Hauppauge 1178 WinTV-HVR-1600 Internal Hybrid TV Tuner/Video Recorder by HAUPPAUGE
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Digital camera reviews of Hauppauge 1178 WinTV-HVR-1600 Internal Hybrid TV Tuner/Video Recorder
Digital camera Review: Buy 2 and get a 2 tuner HD Media Center
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought two of these and installed them in a PC running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. The result is a PC that can record high definition TV off two separate tuners at a time. I use an XBOX360 as a media center extender to watch my recordings on my HDTV.
Note that the HD tuner will only work for off-air signals, so you'll have to install an antenna in order to use this.
Digital camera Review: Buyer Beware - Unstable, Finicky Device - Don't Expect Much
Summary: 2 Stars
I recently purchased this Hauppauge card, and after three days of futzing with it, I sent it back for a refund. In all that time I was able to view about 30 seconds of video ... the rest of the time my machine either showed no picture, or just froze. I am running XP on a system that meets the "requirements" but I fear your setup needs to be WAY BEYOND (as usual) the requirements to run properly. Issues I had:
* Some kind of conflict in the PCI ports. I wasted two days trying to debug this problem, and gave up. It is not "plug and play" for everyone, by any means. It caused my Linksys wi-fi card to stop working.
* I could rarely tell whether the remote control was functioning or not. The extremely flimsy "IR Blaster" is a tangle of wimpy little cords. Just what I wanted, another rat's nest... Not. The whole setup is not elegant at all, and not what I wanted. Who wants to push a button on a remote 20 times wondering when the response will come, or which of the various components isn't working?
* The included hardware "WinTV" etc. spit out errors on install every time. ONCE after a clean install I got the software to launch without freezing, for the abovementioned 30 seconds.
It has been a long time since I went about adding devices or otherwise customizing my PC further. Now I remember why. Device conflicts, buggy software, "third-pary-add-on" junk hardware is the norm on Windoze PCs. What a waste of time.
Digital camera Review: Does not pause live TV
Summary: 1 Stars
Does not record sound when recording live TV. Can't watch a show on one station and record on another station. You can find cards for cheaper that have better package software.Digital camera Review: Easy to Setup TV Tuner
Summary: 4 Stars
I am currently using this on a Vista Home Premium home-made system. Media Center picked it up and using Microsoft's channel guide, I have an easy to use PVR. I'm using the analog input for now as this is the cable I have. I'm sure the digital input will work as well. Great buy on Amazon.Digital camera Review: Excellent Choice
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this product works flawlessly. Highly recommended I am intending to build a new pc for home theatre / dvr purposes and will be getting a second one. My pc is AMD X2 4200, 3 GB Ram, Nvidia 8800GTS. I bought the Phillips Indoor HDTV antenna - excellent reception.