The Highest Quality Digital TV With Digital Stereo For The PC
For cleaner, clearer uncompressed digital TV on your PC in digital stereo, the TV WONDER USB 2.0 excels.
Watch TV on your PC monitor on full screen or in a corner window when you are waiting for printing and downloading operations.
Surfing channels has never been easier. You can scan channels easily with the built-in 125-channel TV tuner featuring the user-friendly GemstarGUIDE Plus+ interactive TV guide and channel preview software that lets you see what’s on at a glance.
USB 2.0 Power Transfers Superior Video Quality
The value packed TV WONDER USB 2.0 makes full use of today’s advanced ATI Theater 200 technology and USB 2.0 bus standard to deliver exceptional TV and video quality to the PC at a very affordable price. The USB 2.0 standard is 40 times faster than its USB 1.1 predecessor, so it can transfer raw, uncompressed video directly to your computer. As a result of the TV WONDER USB 2.0 utilizing the ATI Theater 200 technology the dramatically improved video displayed with the TV WONDER USB 2.0 is exactly the signal you received without the compression distortion inherent in the old USB 1.1 products.
Features
Feature Rich Digital PC VCR Possibilities
With the TV WONDER USB 2.0 you are introduced to these exciting multimedia tools:
- Schedule and record TV programs at any time.
- Capture video in MPEG 1/2 and 4 format
- Capture still images
- Zoom-in, pan or freeze live TV action with TV-ON-DEMAND™
The TV WONDER USB 2.0 also includes ATI’s award winning MULTIMEDIA CENTER™ software that delivers a streamlined user-friendly interface. MULTIMEDIA CENTER is a fully integrated multimedia software suite used by our elite products to manage the TV player, video CD player, audio CD player, and Digital VCR.
A Powerful Presentation Tool
With its TV and video capture and record capabilities, the TV WONDER USB 2.0 can become a powerful presentation tool. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination. For example, you could create a “TV magazine” with saved images and text from selected TV programs – use the images to enhance your presentations, e-mails, websites and other projects.
With the TV WONDER USB 2.0 you have the ability to automatically record program transcripts, which can be a very useful research aid. Or you could use the HOT WORDS™ real-time word notification feature for monitoring closed caption text broadcasts to let you know when words or phrases are detected – a great tool for journalists, investors, students or sports fans.
For greater audience rapport, the optional REMOTE WONDER™ with over 30 feet of wireless freedom lets you operate your PC mouse without being tied to your system with a cable. You’ll spend more time talking to your audience, and less time hovering over your notebook.
“Perfect For Starters” with Easy Plug and Play Set Up
Simply install the software in your CD drive, plug the TV WONDER USB 2.0 into your USB 2.0 port and connect your TV cable to the sleek, newly designed TV WONDER USB 2.0 tuner and you are ready to enjoy crisp clean digital TV on your PC.
System Requirements
- Intel® Pentium® 4, Celeron®, AMD Athlon or compatible
- 128MB of system memory (256MB recommended)
- Available USB 2.0 port required
- Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
- Sound card and speakers
- Cable TV signal or amplified antenna
- Interactive Program Guide requires Internet connection
Operating Systems Support
Compatibility
TV WONDER™ USB 2.0 is compatible with graphics sub-systems supporting Microsoft DirectX overlay, including products from the following manufacturers: