATI?), but for $25 I can wait.
 
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soccerballtux

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BlueWeasel said:
Went ahead and ordered the PCI version anyway. Sucks about not having Win7 drivers now (WTF is taking so long ATI?), but for $25 I can wait.
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He's trolling and should be banned Wreckage rarely adds anything worth reading to discussions about ATI.
* Certified for Windows Vista
 
BlueWeasel

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soccerballtux said:
He's trolling and should be banned Wreckage rarely adds anything worth reading to discussions about ATI.
* Certified for Windows Vista
Click to expand...

Thanks. Just saw that a Vista x64 driver is available for the 650 PCI. I'll give it a try but it should work OK in Win7.
 
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cbuchach

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Looks good, I was about to jump on it, but just remember these are the hybrid tuners and not the combo--meaning the hybrid has only one tuner that can pull in either a digital or analog signla but not both at the same time. Combo tuners, actually have two tuners on one card that can record or watch two signals at one time.
 
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soccerballtux said:
He's trolling and should be banned Wreckage rarely adds anything worth reading to discussions about ATI.
* Certified for Windows Vista
Click to expand...

:rolleyes: Go to the drivers page and read for yourself. :rolleyes:

In fact I spent money and ordered one just to tick you off.
 
Miklebud

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In for 1! Will go nicely with the HTPC I'm going to try to build for my new HDTV...
 
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soccerballtux

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Wreckage said:
:rolleyes: Go to the drivers page and read for yourself. :rolleyes:

In fact I spent money and ordered one just to tick you off.
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http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownlo...spx?type=2.5.1&product=2.5.1.3.6&lang=English
What a joke...can't even do your D.D.

Also,
Device Manager. Under "Other Devices", TV Tuner under the name of "Sound, Video & Game Controller". Right-click on it and choose Update Driver Software. Then Browse/Browse/Local Disc C/ATI/Support/Packages/Drivers/WDM7/Rio/LH64A. Click OK/Next/ and restart.
 
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soccerballtux said:
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownlo...spx?type=2.5.1&product=2.5.1.3.6&lang=English
What a joke...can't even do your D.D.

Also,
Device Manager. Under "Other Devices", TV Tuner under the name of "Sound, Video & Game Controller". Right-click on it and choose Update Driver Software. Then Browse/Browse/Local Disc C/ATI/Support/Packages/Drivers/WDM7/Rio/LH64A. Click OK/Next/ and restart.
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:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:


Products Supported

* Theater 750 Pro Series TV Tuners



Here is the driver page for the 650 series.
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/GPU39_ATITVWonderDrivers.aspx
 
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Danube

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I've had a 650 PCI for a 1.5 years. It doesn't do Clear Qam - the PCIe does. The PCIe also came with a remote. The PCI version had a mail-in request for a free one - which they couldn't fill at the time I bought mine.
 
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BernardMadoff

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Good price,

I don't know why these old ATI cards are advertised as windows 7 compatible.
I believe these cards are...

*they are compatible with windows 7 if you use the included catalyst program
*they are not compatible with windows 7 media center
*windows 7 will detect the remote that comes with it as a usb keyboard/mouse
*does not include an IR receiver
*not compatible with ubuntu

http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...f8-b82c-e109c720dac7&cat=&lang=&cr=&sloc=&p=1
http://forums.amd.com/game/messageview.cfm?catid=266&threadid=110460

i read that there is a "work-around" for the windows 7 problem, if you just want to use the card to view analog input from old 480i tv top boxes
output from coax on your box, and input to coax on the card, and and windows 7 media center will allow you to view channel 3
 
GregGreen

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BlueWeasel said:
Thanks. Just saw that a Vista x64 driver is available for the 650 PCI. I'll give it a try but it should work OK in Win7.
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I have this card and paid much more than $20 for it and I can confirm the Vista x64 driver works perfect in Windows 7. You don't need a Win7 driver, vista drivers work fine. Just like XP x64 drivers work perfectly in Vista x64 and 7 x64... make sure you have the right one though (x32 vs x64)

In addition, this card works with Win7 MCE. I have the PCI version and QAM and the remote work perfectly. You are doing something wrong if you can't get them to work. I have the TV Wonder HD 650 PCI card.

One tip, do not install the Catalyst Media Center, it is garbage. Use Windows media center
 
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FuzzyWuzzyDan

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Why does their website suck today... barely wanted to load, now when you go to place the order "the sale has not launched yet"... if they are sold out, it would be nice to just have a note about that...

otherwise 2 will be coming my way...
 
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