Warm: ATI TV Wonder Retail for $59.95 + Shipping

[kalvnhobbz]

For those looking into watching tv on their pc, at buy.com for $64.95.

ATI TV Wonder

go to dealhunting for $5 off coupon for buy.com

 

[alohaboy]

i got one of these at staples when it was $40.
it's got some problems with win98. i think also depends on your video card. not the best card, but pretty nice overall.

i got the TV Wonder. do have the mpeg encoding. it looks great. i still have some problems with the software that comes with it. don't have time to look for another one.

ATI support is totally useless.

 

[kalvnhobbz]

the one you got at staples was probably the TV Wonder VE (at staples for $53.49), not the TV Wonder. The VE doesn't have stereo sound or mpeg-1...

from what i've heard, the tv wonder series has the best image quality out of all the tv tuner cards.

 

[kalvnhobbz]

you might be able to pricematch with staples here: Staples ATI TV Wonder

they shouldn't be able to charge you for next-day shipping since the site says "3-5 days"

 

[twobrain]

can you video capture in win2k?

it says something about how its not supported on ati.com under the drivers for it

 

[kalvnhobbz]

not sure... i've heard of a lot of problems with it.

if paired with a 3rd party program, like Cyberlink's PowerVCR, possibly it might work?

 

[IBuyUFO]

I don't have any problems capturing video with the win2k beta drivers. I have to say that the ATI TV Wonder is a great card but the only weak point is the weak support by ATI. Last and only updated drivers they have for this card came out in October 31st of 2000.

 

[psteng19]

actually, i got this 2 years ago from Buy.com for $40 shipped, so if $59 is warm, $40 is blazing hot.

had some problems with PCI, traded it in for a TV Wonder USB. TV Wonder USB's video quality was crappier due to the bandwidth limitations of USB. TV Wonder PCI gave me IRQ conflicts and constantly froze my system. Lose-Lose situation.

 

[Hawaiian Kine]

I've had a lot of probs with my tv-wonder too. I got it like a year and a half ago. I would say it has worked for only about 3 months since them. It is not compatible with certain video cards. ie. i had the hardest time working it with a voodoo 3, and now i am having trouble using it with my radeon.

 

[richardycc]

are you serious? I am about to order the TV wonder card to go with my 3dfx voodoo3 PCI card? what kind of problem are you having?

richard

 

[Evander]

Avoid ATI TV tuners like the plague (I don't think i spelled that right).
I had one- it ALWAYS crashed. ALWAYS. And forget about ATI tech support. You can't even d/l the bloody drivers online. Check out cnet's user reviews: 525 votes, nearly 50% of users gave it a thumbs down:
cnet review

 

[Deathgame]

I've the TV Wonder running in Win2k. YOu've to download either PowerVCR 3 or some other software to flash the hardware (that's what my cousin did). I'll let you guys know how to make it work stable in Win2k when i find the link.
okie...this is what i found....
1. Download Direct 8.x Drivers
2. Download latest ATI drivers
3. Download software from SnapStream Media or Cyberlink PowerVCR 3.
I think that's all....
I'll keep on finding the best solution and will keep posting it here.
Peace!!