DIAMOND ATI Theater HD 750 USB TVW750USB USB 2.0 Interface

Pros: None

Cons: DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT! I bought one and tried it in four different computers running 3 different operating systems. It simply did not work. I shipped it back (at my expense). They shipped a replacement that worked for less than five minutes. I am not kidding. I wish I would have listened to the negative reviews I have seen regarding this product. You have been warned.

Pros: I bought this primarily for the video capture capabilities to use a camcorder as a webcam. It was well packaged, had lots of convenient extras in the box such as USB extension, remote, antenna mounts, etc. The included "TotalMedia 3.5" software seemed nice and intuitive, but that's where the Pros end.

Cons: I don't usually rate one-star ratings, but this is an exception. After installing the software, it worked once and only once. I was able to see the video output from the camcorder in TotalMedia 3.5. The next time I ran the software, it simply didn't work anymore. It couldn't see the device at all. I was also unable to see the device in Windows Media Center. In TotalMedia I kept getting the error, "The device is not available, or is being used by another application." I've seen LOTS of posts on the internet about this problem in several forums, and no working solutions. I tried everything; Rebooting, clean installing drivers, disabling all start-up items, reinstalling the software, deleting registry keys, you name it. It simply doesn't work. A complete waste of my time and money. Spend a few extra dollars and shoot for something better if your time is important to you.

Pros: Easy to install. Handy add on software. Superb attachments for mounting antenna. Remote which I have not tested. works seamless on my Win7 6GB i3.

Cons: Heats up if used extensively, free antenna not so powerful so planning to get a new one

Pros: Gets more channels and a clearer picture than two other tuner brands I have tried. (Side by side comparison). Doesn't get hot. Works seamlessly in Windows 7 - I have 3 plugged in - paired with a winegard MS2002 omnidirectional antenna with an amplifier.

Cons: Rebate is slow... but eventually shows up.
Also, I'm pretty sure ATI is out of the TV Tuner business - I wish they would update this product line...

Other Thoughts: The antenna it comes with is fairly useless. Same for the remote. But the tuner itself is the BEST.

Pros: It works for Comcast ClearQAM and pulling in the basic channels. Looks great in HD compared to the old NTSC stuff. Looks great in Windows Media Center and the drivers off of ATI's website, I never bothered with whatever was on the CD.

Cons: Doesn't pull in channels that you used to be able to get in analog from Comcast, like USA, TBS, and the like. This might just be here though.
The big thing is DON'T JUST PULL IT OUT you will most likely get a BSOD. I have been shutting down the machine to remove it, but you should be able to stop the device as well. I think this is why many are complaining about blue screens, especially if you had it hanging directly off the USB port without the (Included!) USB extension cord you might get an intermittent connection.

Other Thoughts: I was very wary because of the bad reviews here, but it was really plug and play! I'm using it in Windows Media Center with the drivers off of ATI's website. I'm using it on an older HP tc4400 laptop with Win7 and 4 gigs of ram (though it can only use 3.37 gig it says) with a 23" monitor hooked up to it. Sometimes it stutters a bit, but it clears up in a few seconds. The controls in WMC are not snappy, but I'm assuming that's the onboard video card's fault.

Pros: none - see below

Cons: Didn't work with Vista or XP desktop installations on different computers - keeps hanging up in the middle of the installation and never completes. Despite searching for updates and spending a significant amount of time on this and checking the mfg website for updates, installation problems, solutions, etc., it will not work. It is garbage.

Other Thoughts: Don't buy from this company. It is bad enough buying garbage that doesn't work; however, to further add insult to injury, this terrible company had the $10 rebate running. All the steps were followed and the rebate was sent in timely. NO REBATE ever came. I checked their website and followed the steps to do an inquiry, they indicated they would research and respond back. They never did! Now they are offering that rebate again - Don't fall for it!

Pros: Work well for a few minutes in Windows 7 64b Media Center. Only works well for me when using driver 10-4_win7_32-64_unified_wdm.exe downloaded from AMD/ATI site.

Cons: When working well, freeze after a few minutes (overheat ? -- cooling with a fan seems to extend useful time a few minutes). Very touchy about driver used. Easy to get a corrupted install -- because MS Windows Update auto updates with bad driver. Way too much trouble to get working well (my other tuners all work OK -- no sweat).

Other Thoughts: I have two of these. Tried on multiple computers (all different). Same problem over and over. Only works well when using driver 10-4_win7_32-64_unified_wdm.exe downloaded from AMD/ATI site. Does not work well with supplied driver (in my case -- maybe they have a better driver now). If MS Windows 7 updates the driver you get a very stuttery hesitating picture of poor quality. DO NOT let Microsoft Update update the driver -- if you do, fix with System Restore -- or try to delete all the WDM drivers on your system and start over. I'm sure these do work for some folks -- its a mystery why they cannot be more consistent.

Pros: Works great with windows media center and great picture quality

Cons: You have to get the right drivers based on 64 bit or 32 bit and need a driver fix for remote on windows 7 but image quality is great with no stutters with the correct drivers

Pros: Price

Cons: This tuner has horrible reviews for a reason it's really,really bad worked for 2 hrs trying to get it to work no luck !! it either wouldn't pick up a signal from my didgital cable or if it did it stuttered horribly!

Other Thoughts: Thanks NewEgg for the RMA for defective merchandise ! As usual you took good care of your cutomers!!!!

Pros: None for me

Cons: Have an ASUS Cinema-ES2-750/PT/FM/AV/RC (3D comb filter works but PCI-E not USB) I purchased from Europe but needed a USB option for capturing composite video to an older XP machine with only PCI slots.
The only reason I purchased the ATI TV Wonder HD 750 was for the ATI Theatre 750 chip with the motion adaptive 3D comb filter.
The problem is the 3D comb filter doesn’t work!!!!!
I only discovered this after the 30day return policy ran out.
I tried this on a XP SP3 machine and a Windows 7 32bit laptop, all with the latest drivers.

Other Thoughts: If you want to capture composite video, look elsewhere.