ATI 100-715331 TV Wonder 650 PCI Interface High Definition Personal Video Recorder for PC

Product Description

Bring your TV into your PC with the ATI's TV WONDER 650 PCI TV Tuner. It is loaded with digital TV technologies such as advanced 3D comb filter, noise reduction, automatic color control, and edge enhancement. You'll be able to schedule, watch and record analog TV, free-to-air HDTV with optional amplified antenna for ATSC HDTV signals and FM stations. This complete solution further possesses the ability to allow you to watch the latest DVD title, author your own DVD, or convert your recorded TV shows to take with you on your Portable Media Player. The advanced 3D comb filter removes false colors and unsightly artifacts while the automatic gain control rapidly adjusts the brightness and automatic color control ensures your colors remain true to the actual image. The built-in DVD decoder adds the ability to watch the hottest DVD movie titles with edge enhancement sharpening the video to keep it clean and crisp. It also features DVD authoring software that allows you to effortlessly create DVDs of your own that include themed menus and the music of your choice. Ready for the future with a Windows Vista on your PC, the TV Wonder 650 lets you take full advantage of its abundance of media capabilities. Watch, pause live TV (where applicable) , or schedule and record your TV programs for later viewing Video Capture and Convert - MPEG-2; MPEG-4; WMV9; DivX; H.264; H.264 video formats for portable media players Requires a desktop PC with an available PCI slot for installation OS Compatibility - Windows XP Home Edition; XP Professional Edition; XP Media Center Edition 2005; ATI Certified - Windows Vista Premium Ready

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The ATI TV Wonder 650 High-Definition Personal Video Recorder for your PC is loaded with the very latest in digital TV technologies. You'll be able to schedule, watch, and record analog television, free-to-air HDTV, and FM radio stations from your home computer. This makes the TV Wonder 650 the ultimate media upgrade for your PC. Features include an advanced 3D comb filter, noise reduction, automatic color control, and edge enhancement to produce brilliant, sharp video that rivals any high-end consumer television set. This complete high-definition solution also allows you to watch the latest DVD titles, create your own DVDs, or convert your recorded television shows so you can take them with you on a portable media player. With all these media capabilities, the TV Wonder 650 expands your PC and brings your home computer out of the office and into the living room.

TV Wonder 650 brings free-to-air HDTV, FM radio, and analog TV together with your PC.

Catalyst Media Center's 3D interface is easy to navigate. View larger.

View, create, and burn your favorite movies with the built-in DVD decoder. View larger.

The TV Wonder 650 PCI card is easy to install in your computer. View larger.

High-Quality Analog TV, Free-to-Air HDTV, and FM Radio on Your PC
TV Wonder 650 enhances standard analog TV and delivers sharp, clear video images that one would expect from today's high-end consumer televisions. The advanced 3D comb filter removes false colors and unsightly artifacts. Automatic gain control rapidly adjusts the brightness, automatic color control ensures that colors remain true to the actual image, and edge enhancement sharpens video to keep it clean and crisp. All of these advanced technologies are powered by the cutting-edge Theater 650 Pro processing core that produces the best possible viewing experience.

This product allows you to view free-to-air HDTV programming through the connection of an amplified antenna. Watch your favorite TV shows and sports programming in stunning, true-to-life, high definition. And since free-to-air HDTV (ATSC in North America) requires no monthly fees, you can watch with pleasure without damaging your pocketbook. (Please note that an amplified antenna is required to receive ATSC HDTV signals). In addition, to analog TV and free-to-air HDTV tuning capabilities, the TV Wonder 650 also allows you to tune in your favorite FM stations. Keep up on the latest news or listen to music while you work, send email, or surf the Internet--with the TV Wonder 650 all you favorite entertainment mediums come together with your PC.

Video Input/Capture and PVR Capabilities
TV Wonder 650 allows you to view or capture analog video from a camcorder or VCR through the audio/video input block. This function makes it easy to digitize your home videos and preserve your memories onto your PC's hard drive, or burn them to DVDs for friends and family. The Theater 650 Pro processing core utilizes noise reduction to sharpen the incoming analog video signal, and removes the static that can occur when sending analog video into your PC for capture. Whether you enable standard analog TV or free-to-air HDTV programming, TV Wonder 650 allows you to watch, pause live TV, or schedule and record your TV programs for later viewing, just like TiVo or other personal video recorders (PVR). This device is also capable of hardware MPEG-2 compression; it offloads the work from your CPU and produces a high-quality capture that can easily be transferred to DVD. The Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) makes it a breeze to find and schedule recordings of your favorite TV programs, or search for other programs by channel and genre.

