Hauppauge turns your PC into an HDTV with their WinTV-HVR-1600. This PCI card has two tuners: NTSC, and ATSC/ClearQAM. 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 stereo 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 a non MCE remote control that has been included along with an IR blaster to change the channel on you satellite or cable set top box.
Enjoy HD/SD TV on Your ComputerThe Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 (Model 1178) turns your computer into an HDTV that receives analog NTSC, digital ATSC (up to 1080i) and ClearQAM unencrypted digital cable TV programs, complementing your digital multimedia experience.
Hardware Video EncodingThe Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 (Model 1178) 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 (Model 1178) 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.
Remote ControlWith the full-function remote control, access every feature on the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 (Model 1178) from across the room with fingertip ease.