does anyone know the VideoHome ViewTV Plus?

[Borealis7]

I'm thinking about buying this to replace my 8 year old Aver TVPhone98 PCI card.

This isnt a PCI solution, but it comes in between your TV source and your monitor.
the company's site isnt very...how should i say...online, so here's the information i have:

(left out marketing BS)

VIDEOHOME VIEWTV PLUS (pic)
Features:
- ViewTV+ can provide high quality picture with sharp, stable image output to VGA/SVGA/XGA/SXGA
- View TV+ output mode can be changed from 640*480,800*600, 1024*768 to 1280*1024 (both can be 60 and 75Hz)
- Compatible for Multi Signal inputs: TV, Video, S-Video, PC.

Specifications:
- TV Input: Coaxial (RF), Composite Video Input, S-Video Input,
- VGA Input: 15 pin DB
- VGA Output: 15 pin DB (Via Y Cable)
- Video Output: Composite Video Output for TV Display
- Composite Audio input
- From PC Sound card Line-In
- Audio Output to Sound Enclosure or Sound card Line in
- Power - DC 6V 1.5A

Package Contents :
- ViewTV+
- LCD TV BOX holder
- User?s Manual
- IR Remote Controller
- CVBS Cable, Power adapter (Switching), "Y" style 3 in 1 -15pin VGA cable, Audio Cable (3.5mm to 3.5mm stereo)

I have a Samsung 204B 20.1" LCD and my 9 year old card does 768x576 which looks blurry and almost interlaced. So an upgrade to 1280x1024 looks godly to me.

I dont mind that it isnt a DVR, but i do mind that it has external power adapter. i already have too many plugs into my electricity sockets.

anyone has experience working with this product or similar-type converters?

Thanks.

 

[mercanucaribe]

I doubt it will be any better than your tuner card. It won't make the video source any better. Also, you can tweak things like deinterlacing, color, etc with a PCI card, but probably not much tweaking with this thing.