The WinTV-HVR-2250 has two tuners for watching one TV program while recording another: with the built-in dual tuners, you can either watch one channel while recording another or you can record two channels at once. The WinTV-HVR-2250 is a PCI Express x1 board based on the NXP 7164 bus interface chip. The WinTV-HVR-2250 contains two tuners with a built-in TV ... Read more
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Pros: easy installation of both drivers, and software. Software leaves a lot to be desired though. ok picture. great sound.
Cons: the remote doesn't work. Still can't get it to control my dvr set top box. picture quality is pixelated in full screen. no picture quality controls, i.e. brightness, contrast, etc. My video capture software doesn't recognize the tuner card.
Summary: I gave up on trying to figure it out. I'll keep it for now till I find one that's more simplified, and is recognized by my capture software. ...
Summary: I gave up on trying to figure it out. I'll keep it for now till I find one that's more simplified, and is recognized by my capture software. I would love a tuner card that hooks up to my dvr via hdmi, if one's available. Seek a better tuner card.
Description:The WinTV-HVR-2250 has two tuners for watching one TV program while recording another: with the built-in dual tuners, you can either watch one channel while recording another or you can record two channels at once. The WinTV-HVR-2250 is a PCI Express x1 board based on the NXP 7164 bus interface chip. The WinTV-HVR-2250 contains two tuners with a built-in TV splitter. There is one cable TV or TV antenna connector which is split, providing a video source for both tuners. For ATSC and QAM digital TV, all 18 ATSC formats including 1080i can be watched or recorded to disk as a MPEG-2 program stream.
General
Video Input This input card features a QAM tuner, which allows it to receive unencrypted (local) HD channels from TV cable. This card has two tuners, considered essential for systems to be used as a DVR, as it allows watching one program while recording another.
Packaged Quantity 1
Device Type ATSC HDTV / QAM receiver / analog TV / radio tuner / video input adapter
Compatibility MS Windows Vista Media Center compatible, MS Windows XP Media Center compatible
Interfaces 1 x TV antenna - Input, 1 x Radio - FM input, 1 x Display / video - S-video input - 4 pin mini-DIN, 1 x Display / video - Composite video input - RCA - On cable
Compatible Bays None
Compatible Slots 1 x PCI Express x1
Miscellaneous
Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
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