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Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800 PCI-Express Hybrid Video Recorder

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Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800 PCI-Express Hybrid Video Recorder
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Rating: 7/10
With 6 User Reviews
vapour_lock@NCIX
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Review Date: 10/19/08
Cons: WINTV software could be bettertuning ATSC antenna signals finicky

Pros: PCIE x1 takes advantage of this sloteasy installation
Comment:
I bought this tuner to replace hauppauges 150 card. Runs well on Vista 64bit. Tuning HD antenna signals i found was a hassle but theres lots of freeware programs that work perfectly with this card. Tuning of regular ntsc works perfectly with the bundled software.
Robert_A@NCIX
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Review Date: 03/31/08
Cons: Remote does not work with Windows XP, FM radio software application does not have a record function

Pros: Good picture, price, PCI-E
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I was happy with my older Leadtech card which I used more for the FM tuner than the TV. When I built a new computer, I did not have room for the PCI Leadtech card so I got the PCI-E Hauppauge HVR 1800. There was some considerable swearing when I found that the FM tuner application had no record function and the remote will only work if you have Windows Vista (I have (XP Media).Otherwise, it seems to work well. I can get the thing to record by using Audacity but the old Leadtech tuner was so slick.
Jason_M@NCIX
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Review Date: 03/05/08
Cons: Second tuner doesn't have NTSC as well

Pros: Dual tuner NTSC and ATSC/QAM
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This tuner was an excellent purchase. There are unencrypted QAM channels available in my area, and I wanted to see what we could get. Unfortunately Windows Media Center doesn't support QAM, so I needed to use Hauppauge's software, which I had some difficulty installing, but once I had it setup things work wonderfully. The signal quality is excellent and I am overjoyed to be able to use my HTPC as a PVR. My only real complaint is that the second tuner doesn't support NTSC, so I cannot use PiP, or record a different channel as I watch. Overall, however, an excellent purchase.
Nabeel_A@NCIX
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Review Date: 02/15/08
Cons: Bundled software is not very good.

Pros: Great card for the price. PCI-E.
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Great buy. 100$ card that does NTSC, ATSC and QAM. Records flawlessly. Also has the benefit of being one of only a handful of useful PCI-E cards, so you can finally put the slot to good use. The bundled WinTV is pretty worthless, so I use Snapstream Beyond TV.
TERRY_V@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/09/08
Cons: may have killed my onboard lan

Pros: uses pci-e slot, easy to install, good pq, dual tuner, runs cools
Comment:
having hauppauge pvr 150s for a long time and liking them, i chose this card for potential for hd as well as conventional cable capture. i wanted to get my soundcard back into my computer so a pci-e slot card at a good price seemed an option to consider and this had some good reviews. it maybe coincidence, but my board is only 3 weeks old and has been running flawlessly..from the moment i installed this card, my network adaptor onboard died..not just "drivers disappeared" or device conflict..it is gone in my system properties, in my bios..like it never existed. i pulled all my cards in the box and it didn't come back. ended up having to spend another 90 bucks for a wireless adaptor to sit 1 ft away from my router cause of course..i can't put a pci adaptor that's cheaper in, cause i would be back to square one, short a slot for the sound card. i blame motherboard manufacturers for dismissing pci slots too quickly when the maturity of pci-e devices (and availability) is pretty slim at this point. i would give this a 5 if not for the death of my onboard lan. the most generous i can be is a 3 due to that.
Mike_B@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/07/08
Cons: basic remote

Pros: Inexpensive, decent picture quality, fast connection through PCI-e slot
Comment:
A great tuner card for the money. The picture quality is good, there's very little lag time when switching channels, and it syncs perfectly with Vista's Media Centre. Watching and recording TV is a snap with this card. The remote is pretty basic, but otherwise, a good package.
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Product Specifications

General
TypeTuner Card
TV TunerATSC / NTSC / QAM
FM TunerYes
Remote ControlNo
InterfacePCI-Express x1
Features
Windows VistaCertified for Windows Vista
FeaturesWatch 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 AmericaWatch and record \'clear QAM\' digital TV channels. Clear QAM are digital ATSC channels which are re-broadcast on digital cable TV 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-1800 at the same time.Includes Hauppauge\'s WinTV2000 application. Our WinTV2000 application allows you to toggle between cable TV, QAM and ATSC digital TV channels.Vista Media CenterHardware MPEG-2 encoderWinTV-HVR-1800 PCI bus card with 125 channel cable-ready TV tuner, ATSC/QAM receiver, hardware MPEG-2 encoder, dbx-TV stereo decoder, S-Video/composite and stereo audio inputs.
Specifications
Video EncodingHardware Encoding
Video FormatMPEG-2(DVD)/MPEG-1(VCD)
System RequirementsProcessor requirements: 2.2 GHz P4 or equivalent (minimum) required for displaying ATSC high definition TV. on your PC screenMicrosoft Windows XP Home, Pro or Media Center Edition. Also Windows Vista Premium certified* Available PCIe X1 or X8 slot Graphics with 64 MB memory (or greater) Sound card DVD or CD writer for burning Video CD\'s, S-VCD\'s or DVD\'s (optional)

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