Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 500MCE Personal Video Recorder

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Model: Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 500 MCE White box

System Requirements
Processor: Pentium IV processor 1.2GHz or faster for TV pause with full screen playback
Operating system: WindowsXP Media Center Edition 2005, WindowsXP Home or WindowsXP Professional
Note
Connectivity: Free PCI slot
Display: VGA card (PCI or AGP) with Media Center 2005 certified driver
Other requirements: Sound card
DVD decoder certified for use with Media Center 2005

Includes
Items:

  • Dual 125 channel cable ready TV tuners, each with a dbx-TV stereo decoder (Nicam stereo decoder in Europe)
  • Dual high quality MPEG2 video and audio encoders based on the Conexant -416 MPEG encoder
  • One back panel composite/s-video plus stereo audio inputs to connect to cable or satellite set top boxes
  • Two on-board A/V headers, to connect to two more A/V sources (A/V cable set not included)
  • One FM radio receiver
  • Note

    WinTV-PVR-500 MCE brings TV watching with background recording to Windows XP Media Center Edition

    Watch one channel while recording another with the WinTV-PVR-500 MCE and Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. WinTV-PVR-500 MCE contains two complete TV tuners, each with their own hardware MPEG encoder!

    Ever want to watch the ball game while your favorite late night TV show is on? Well, with WinTV-PVR-500 MCE, you don't have to chose which show to watch. Just set the Media Center Edition to record that late night TV show while you continue to watch the ball game, with full PVR capabilities. Pause live TV, replay and skip forward, all while your other TV show continues to be recorded to your PC's hard disk .

    For Windows XP Media Center Edition users:

    - Watch TV with the MyTV button on MCE.
    - Watch one TV show while recording another using WinTV-PVR-500's built-in dual hardware MPEG-encoders.
    - Record two TV shows at once.