Hauppauge HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition 1480

Video Recording Formats Supported

	Xbox 360	PS3	PC
Connection	HDMI	Component	HDMI
1080p 50 / 60	*	*	*
1080i
720p
576p
480p
480i
Notes	*Passthrough to 1080p 60, records at 1080p 30

Record Video Game Play in HD on Your Laptop or Desktop PC

HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition records high definition game play video from a gaming PC, Sony® PlayStation®3 or Microsoft® Xbox® 360 onto your Windows laptop or desktop PC. Make video recordings of your best game play in HD. Upload your favorite games to YouTube and share them with other gamers online. Or make a high definition movie of your game play to share with your friends or use it to discuss tactics with your clan members!

With HDMI and Component Video in Plus No-Delay HDMI Video Passthrough!

HD PVR 2 comes with HDMI in and out to make it easier to connect to your Xbox 360 and your HD TV set. For the PS3, HD PVR 2 comes with a PS3 Component Video gaming cable, while still using the HDMI out for no-delay passthrough to your HD TV set!

New! Now with a Record button, so You Can Start and Stop Your Video Recordings Directly from the HD PVR 2

HD PVR 2 has a top mounted record button. Hit the record button and ShowBiz opens on your PC and starts recording. Hit the record button again and ShowBiz will stop recording. This makes recording your video gameplay super easy!

Record Your PC Gameplay, with No Delay and No Slowdown of Your PC!

HD PVR 2 can be connected to the HDMI output of your PC to record your gameplay. With our "no delay passthrough," you can play your game on a TV monitor while recording. And the recording will not slow down your PC since the encoding is done within HD PVR 2!

Amazing Audio and Video Quality

HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition uses a pro-quality H.264 video encoder, the same video recorder which is used in TV studios. HD PVR 2 records using amazing H.264 compression at HD resolutions up to 1080p30. HD PVR 2's H.264 recording format is used by Blu-ray disks and exceeds other compression standards in video quality, providing a crisp image with amazing digital sound. And H.264 uses 1/3 the disk space compared with the popular MPEG-2 format.

Watch Recordings of Your Best Game Play on Your PC Monitor or HD TV Set

Once your recordings are on your PC hard disk, you can play them back directly on your computer screen using the included ShowBiz application. You can also transfer the recordings over your home network to your PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, or other high definition media player.

Play While You Record with Our No-Delay HDMI Video Passthrough!

HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition comes with real-time video pass through, so you can watch your game play on your HD TV while recording your game on your PCs disk drive. Simply connect HD PVR 2 in between your game console and your HD TV set (HDMI in and out plus Component Video cables included).

Upload Your Best Games to YouTube and Share with Your Friends

HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition comes with a one click upload to YouTube. Make HD recordings of your game play and upload your best videos to YouTube. HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition records videos in HD using H.264, which is perfect for YouTube.

Model Numbers

model 01480: HD PVR Gaming Edition, with English manual
model 01488: HD PVR Gaming Edition, with English and French manual

Bundled Software Applications

• ArcSoft ShowBiz, with these features
• Video capture for recording your game play
• Video editor to trim your videos
• Upload videos to YouTube
• Hauppauge Personal Logo application, to "burn" your logos into your recordings

Included in the HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition and GE Plus Packages

• HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition high definition H.264 personal video recorder, USB 2.0 with built-in record button
• 6V 1.6 amp power supply
• USB cable - 9ft
• HDMI output cable - 6ft
• PS3 Component AV Cable
• Hauppauge A/V component adapter
• Installation CD-ROM
• Quick installation guide

Note: HD PVR 2 will not record video from HDMI with HDCP copy protection. If you are recording PS3 gameplay, use the included PS3 component video gaming cable. HD PVR 2 Hardware Specs

• Hardware encoder
• H.264 AVCHD high definition video encoder, with record resolution to 1080p30
  
  

  Recording datarate: from 1 to 13.5Mbps
  Recording video formats: AVCHD (.TS and .M2TS) plus .MP4

• No delay HDMI passthrough
• HDMI in to HDMI out - up to 1080p60
• Component Video in to HDMI out - up to 1080i60
• Input/Output Connections:
1. HDMI in, from HDMI sources without HDCP such as Xbox 360
2. Component video in, with stereo audio
3. S-Video and composite video in, with stereo audio (optional cable not supplied)
4. HDMI output
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 6 x 6 x 1.5 inches
• Power: 6V at 1.6 amps
• Weight: 12oz (0.34kg)
• Recording formats:
• 1080p60p (recorded as 1080p30)
• 1080p50p (recorded as 1080p25)
• 1080i60
• 1080i50
• 720p60
• 720p50
• 480p60
• 480i60
• 576p50
• 576i50

System Requirements

• Laptop or desktop PC with 3.0GHz single core or 2.0GHz multi-core processor
• Microsoft® Windows® 8, 7 or Vista (32- or 64-bit), or Windows XP Service Pack 3
• HD PVR 2 GE Plus includes HDPVRCapture.com application which runs on Mac OSX 10.7 / 10.8 ( Intel 32-/64-bit only, no PPC support)
• TV set with HDMI input
• 1GB memory recommended
• Graphics card with 256MB memory
• Sound card
• 220MB free hard disk space
• CD-ROM drive (for software installation)

Note: HD PVR 2 will not record video from HDMI with HDCP copy protection. If you are recording PS3 gameplay, use the included PS3 component video gaming cable.

HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition Connection Diagrams

HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition has video pass through for no delay recordings. Simply connect HD PVR 2 between your game console and your HD TV set. HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition comes with all of the cables needed!