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 | Title : PCTV DELUXE TUNER & VIDEO
Author : Pinnacle Systems
Release Date : 20021107
Binding : Electronics
Regular Price : $
Amazon.com Price : $192.99
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This being the 3rd TV tuner I've purchased in less than a month, my expectations were not very high. My first purchase was an ATI TV VE that I bought as a starter to see if I would like using a TV tuner. It never worked properly. ATI fails to mention on the box that they do not work well with Nvidia cards or Windows XP.
My next purchase was a Video Blaster VCR which I was never able to get to work. As an IT professional, it is always frustrating when bad installs are not your fault. I had all the correct drivers and the updated version of their software but it would not work. I even tried 3 different inputs: cable, camcorder, DVD. Nothing worked.
Finally I went back to the store and decided to give it one more try. I liked the way the PCTV Deluxe looked and the specs were perfect. USB 2.0?!?! I was already tired of taking apart my computer so this was exactly what the doctor ordered.
I bought it on Superbowl Sunday so I figured I could really test it out. Needless to say that it worked perfectly. I recorded the pre-game, game, and post game for over 4 hours of footage. It even looks pretty good and the sound is TV quality. Mind you I have an 18.1' Sony LCD with a resolution of 1280 x 1024.
There are a few hiccups now and then but that's because I'm usually performing too many tasks on the system. Once you change the bitrate to 15 for USB 2, you'll really be impressed by the quality of the recording.
The specs on my machine are as follows: 2.4 P4, 512 MB DDR, Nvidia Ti4200 GeForce 4, 80 gig 7200, 100 gig 7200. This product works great for me and if they have updates soon to improve some of the bugs, then they'll be improving an already solid product.
(by Tony Llerena)
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