Product Description
MSI, Micro-Star International, keeps the principle of "award-winning product quality and outstanding customer service". "Quality Products Create Faithful Customers" is a motto that guides all that MSI does. MSI's talented team carries out its work with the latest research equipment, continuing to raise the bar on product quality and innovative product features.PRODUCT FEATURES:Most advanced ATI THEATER 550 PRO hardware MPEG2 encode ASIC;Real time hardware MPEG2 compression (full D1 720x480 resolution);Built-in 3D Comb Filter to process Y/C separation and noise reduction;Stereo TV/SAP sounds-MTS (BTSC, EIAJ, A2 or NICAM);Personal Video Recorder;Time shifting and scheduler recording;FM radio reception;Infrared Remote Control.
Customer Reviews:
Great card; get BeyondTV software to control it........2007-03-16
I have 2 ATI TV tuner cards in my computer. The software they ship with, other than the drivers, is crap.
My advice: Do not use the CD that comes with the card; download the latest driver for the card from ATI's site (ONLY the driver), and then buy SnapStream's BeyondTV software to control it.
Honestly, I do not understand why ATI doesn't simply partner with SnapStream -- their software is the best I've ever seen for controlling TV tuner cards. In fact, with BeyondTV and BeyondTV Link, you can record TV on one computer, and watch recorded shows or live TV on a different computer!
Great card, good 3rd party software support.......2007-01-03
I got PowerColor's Theater 550 Pro (PCI-Express PAL version), which came with PowerCinema version 4. This is already a great improvement over the horrible version 3 that seems to be reviewed by most people.
However, the card is supported by various free and open-source media centers, like GB-PVR, MediaPortal en Meedio, which all provide superior quality compared to PowerCinema. So, don't worry about the software.
The hardware is just great. I don't have much experience with TV-receiver cards, but this one offers very good quality reception.
Very good hardware, substandard software.......2006-08-27
This is a TV card I used to replace my aged Lifeview FlyVideo98FM card, so I could watch/record (Trinidad & Tobago) games from TV during the world cup in June '06.
The TV quality is the best I ever seen from a TV card to date. Give that it is an ATI based card, this is really good stuff.
Unfortunately, the software package has let me down. The card came Bundled with Cyberlink PowerCinema. In day to day usage of my computer, I like to have the FM Radio function on. With the old card and 3rd party FM Radio software, there was no issues at all... With this new card, I often can't even load a webpage without the music sticking and stuttering - this on a computer with 1GB RAM and 2 hard drives!
I definitely blame the software for this. If the sticking becomes too much then the Radio stops altogether. I'm forced to close and re-open Power Cinema to listen to Radio again.
TV is at least stable while doing other stuff, but you can't shrink Powercinema down to a 320x240 window. also there is a 2 second lag between TV and computer watching the same TV station. This never occured with the old card. Intervideo's WinDVR used with this card had no such issue.
It's a pity I don't have XP Media Center Edition (XP Pro I have) to compare XP's Media Center software with Cyberlink's.. Somehow I think Media Center will perform better. WinDVR works better too, barring that the software currently has no sound support for the card.
PowerCinema works, but it's not very intuitive. The software is written for the novice user with NO advanced options at all. When recording, you do not know exactly what quality you're using outside of "good", "better" or "best". You can't even change the default recording folder!
I am sure that this occurs with other brands of Theatre 550 Pro cards, not just MSI's version.
As a side note, the remote that comes with the card works well.
In conclusion, It's a card worth getting if you can deal with PowerCinema's Issues, or find a better program to use with the card.
Product Description
This revolutionary product is for the home PC user who craves a superior home theater experience on their computer. THEATER 550 PRO based on ATI Technology brings tomorrow's high-end home theater TV Tuner and FM receiver technology to today's desktop. The THEATER 550 PRO brings stunning visual detail and impact through its many advanced video processing features including a 3D comb filter. Included remote controlMODEL- THEATER550PRO VENDOR- MSI VIDEO FEATURES- Theater 550 PRO 32-bit PCI TV Tuner and FM Receiver Card. Whether you want to watch TV on your LCD flat-panel or computer monitor or turn your PC into a full-featured Personal Video Recorder Theater 550 Pro is the all-in-one solution you are looking for! Watch pause rewind and instantly replay live TV or record upcoming shows. Includes 550PRO PCI Card Software Pack CD User Manual Remote Control Remote Receiver Cable 3 in 1 AV-box FM Radio Antenna.* PCI 2.1 MPEG2 Encoder card (Low-Profile PCI Compatible)* Real-time MPEG2 hardware compression on both video and audio. * Record DVD-quality video on PC (720x480-NTSC 720x576- PAL). * Record from any video source (TV VCR DVD Camcorder etc.) to MPEG1 and MPEG2 files. * Brightness Contrast Hue and Saturation control. * On-Screen Display (OSD) function. * Full motion display 30fps @ 720x480-NTSC and 25fps @ 720x576-PAL. * Fully Resizable Video window (up to Full screen). * Watch TV on PC support NTSC or PAL Tuner system. * Full band Air and Cable TV Tuner. * Auto-Scan and Full Channel Scan. * Supports with TV Stereo/SAP sound (BTSC/EIJA or NICAM/A2). * Stereo FM radio reception. * Provide the daily/weekly reservation-recording schedule. * Time-shifting function simultaneously watch and record the TV program with immediate replay and pause. * Full function infrared remote control. * Theater 550 PRO core. * MPEG-2 video encode support. * MPEG Audio Encoder with sampling rates of up to 48kHz. * D
