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Hauppauge turns your PC into an HDTV with their WinTV-HVR-1600. This PCI card has two tuners: NTSC, and ATSC/Clear QAM, plus an FM tuner so you can listen to the radio. The NTSC tuner is a 125 channel cable ready tuner for all of your standard over the air broadcasts or regular cable TV. The ATSC/clear QAM tuner supports all 18 ATSC formats including 1080i. You can watch the programming live or record it to disk as an MPEG-2 program stream.
There is also an S-Video input with coax audio inputs so you can attach a VCR to copy your old tapes onto DVD. An S-Video to composite adapter makes it possible to use a wider range of machines with the card.
The included Hauppauge WinTV2000 application lets you toggle between tuners so it is easy to watch what you want. Or, Windows Vista Media center will let you use the card as one of its tuners for seamless Vista integration. To make it easier to use there is an MCE remote to control both the card and your media center applications.
Hauppauge turns your PC into an HDTV with their WinTV-HVR-1600. This PCI card has two tuners: NTSC, and ATSC/Clear QAM, plus an FM tuner so you can listen to the radio. The NTSC tuner is a 125 channel cable ready tuner for all of your standard over the air broadcasts or regular cable TV. The ATSC/clear QAM tuner supports all 18 ATSC formats including 1080i. You can watch the programming live or record it to disk as an MPEG-2 program stream.
There is also an S-Video input with coax audio inputs so you can attach a VCR to copy your old tapes onto DVD. An S-Video to composite adapter makes it possible to use a wider range of machines with the card.
The included Hauppauge WinTV2000 application lets you toggle between tuners so it is easy to watch what you want. Or, Windows Vista Media center will let you use the card as one of its tuners for seamless Vista integration. To make it easier to use there is an MCE remote to control both the card and your media center applications.
Enjoy HD/SD TV on Your ComputerThe Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 1183WB turns your computer into an HDTV that receives analog NTSC, digital ATSC (up to 1080i) and QAM digital cable TV programming as well as FM radio, complementing your digital multimedia experience.
Hardware Video EncodingThe Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 1183WB features a powerful hardware encoding chip to record analog video in high-quality MPEG-2 format without occupying CPU resources.
S-Video Input SupportThe Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 1183WB features built-in S-Video input to connect various video devices, such as digital TV set-top boxes, DVD players, VHS players and DVs for digitalizing your home videos.
MCE Remote ControlWith the MCE remote control, access every feature on the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 1183WB from across the room with fingertip ease.
Learn more about the Hauppauge 1183
Model
Brand
Hauppauge
Model
1183
Details
Type
TV Tuner Cards
Others
Sound card. DVD or CD writer for burning Video CD's, S-VCD's or DVD's (optional)
Specifications
WinTV-HVR-1600 contains two tuners: a ATSC digital TV tuner for over the air digital TV reception plus a 125-channel cable ready TV tuner. For ATSC digital TV, all 18 ATSC formats including 1080i can be watched or recorded to disk as a Program Stream. A highly integrated MPEG-1/2 hardware encoder based on the Conexant -418 is on-board for recording analog cable TV to disk. The playback of the recorded ATSC digital or MPEG-2 encoded analog program is done through a software MPEG-2 player. An on-board IR receiver and transmitter uses a software loaded set top box table for the codes to control a set top box.
TV
TV Tuner
Combo Tuner
TV Standards
ATSC / ClearQAM / NTSC
Remote Control
MCE Remote Not Work with Windows XP
Video Encoding
Hardware Encoding
Tuner
Interface
PCI
FM Tuner
Yes
Ports In
FM in Port TV in Port ANT in Port S-Video in Port RCA Audio port
System
Processor
2.2 GHz P4 or equivalent
Graphics Card
Graphics with 64 MB memory (or greater)
Available Slot
Available PCI slot
Operating Systems Supported
Microsoft Windows XP Home, Pro or Media Center Edition
Features
Features
Watch and record ATSC high definition digital TV or analog cable TV on your PC, in a window or full screen! ATSC HD is the over-the-air high definition TV standard for North America. Two tuners on board: a 125 channel cable ready TV tuner and an ATSC digital TV tuner. Connect both cable TV and ATSC digital TV to the WinTV-HVR-1600 at the same time. Includes Hauppauge's WinTV2000 application. Our WinTV2000 application allows you to toggle between cable TV and ATSC digital TV channels. Includes an IR blaster to change the channel on your satellite or cable TV set top box. Connect your set top box to the WinTV-HVR-1600 via S-Video.
Package Contents
Package Contents
1183 Driver Disk Remote USB IR Receiver Remote Receiver Cable S-Video to Composite Adapter