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Hauppauge 1200 WinTV-HVR850 USB 2.0 TV Tuner Product Details

TV Tuner USB 2.0

Hauppauge WinTV-HVR850 USB 2.0 TV Tuner
The Hauppauge WinTV-HVR850 USB 2.0 TV Tuner takes you into a breathtaking TV viewing world. This TV Tuner allows you to record your favorite analog or digital TV shows in high quality MPEG-2 and play it on your PC. Coming with 1080i high definition resolution, it also has automatic identification of channel names and can records your TV programs to your PC’s hard disk in MPEG-2 format. Just plug into your USB 2.0 port and connect a TV antenna to view ATSC digital TV on your PC. This TV antenna can be used to receive digital TV up to 10 miles from a ATSC transmitter. Plus, it is compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista or XP with Service Pack 2.

What It Is And Why You Need It:

  • 1080i high definition resolution; for amazing viewing quality
  • USB 2.0 port; allows you to view ATSC digital TV on your PC
  • Portable digital TV antenna; can be used to receive digital TV up to 10 miles from a ATSC transmitter

Specifications

Video Capture
Video Type TV Tuner
Video Interface USB
TV Tuner Analog Tuner
Clear QAM No
Remote No
FM Tuner No

Customer Reviews

3.9 (51 customer reviews)

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Value
 4.0
Features
 3.9
Quality
 4.0
Performance
 3.8
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Reviewer:
Bwgoods
Date:
Dec 29, 2012
Works well

This product works very well. I decided to ditch the software it came with in favor of Windows Media Center.

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4.3
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 5.0
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 3.0
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 5.0
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 4.0
Reviewer:
Sporto,
Date:
Mar 26, 2012
Not a bad devise, but

I have to pause what I watch for about 10 seconds for the audio to catch up. Picture is really good though!

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4.8
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Reviewer:
tvnut
Date:
Jan 14, 2012
Exactly what I was looking for

The only problem I have had with this unit may be due to my processor. I am happy with it and got exactly what I thought I was buying. I live 27 miles from the nearest station so use a roof top antenna with a booster. I bought this unit to be able to record shows overnight and sometimes it will and sometimes it will not. If I wished to watch tv on my pc, every channel comes in clear. I think it is a good unit for the price.

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4.8
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 5.0
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 4.0
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 5.0
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 5.0
Reviewer:
Dannoman
Date:
Dec 21, 2011
Not bad for the money, but...

I can't blame my existing issue on the tuner, just something I've observed with Windows 7. I ordered this USB Tuner to replace my existing TV Capture Card because I thought the old tuner had a blown sound module. Still don't have sound from captured TV or Live TV through this new tuner. Never had this type of problem on XP MCE or Vista. Win7 seems to commonly encounter problems like this in Media Center. Oddly enough, the tuner won't give me sound in the provided software so I'm thinking there could be a CODEC problem. However, I plugged this into my wife's laptop and it worked very well. That was Vista.

Overall
5.0
Value
 5.0
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 5.0
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Reviewer:
TheOldViking
Date:
Dec 19, 2011
Great Device

I use SageTV software, and this little device worked perfectly on my HP laptop. I was on a construction site watching the BBC News while taking a coffee break, which was real nice! I've had great luck with Hauppauge TV devices over the years, and this is no exception.

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  • Manufactured by: Hauppauge
    Warranty provided by: Hauppauge
    Limited Warranty: 12 months parts; 12 months labor
    Mfg Part No: 1200
    UPC No: 785428012001
    Box Size: ( Length: 10, Width: 7, Depth: 2 )
    Shipping Weight: 0.7500 pound(s)
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  • Limited Warranty: A full text version of the limited warranty may be obtained by mailing a self addressed, stamped envelope to the address below and requesting the warranty for item number: H56-2100

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