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| Diamond XtremeTV PVR660 USB TV Tuner with Remote Control ( PVR660RCUSB ) |
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List Price: $137.44
Our Price: $94.99
You Save: $ 42.45 (31%)
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Manufacturer: Diamond
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Diamond
EAN: 0757448003574
Feature: Product Type - TV Tuner
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Diamond
Manufacturer: Diamond
Model: PVR660RCUSB
Publisher: Diamond
Studio: Diamond
Warranty: 1 year warranty
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Features
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Product Type - TV Tuner
Package Type - Retail
Auto Compatible with NTSC, PAL, and SECAM TV Systems
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Package Includes: XtremeTV PVR 660 USB 2.0 Device, Firefly Mini IR remote control, RCA audio cable, RCA video cable, S-Video cable, installation CD, Software: Arcsoft Total Media, Orb. With the Diamond XtremeTV PVR660 USB 2.0 Power Pack Edition you'll turn your PC into an XtremeTV! It's a digital software entertainment suite that lets you watch, pause, rewind, record upcoming shows, replay live TV and burn everything to DVD. XtremeTV incorporates its TV and Video Recording feature with remote viewing capabilities and access live TV or recorded TV from any broadband-enabled device -- including mobile phones, Windows PDAs and laptops. The included Orb software also gives you secure access to your digital media from home computer. Through a simple web interface, allowing you to share your media files with your family and friends -- while your PC is at home and you are away. It also features ArcSoft Total Media, the best personal video recorder interface in the industry. With features for storing, organizing, playing and burning your DVD, VCD, VCR, Live TV, CD, MP3s. XtremeTV PVR 660's on-board hardware encoder ensures you and your family will always experience the most "Xtreme" visual quality and performance available! Access audio and video files from anywhere Schedule remote recordings Burn recorded TV or Video to a DVD or VCD Burn audio CDs with your own compilations (MP3/WMA/CD Audio) Burn DVDs of your favorite pictures Edit photos with the remote control Programmable guide USB 2.0 interface Video Input - Coaxial cable input, Composite Video, S-Video Audio Input - RCA L/R Audio input Auto Compatible with NTSC, PAL, and SECAM TV systems Operating Systems - Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP4 recommended), Windows XP Home/XP Pro (SP2 recommended), XP Media Center Edition System Requirements - 900 MHz Intel Pentium, Celeron, or AMD Athlon prcoessor; 256MB RAM; DirectX 9.0-compat
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Customer Rating:
Summary: It's OK, but not worth the price
Comment: The primary purpose why I bought this device was to connect video game console (PS2). As soon as I had it ready, I found that it could not be used for that purpose due to a 1 second delay, which is not a big deal with television, but is not suitable for the gaming.
I also tried it out just to see how well the device performs.
Pluses
- Very easy to setup and install
- Very easy to use, record and play the recordings
Minuses
- The quality of the video was unsatisfactory, somewhat blurry and dark. OK to watch TV once in a while, but absolutely not for HD fans.
- Every time I exit the TV mode, it would return the settings to default, meaning that every time I run this, I have to go and change video standard
- Not compatible with satellite tuners
- No good for video game consoles due to a delay
I haven't really tested scheduling of recordings, so I cannot say anything for that. Overall, I say this device is not really a bad one, but I don't think it's worth the money it's being sold for.
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Summary: Great Product
Comment: I had mine over a year now, and it still works as good as they day I received it
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Summary: USB Tuner/Capture Device
Comment: This product is excellent! It has allowed me to receive standard cable on my PC and also capture video from my digital cable box. The standard cable viewing is definitely inferior to a regular TV, but this is more than offset by the ability to record. The video quality using the capture interface is really good. While not able to handle HD, the tuner down-converts while retaining a very sharp picture. I recommend using the tuner with Microsoft MCE versus the bundled software. This is solely based on the MCE channel guide as opposed to having to register to receive this functionality from the other software. After much research, I believe this is the best external TV tuner/capture device on the market. Other reviews have indicated it also holds up well against PCI versions. It comes bundled with all cables needed for various setups. Overall, this product provides excellent performance at a reasonable price.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Didn't Work
Comment: I had great hopes for this product, but it absolutely refused to work on my computer (Systemax Dual Core 2GB Windows XP Professional).
After much weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth, I returned it.
Some of the many reasons I like buying from Amazon: No-hassle return policy, free return shipping, and a speedy refund of my money.
Five stars for Amazon, NO stars for the PVR660 (unfortunately "no stars" is not an option, so it's one star).
Customer Rating:
Summary: Dissapointed with the picture quality
Comment: Easy to set up and use but I was really disappointed with the picture quality. Pretty grainy in the small size view and really unwatchable when in full screen mode.
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