Product Description

Watch and record cable TV or over-the-air ATSC high definition digital TV programs, in a window or full screen on your PC or laptop monitor. Schedule your TV recordings, using the high quality MPEG-2 video recording format. Pocket-sized and easy-to-install on an available USB 2.0 port, it's the perfect traveling companion for desktops or laptops. A portable digital TV antenna (included) can be used to receive digital TV up to 10 miles from an ATSC transmitter. Analog TV recordings will use up to 1.5GB of disk space per hour Watch and record TV with Microsoft's Windows Media Center Platform Support - PC 1 x TV Antenna input available In the box - Portable Digital Antenna, USB Extension Cable, Software on CD-Rom System Requirements - 2.2 GHz Intel P4 or 1.8 GHz Centrino or equivalent (minimum) 2.8 GHz Intel P4 or Core Duo or equivalent for analog TV recording with MPEG-2 (minimum) Graphics Card with 64 MB of memory (minimum) USB 2.0 available port (will not work with USB 1.1) CD-ROM drive (for Software installation) Operating System Required - Microsoft Windows Vista or XP with Service Pack 2

Product Details

• Brand: Hauppauge
• Model: 1200
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 3.00 pounds

Features

• TV tuner allows for viewing and recording of television on PCs via high-speed USB
• Compatible with both digital and analog television signals
• Record your favorite shows in high-quality MPEG-2 directly to your hard disk
• Small size makes it easy to carry and ideal for laptops
• Includes Personal Video Recorder software for scheduled recording of programs

Amazon.com Product Description
The Hauppauge 1200 WinTV-HVR-850 Hybrid TV Stick External TV Tuner/Video Recorder will bring high-definition television directly to your PC. This handy device lets you watch your favorite TV shows through your computer and record them digitally for future playback using high quality MPEG-2. More economical and versatile than a DVR, or digital video recorder, this PC Video Recorder, or PVR, gives you virtually unlimited options for saving and playing back your favorite TV broadcasts and clips.

The Hauppauge 1200 WinTV-HVR-850 Hybrid TV Stick External TV Tuner/Video Recorder offers: Ability to watch television on your PC in a window or full screen. Portable, small size for on-the-go television viewing on your laptop. Compatibility with digital and analog signals. Ability to record your favorite shows with the WinTV-Scheduler software.

WinTV software makes it easy to record your favorite shows. View larger.

The small, pocketable size lets you easily take it everywhere. View larger.

Play and Record Television Digitally
The WinTV-HVR-850 is a simple-to-use device that brings over-the-air high definition ATSC digital TV as well as analog cable TV directly to your PC desktop or laptop. With the additional included antenna, it can also receive analog TV broadcasts.

More versatile than a DVR, the WinTV-HVR-850 is a pocket-sized device that simply plugs into your PC's USB port. It features a built-in digital ATSC over-the-air TV receiver. If you live in one of the more than 200 cities in the United States that receives ATSC digital TV, you'll have immediate access to as many as 1500 digital TV stations. ATSC digital TV is the over-the-air HDTV standard for North America. ATSC broadcasts range in resolution from standard definition up to the high definition 1080i format. (To check the ATSC digital transmissions in your area, input your zip code at titantv.com.)

A portable digital TV antenna, which can be used to receive digital TV up to 10 miles from an ATSC transmitter, is included with the PVR . If you live in an area where you can't currently receive ATSC digital TV, the WinTV-HVR-850 can still be used to watch and record analog TV from cable TV or a TV antenna. (The WinTV-HVR-850 cannot receive digital cable TV or digital satellite TV.)

Once the WinTV-HVR-850 is connected, you can begin to record your favorite shows in high-quality MPEG-2 directly to your hard disk using the Hauppauge SoftPVR MPEG-2 encoder. Television recordings will typically consume 5 GB of disk space per hour for ATSC high definition, while analog recordings will typically consume 1.5 GB of disk space per hour. You can also use the included WinTV-Scheduler to program your computer to record your favorite analog or digital TV shows for play back at any time.

Compatibility with Microsoft's Windows Media Center means that you can watch TV as well as your recordings with Windows Media Center. The included WinTV application also lets you watch your shows in a window or on full screen.

More about PVR Technology
PVR stands for PC Video Recorder. The WinTV-HVR-850 is a PVR that allows you to play television through your computer and record the broadcasts digitally. PVR doesn't use standard videocassettes; instead, it uses your computer's hard disk to store the broadcasts.

Once you record a television show to your PC's hard drive, you can burn a CD or DVD that will allow you to play the show back on another computer or on your television. With video editing software (not included with the WinTV-HVR-850), you can even edit the shows. This is a great feature if you want to save clips from movies or sitcoms, or keep your favorite player's grand slam or TD kick-off return for posterity.

And just like a typical VCR, the WinTV-HVR-850 offers you several recording options, depending on your play back needs. If you want the highest quality recording for playback through your HDTV, all you need is enough hard drive space to support high-quality recording. By using the lowest recording option, you can use your WinTV-HVR-850, along with an inexpensive video camera, as a low-cost on-site video surveillance system. In fact, the possibilities of how you can take advantage of the WinTV-HVR-850 are endless.

What's in the Box
WinTV-HVR-850 high-speed USB TV stick with cable TV and ATSC antenna connection; USB extension cable; portable antenna; software on CD-ROM; and quick installation guide.

Customer Reviews

Hauppauge 1200 Wintv HVR-850 Tuner Stick
This is an excellent product. It does everything it was advertised to do and more. Set up is easy.Just follow instructions that come with the product. I connected my rabbit ears antennae to it and get both analog and digital TV reception clear. The unit allows you to have TV when you are on the internet and you can adjust the TV screen size to as small or as large as you like. I usually keep a small size screen on my internet page and work at the same time it is fantastic. The unit also comes with its own programmer for recording TV to your hard drive and a Titan TV guide to find programs you wish to record. It all works great. The unit also works with windows media center which allows you to use the windows program guide to record TV. To sum up as long as your computer meets the requirements stated by the company as necessary to use the product it is an excellent value.