Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1950 USB TV Tuner
Watch live TV on your PC or laptop with this high performance TV tuner for your PC or laptop. Watch, pause and record analog cable TV and HDTV channels, at up to 1080i resolution. Watch Analog TV by connecting to Cable TV. Watch Clear QAM digital cable TV, or ATSC over-the-air digital TV. View in full screen or in a window. Remote control and IR blaster included. Compatible with Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Media Center
Record your favorite TV programs
Record analog or digital TV shows to your computer's hard drive with one click. Digital TV programs are recorded in their original video quality. 1080i programs are recorded at 1080i, etc. The built-in hardware MPEG-2 encoder is used when recording analog video. Record analog cable TV or video from S-video or composite sources using MPEG-2. Use WinTV-Scheduler as a personal video recorder to record your TV shows daily, weekly, or only once.
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Detailed Features
Specifications
Single tuner with the following broadcast formats supported
NTSC analog TV, with built-in hardware MPEG-2 encoder
ATSC over-the-air digital TV, at video resolutions to 1080i
Clear QAM digital cable TV, at video resolutions to 1080i
FM radio
Audio/Video inputs
S-Video, composite video
Left and right audio via RCA jacks
Hardware MPEG-2 encoder
Conexant CX23417 encoder
2D comb filter
Datarates: 2 to 12 Mbits/sec
Size: 10cm wide x 10.4 cm deep x 2.8cm high
Power: 5V to 12V at 2 amps
Weight: 6.5 oz
A Closer Look
Features
TV Standards
NTSC Analog Cable, Over the Air TV
ATSC Digital Over the Air HDTV
Clear QAM Digital Cable TV
Features
Watch, pause and record TV on your PC or laptop, in window or full screen
Watch ATSC HD digital TV, up to 1080i format
Watch clear QAM digital cable TV up to 1080i format
NTSC analog cable TV, 125 channel cable-ready tuner
Record ATSC digital TV or clear QAM digital cable TV in the original digital quality
Dolby-TV stereo decoder
Schedule TV recordings with WinTV-Scheduler software
Special Features
Record analog cable TV with the on-board MPEG-2 encoder, which allows your PC to run at full speed while recording
IR Blaster to control satellite and cable TV set top boxes
Complete built-in audio/video inputs for connecting to VCRs and camcorders
Minimum System Requirements
Processor Requirements (minimum):
1.0 GHz Intel P4 or equivalent (for watching cable TV)
2.2 GHz Intel P4 or equivalent (for watching high definition ATSC or QAM digital TV)
Microsoft® Windows® XP, XP Pro or Windows XP Media Center Edition, with Service Pack 2, Windows Vista (32 bit), Windows Vista (64 bit) for use with Microsoft Windows Media Center application only
WinTV-HVR-1950 is Windows Vista Premium certified*
Available USB 2.0 port
Graphics with 64MB memory (or greater)
Sound card for TV audio
Optional DVD burner for creating DVDs from your recordings
Note: High definition QAM and ATSC video is not compatible with DVD disks, and therefore cannot be recorded
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
4.3
Customer Reviews:
16
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Value
4.2
Features
4.1
Quality
4.6
Performance
4.3
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Finally gave up those video cassettes....
Reviewer:
Saintor on
Jan 15, 2010 Customer Rating:
4.5
Value
5.0
Features
3.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
...I guess that it was my main goal. It works generally well (Windows Media Center with its online TV Guide is a bliss) although I have to restart the remote driver occasionally. My main gripe features-wise is that I can't use it in parallel analog and digital signals without a major reconfiguration.
Great product
Reviewer:
Don on
Oct 28, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
The Hauppauge WinTv-HVR1950 USB Tuner is a very good product that does what it is supposed to do and the software completes the package with all you need to get up and running.
Can't get both inputs working on WMC Vista 64 bit
Reviewer:
dpg on
Oct 11, 2009 Customer Rating:
2.3
Value
1.0
Features
2.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
2.0
I picked this up because I wanted a reliable unit for my HTPC system. It looks to be made well enough. I tried for around 3 hours to get it to pick up the S-Video from my Sat box AND my OTA HD channels. It will do one or the other, but not both. So, it's either an expensive adapter for your cable box or an expensive tuner. I'd pass and buy something else. This went back.
Product Working...
Reviewer:
npedersen on
Oct 09, 2009 Customer Rating:
3.8
Value
4.0
Features
3.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
4.0
I purchased this product for a vista 64bit. I wanted to use this with media center. After a week I discovered I didn't have the media center TV pack installed. After the install I could pick up digital channel. Due to the current Cable I have I had to map most of the channels myself but after that was done it all seem to be working ok. Not as reliable as TIVO...I've been using this tuner for a few weeks and it has locked up a few time. I've also ran into media center locking up too. Its not a perfect system but I feel its was well worth it in the end.
A Real Value Meal Among USB TV Cards
Reviewer:
JOELM on
Sep 11, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
I am perfectly happy with my Hauppauge 1950 model 1192 USB TV card. It works very well in Windows XP Pro. Unfortunately, I cannot get it to work in SuSE Linux 11.1 Can somebody send me a link to a tutorial? joelm_audion@msn.com
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Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1950 USB TV Tuner
$139.99
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Hauppauge Limited Warranty:
12 months parts;
12 months labor
Mfg Part No:
1192 UPC No:
785428011929 Box Size:
( Length:
10, Width:
3, Depth:
7 )
Shipping Weight:
.7500 pound(s)
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