Product Description
This revolutionary product is for the home PC user who craves a superior home theater experience on their computer. THEATER 550 PRO based on ATI Technology brings tomorrow's high-end home theater TV Tuner and FM receiver technology to today's desktop. The THEATER 550 PRO brings stunning visual detail and impact through its many advanced video processing features, including a 3D comb filter. Included remote control MODEL- THEATER550PRO VENDOR- MSI VIDEO FEATURES- Theater 550 PRO 32-bit PCI TV Tuner and FM Receiver Card. Whether you want to watch TV on your LCD, flat-panel or computer monitor or turn your PC into a full-featured Personal Video Recorder, Theater 550 Pro is the all-in-one solution you are looking for! Watch, pause, rewind, and instantly replay live TV or record upcoming shows. Includes 550PRO PCI Card, Software Pack CD, User Manual, Remote Control, Remote Receiver Cable, 3 in 1 AV-box, FM Radio Antenna.* PCI 2.1 MPEG2 Encoder card (Low-Profile PCI Compatible)* Real-time MPEG2 hardware compression on both video and audio. * Record DVD-quality video on PC (720x480-NTSC, 720x576- PAL). * Record from any video source (TV, VCR, DVD, Camcorder, etc.) to MPEG1 and MPEG2 files. * Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation control. * On-Screen Display (OSD) function. * Full motion display 30fps @ 720x480-NTSC and 25fps @ 720x576-PAL. * Fully Resizable Video window (up to Full screen). * Watch TV on PC, support NTSC or PAL Tuner system. * Full band Air and Cable TV Tuner. * Auto-Scan and Full Channel Scan. * Supports with TV Stereo/SAP sound (BTSC/EIJA, or NICAM/A2). * Stereo FM radio reception. * Provide the daily/weekly reservation-recording schedule. * Time-shifting function, simultaneously watch and record the TV program with immediate replay and pause. * Full function infrared remote control. * Theater 550 PRO core. * MPEG-2 video encode support. * MPEG Audio Encoder with sampling rates
Product Description
VisionTek's Theater 550 Pro PCI TV tuner card along with SnapStream's multimedia software solution delivers a complete media center PC experience for home PC owners. VisionTek's new TV tuner card products are based on ATI Graphics' Theater 550 Pro reference design. VisionTek's Theater 550 Pro TV tuner card, which views, captures and records television signal, video devices, and audio devices will ship with SnapStream Media's award-winning Beyond TV SE digital video recording software that lets you record, pause, fast-forward and rewind live television on your PC desktop computer. It includes Beyond Media, SnapStream Media's all-in-one media player that plays photos, music, videos and more.
Customer Reviews:
Works really well with Media center 2005.......2006-11-23
It took about 5 five minutes to install and load drivers, one caveat I can't say anything about Beyond TV software i didn't use it. I just used MCE 05 software which works flawlessly. Can watch and record live TV with Tivo-like capability,Channel guide and FM radio really happy overall. Can get rid of bulky CRT TV in my bedroom and use my PC as a bedroom TV set! Also picture quality suprisingly good
Product Description
THEATER 550 PRO integrates a flexible worldwide front-end analog 12-bit video decoder with a high-quality digital audio/video MPEG encoder to meet the needs of the fast emerging multimedia consumer PC market. It offers excellent quality at low video display bit-rates -- most noticeable in scene changes where other solutions will show ?blockiness' for a second or so after a scene change. ATI Visiontek THEATER 550 PRO integrates Next Generation 12-bit Video Decoder that features 3D Comb Filtering for NTSC and PAL and 5-line 2D Comb Filtering that delivers absolutely unrivaled video quality; Next Generation Hardware Video and Audio Encoder with new features such as Advanced Noise Reduction; PCI Express X1 and PCI interface on a single device to allow PC companies the ultimate flexibility in form factor designs; Digital IF Demodulation that improves video quality and reduces the overall solution cost by eliminating the need for expensive tuners; Worldwide multi-standard Audio Decoder. Hardware Noise Reduction External S-Video/Composite input support TimeShifting and scheduler recording Listen to Stereo FM Radio 16MB DDR Memory included Low-profile design Fits PCI expansion slot in Windows XP optimized desktop PC Xtasy Theater includes SnapStream Media's Beyond TV Subscriber Edition, the most fully-featured, easiest-to-use personal video recorder interface that lets you use your PC hard drive to store TV programs Leave home and forget to record a show? Schedule it on the road from any web browser or WAP-enabled cell Skip commercials and other parts of TV shows automatically Watch recorded or live TV over your wired or wireless home network or the Internet Delivers 100% synchronized audio and video. Audio and video streams are processed in together in the chip and sent out packaged as a MPEG stream to the system for storage or playback
Customer Reviews:
An excellent card for the money........2007-04-30
Honestly, having read enough rave reviews of VisionTek's adapted ATi chipset, this was a no-brainer. Crystal-clear video, and incredibly little CPU utilization.
