Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150MCE Personal Video Recorder $63.64 shipped WinTV

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CrazyCoolDealz

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Product Description
From the Manufacturer
WinTV-PVR-150MCE brings live TV, FM radio and TV recording to Windows XP Media Center Edition
Add TV and FM radio to your Windows XP Media Center Edition PC with the Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150MCE. The WinTV-PVR-150MCE has the best video quality of any Media Center TV tuner, plus adds FM radio.

Use up to two WinTV-PVR-150MCE's in a Media Center 2005 system
Watch one TV channel while recording another by installing two WinTV-PVR-150's in a Media Center system. If you already have a Media Center system with a Hauppauge WinTV-PVR, you can add a second WinTV-PVR.

The WinTV-PVR-150MCE also runs with third party applications like BeyondTV and SageTV, too.
You can also use the WinTV-PVR-150MCE under Windows XP to watch TV in a window and record your TV shows by using applications like SageTV and BeyondTV. These applications are great if you already have a Windows XP system and would like to add TV watching and recording.

For Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 users


Watch TV with the MyTV button on Media Center Edition. You can install up to two WinTV-PVR-150MCE's in a Media Center 2005 system.
Use the Media Center Edition TV scheduler to record your TV shows to disk
WinTV-PVR-150MCE's built-in hardware MPEG encoder allows you to continue to use your computer while recording. Listen to music, watch digital pictures or play a DVD movie while recording!
Listen to FM radio while you work on your PC
Record your home videos to disk. WinTV-PVR-150MCE includes audio/video inputs to connect to VCRs and camcorders
Note: the WinTV-PVR-150MCE does not come with a remote control or a software DVD decoder. If you are building Media Center systems, please check with Microsoft for a list of MCE certified remote controls and DVD decoders.
For Windows XP users


Compatible with third party applications like BeyondTV, SageTV and Showshifter for watching and recording TV on your PC
Note: there is no remote control included with the WinTV-PVR-150MCE
WinTV-PVR-150MCE includes


125 channel cable ready TV tuner, NTSC or PAL
High quality MPEG-2 video and audio encoder based on the Conexant -416 MPEG encoder
Composite/s-video plus stereo audio inputs to connect to VCR, camcorders or set top boxes
Auxiliary A/V header on-board for connecting to an audio/video input set
dbx-TV stereo decoder (Nicam stereo decoder in Europe)
FM radio receiver
Note: There are two models of WinTV-PVR-150: one for NTSC television and one for PAL television. The PAL model supports PAL I, PAL B/G, Secam and PAL D/K.
MPEG record specifications


MPEG2 record datarates: 2 Mbps, 4 Mbps, 6 Mbps, 8 Mbps, 12 Mbps. Selections for DVD Standard play (8 Mbps), DVD Long Play (4 Mbps) and DVD Extra Long Play (2.5 Mbps)
NTSC format at 29.97fps: Full D1: 720x480
PAL format at 25fps: Full D1: 720x576, MPEG1: 352x288
Audio capture formats: 44.1/48 KHz, 16bit stereo, 192/224/384Kbps
Video digitizer: 10 bits
Chroma sampling: YUV 4:2:2
Four line adaptive comb filter for both NTSC and PAL to remove dot crawl
Fast video locking for security camera applications
Video file format: .MPG
MPEG file tested compatible with: MediaStudio 6.0, MyDVD and DVD MovieFactory DVD authoring applications
System Requirements


Processor requirements: Pentium IV processor 1.2GHz or faster for TV pause with full screen playback
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional Note: when using the WinTV-PVR-150MCe with Windows XP, you need a third party TV application such as MythTV, SageTV or BeyondTV
Free PCI slot
Sound card
VGA card (PCI or AGP) with Media Center 2005 certified driver
DVD decoder certified for use with Media Center 2005

Available at Amazon.com
 
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DaveSimmons

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Originally posted by: Granorense
How about a link?
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Go to Amazon, search on "hoppity pvr-150mice" or similar. You can also find a link on the front page of www.GottaDeal.com.

The MCE version doesn't come with a remote or software. If you don't have Windows MCE and a MCE remote you'll need SageTV, BeyondTV, or other TV/VCR software.
 

Why take all the time to cut & paste the description info without posting a link?

Are we supposed to go to his site in his SIG file?
 
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w33bo

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Originally posted by: CrazyCoolDealz

Use up to two WinTV-PVR-150MCE's in a Media Center 2005 system
Watch one TV channel while recording another by installing two WinTV-PVR-150's in a Media Center system. If you already have a Media Center system with a Hauppauge WinTV-PVR, you can add a second WinTV-PVR.
Click to expand...

Is this true, I thought MCE supported up to 3 tuners

I am about to order, but am hesitant because they are more expensive than regular tuner cards.

Will this card improve my performance a lot by reducing processor utilization because it has on card encoding?

Thanks

Daniel

*edit* its not listed on the page here, but does it have hardware encoding and will it make a big difference?


 
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dwcal

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This is a good price for the PVR150. The cheap tuner cards don't have hardware encoding which does make a big difference in processor usage. The older PVR250 is still over $100. The PVR150 is cheaper because it's a simpler design with fewer chips, but performance is supposed to be the same. The MCE edition is also cheaper because it doesn't come with a remote control. I have an ATI Remote Wonder already so don't need that. Now if only Amazon would just send me my $15 certificate code. Customer service says 8 weeks after my order which would be another month. :| grrr.....
 
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w33bo

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What is the difference between the 1042
and the 1086
on amazon? (other than the ports)?

*edit*maybe i figured it out, is it made for slim cases or something?
 
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gabemcg

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up to 2 weeks for shiping :thumbsdown: I'm inpaitient, just got one from buy.com (one of the few that have them in stock under $80 shipped (3-5 day)
 
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