User-Friendly Interface
The Catalyst Media Center is ATI's new 3D interface that makes it easy to access the enormous number of features on your TV Wonder 650. It's large, bright, easy-to-read buttons and clear, 3D icons pave a quick path to where you want to go. Beyond its user-friendly and aesthetically-pleasing interface, Catalyst Media Center packs the TV Wonder 650 with even more media capabilities. The built-in DVD decoder adds the ability to watch DVD movie titles; the DVD authoring software allows you to effortlessly create DVDs on your won that include themed menus and your favorite tunes; and, lastly, AVIVO Video Converter gives you the choice to either capture or convert video to a format that will enable transfer to a portable media player. The capture or convert feature is available in a number of formats, including MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Windows Media Video 9, AVI, DivX, or H.264 formats.

The TV Wonder 650 is designed with the Windows Media Center 2005 in mind. It is the perfect complement for this powerful media operating system, as it upgrades your PC to take full advantage of the abundance of media capabilities. In addition, the TV Wonder 650 is ready for the Windows Vista operating system. In fact, this device is even Windows Vista Premium ready, which ensures that you will be able to take full advantage of the TV Wonder 650's powerhouse media capabilities for years to come.

Note: An ATI Radeon 9600 or newer graphics card is recommended for optimal display output quality.

What's in the Box
TV Wonder 650, PCI card, FM radio antenna, A/V input block, software CD-ROM, and an installation and setup guide.

Customer Reviews:

No problems.......2007-12-11

The card has been very solid. I have actually purchased as gifts for others. The DVR software is not very good. I would recommend finding other DVR software.

Buggy Card...HORRIBLE Software.......2007-10-30

I'm an experienced PC builder. I build all my family's computers as a hobby. I've successfully installed some tough (compatibility wise) hardware & software in my time. This ATI TV Wonder card was a worst case scenario by far. The card worked to different degrees with different "trial" software (Intervideo, BeyondTV, SageTV, etc). The card did not function completely and/or correctly with any software, especially the ATI Cataylst Software. The ATI Cataylst Software is a total disaster when paired with this TV Wonder card. (I used to have an ATI AIW Pro 9600 video card that worked OK with the Catalyst Software...don't know what's happened at ATI.) I called ATI after 3 days of frustration and their Tech told me to return the card to Amazon. I started the RMA process immediately. This card is not for the fainthearted or inexperienced PC user. (For comparison, I also have a Hauppauge WinTV card that performed, and continues to perform, flawlessly, on my PC.

Junk, don't buy ! I rate it ZERO but was forced to pick 1........2007-10-18

picture quality fuzzy, jerky and didn't sync with audio. support lacking and had me spending 10 hours messing around trying to get it to work instead of just taking care of it while i was on the line the first time. had to leep calling backand going thru their computer phone maze. then there is shipping and 15% restocking! it also messed up my computer. xp, p4

DO NOT PURCHASE.......2007-10-08

I installed this card and software on a machine with a fresh install of WinXP (Pentium 4 3GHz, 2GB of RAM). The Catalyst software is sluggish, has a horrible interface, and randomly crashes. The playback in unwatchable--this card stalls and stutters at random. It's terrible for sports. Keep in mind that I am not using an antenna--this is straight from a ground cable from Comcast! Do not waste your money on this card.

ok hardware, but software is poor.......2007-10-02

After purchasing this product I found that the installed software doesn't work with Vista. After calling ATI, they told me a newer version would be out later this year. I found that HDTV shows didn't play or record well with Windows Media Center, but worked great with other programs that I'm using a trial for a trial basis.

I ended up getting the free ATI remote and that works very nice. Looking back I'm not sure if the hassle I've faced with this card thus far is worth it or not. I'd suggest everyone wait for the next gen cards to come out, because they'll probably work much better and with much less hassle. Maybe when ATI releases a new version of Catalyst Media Center many of the problems will be fixed, but for now we'll have to wait for that light at the end of the tunnel.

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Compatible with:SCH-A310SCH-A530SCH-A650SGH-C207SGH-D407SGH-E715SGH-T309SGH-X475/X495SPH-A420SPH-A900

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You will receive 1 high quality Rechargeable Battery. This Rechargeable Battery 100% fits and is properly matching !

Ni-Cd Rechargeable Battery (originally packaged factory-new merchandise)

This high capacity rechargeable battery definitely disposes of more power than the original rechargeable battery included in delivery of the unit. This rechargeable battery can be used instead of the original rechargeable battery without any problems and can be recharged with the available standard power supply.

Features of this rechargeable battery:

safety due to heat and overcharge protection
more power than the original
excellent fitting accuracy, certified quality merchandise, not an original accessory
the standard battery charger can still be used

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