It gets kind of warm, but not nearly as hot as previously. Now I'm watching HD storm coverage perfectly! Sweet. Using Windows 7 Media Center actually cured all the ills. It was unbearable to me, as I really don't care much for TV - I just wanted access. Didn't do so well on scanning for OTA stations, a lot of lag. Color me plĬons: The software (WinTV) is, well. watching even HD stations - it looks sweet on my FW (no super specs - P8400, 3GB memory, integrated GMA 4500MHD, 1600 x 900 resolution screen).Īside from the fact that I can view the HD stations, there's also no lag. I downloaded a MCE kit from the Hauppauge website, plugged it in, followed the setup instructions, and VOILA. I recently upgraded my laptop to Windows 7, and now that I had the Media Center, I thought I'd give this a shot again. and really couldn't handle the DTV stations (this was prior to transition), even if not HD.Īny TV I've viewed has been online (Hulu, MSNBC) or DVDs - I'm not much of a TV person (I haven't owned one for a while), so essentially, I watched none OTA. I used it a couple of times, then put it away until recently. This item worked, sort of, but I was using with its WinTV software.

Pros: When I purchased this initially, it was for my Vaio FW laptop I'd 'downgraded' to XP Pro (it came with Vista). Schedule TV recordings with WinTV-Scheduler softwareĪdditional Information Date First Available Record ATSC digital TV or analog cable TV to your computers hard disk drive NTSC analog cable TV 125 channel cable-ready TV tuner receiver for your notebook or desktop PC Microsoft Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit), Windows Vista or Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Learn more about the Hauppauge 1200 Model BrandĢ.2 GHz Intel P4 or 1.8 GHz Centrino or equivalentĢ.8 GHz Intel P4 or Core Duo or equivalent (for analog TV recording with MPEG-2)Īvailable Hi-Speed USB port (will not work with USB 1.1)

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