AVerMedia Hybrid Volar Max USB 2.0 TV Tuner - USB 2.0, ATSC, NTSC, Clear QAM, FM Tuner, 1080i Support, TimeShift, MPEG2 Encoding, StereoItem#: A46-4130  |  Model#: MTVHBVMXR

Lower your expectations

AT 89.99 it fails horribly. Not a good unit. customer suppport gets FFFF. Picture gets a C. Performance gets a D. Time slip works. Navigation muddled. Installs easily. Detects all the annalog cable channels and 12 fm stations. Seems to require a strong cable signal.

Good product but a lilttle pricey

I found the USB Tuner to be a good product. However my use is only a small part of it's advertised features so I can't attest to its overall capabilities. I do wish it had an automatic but setable timer to shut it off.

Confused

Works to stream live TV in Windows 7 if I use Windows Live Media, but signal is slow. Signal is fine if I use the AVERMedia software, but it won't work in 64 bit mode and thus won't let me use two monitors. So I can have stop and start TV on two monitors or good signal in the background of the monitor I'm working on. Not really happy but it is more about the software from Avermedia than the device itself.

Few Problems With This Product

Works flawlessly on Windows XP and Linux Mint 10. The Media Center software for Windows is more than a bit clunky, but VLC will provide a better interface. For LM10, driver installation, setup and use is drop dead simple using Kaffeine.

Works just fine

Works exactly as advertised. The Avermedia Center software is kindof basic and klutzy, but very functional - certainly a lot better than WMC or SageTV, i.e. it is perfect for those who like to be in control, rather than having the software control the user. I had it installed, up and running on a Win7 64-bit system within a few minutes. The rabbit ears antenna is a bad joke; when fully extended, it is about 3 inches tall and it pulls in two channels (out of 28). Overall, it's good value for the money. I would buy it again.

Works Fine but Dated Interface

I purchased this as a replacement for A Hauppauge 950Q that had stopped working properly. The installation of this was a snap, in fact I simply removed the Hauppauge from the USB extender cable and plugged in this unit. It was immediately recognized and the setup was easy to follow. The two points I did not like were: it has additional components for viewing photos, FM radio etc and the interface design is dated. I did decide to return this unit for those two reasons. If you are looking for a replacement for Windows Media Center and all it's features this is the way to go. If you are looking for a replacement TV tuner with recording capabilities there are better options out there

Great product awesome.

Works for me.

dismal

This thing might work well with other media software, but the software that comes with it is miserable! It's awkward, slow, and buggy. when hooked to my cable via a split signal, surfing the web causes the sound and pic to studder. It doesn't matter which one of my computers I surf on either so it's got to be a problem with this thing's ability to work on a cable line that's being used to surf. My other tv's are connected to the same cable and do not have this problem. I only wanted this so I could watch tv in a window while I surf the web so this thing is completely useless to me! Oh well....

Good for FM

I bought this to receive over-the-air FM radio on my laptop and it works well for local FM. For TV, this unit will only show the stations, in Canada, that are available without a digital subscription and digital box. If you are renting a digital box with your cable subscription, to receive channels higher than channel 70, this will not work the same because it's not authorized by the cable company to receive them. To see what stations this unit will show you, unplug your TV's digital box and attach your TV directly to the cable outlet without the box. It says that it will receive

Works fine

Now I'm enjoying local TV from my patio. Windows 7. Installed without a hitch.