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This package consists of Sony's STR-DE435 audio-video receiver and six loudspeakers: a 50-watt powered subwoofer, a center channel, and four satellites (left, right, and left and right surrounds). It offers three types of surround processing: Dolby Pro Logic decoding, Virtual Dolby Surround, and Sony's own digital signal processing (DSP) circuit. With Dolby Pro Logic, the system decodes and amplifies the surround channels already encoded in many movie videocassettes, laserdiscs, TV dramas, and sports broadcasts. Virtual Dolby Surround enables you to enjoy surround effects even if you currently have room to hook up only the two front speakers. With Sony's DSP chip, you can audition movies or music in any of several surround-sound modes designed to simulate concert halls, stadiums, and other venues.
Product Description
Everything about Sony's HT-DW710 says "power" - making it the perfect body-building program for any TV. A full 550 watts of total system capacity gets your heart racing. The Dolby Pro-Logic receiver with Digital Cinema Sound Studio Mode provides crystal clear sound. Digital signal processing gives you six more acoustic environments to select from. And it all plays through six incredible speakers - two in front, and four for surround sound. Virtual Dolby Surround simulates surround sound when you can't hook up all six speakers. The A/V Unicommander(r) remote is pre-programmed to operate DVD players and Digital Satellite System receivers.
Customer Reviews:
Sony's Best Package Deal!.......2001-12-02
Awesome deal for the money. It even has an "optical" audio input for ultimate direct digital sound from: sat.tv, dvd and Sony Playstation 2. Also, subwoofer has nice adjustment levels.
Excellent value.......2000-03-19
This system has worked great for me. Pretty easy to set up, and everything you need is in the box. Great sound. One recommendation from someone who could have used a "Home Theater for Dummies" book (i.e., me): If you're buying this, or any other receiver/speaker home theater setup *after* you already have a DVD player, be sure to check the setup program on your DVD player and optimize it for your new home theater.
After having this system for 2 months, I just now figured this out. That's the bad news. The good news is that the sound isn't just good now - it's fantastic!
Excellent for apartment use............1999-12-10
I live in an apartment building and this system works great for delivering the full, extremely detailed, bone-rattling sound effects and music from DVD's as well as audio CDs, without disturbing the entire neighborhood! I think it is a very practical system compared to its, higher-end, louder, more-than-you-really-need, bigger brothers.
Product Description
Turn your PC into a multimedia center with PowerColor Theater 550 PRO. It includes a TV tuner card with hardware MPEG2 encoding and all the software you need to be a PVR (Personal Video Recorder) or a multimedia center system.
Product Description
Turn your PC into a multimedia center with PowerColor Theater 550 PRO. It includes a TV tuner card with hardware MPEG2 encoding and all the software you need to be a PVR (Personal Video Recorder) or a multimedia center system.
Product Description
MODEL- VTKTHXP550P VENDOR- VISIONTEK FEATURES- Xtasy Theater 550 Pro XP Edition PCI PVR TV Tuner with MPEG-2 Hardware Encoder. Watch and record live TV with pause, rewind, and instant replay! PCI version includes on-board hardware encoder for maximum visual quality and performance. Features Snapstream PVR software. Whether you want to watch TV on your LCD, flat-panel or computer monitor or turn your PC into a full-featured Personal Video Recorder, Xtasy Theater is the all-in-one solution you are looking for! Watch, pause, rewind, and instantly replay live TV or record upcoming shows. Xtasy Theater 550 features SnapStream Media's Beyond TV, the best personal video recorder interface in the industry. It also includes SnapStreams Beyond Media for storing, organizing and playing your MP3s, digital photos, and home videos. And Xtasy Theater 550s on-board hardware encoder ensures you and your family will always experience the most "Xtreme" visual quality and performance available! Xtasy Theaters 550 on-board hardware encoder chip processes digital video signals on-the-fly so your computer's central processor (CPU) remains free to perform other jobs. The result is better visual clarity, no screen freezes, and no delays when you are changing the channel! And with the onboard hardware encoder, you can watch TV in a window while you run other applications on your PC at the same time! Includes Xtasy Theater 550 PCI card, Beyond TV 3.5 "Subscriber Edition", Beyond Media 1.0, SnapStream.Net TV Guide (60 Day Free Trial), Quick Start Guide, Installation CD, RCA cable, S-Video cable, Free technical support by telephone and e-mail. Xtasy Theater includes SnapStream Media's Beyond TV "Subscriber Edition," the most fully-featured, easiest-to-use personal
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Bridging the multimedia worlds of high end Videophiles and the modern PC power users, the Theatrix TV-tuner comes equipped with a virtual collage of video-enhancing technologies the likes which have never been seen outside of standalone solutions. Step into the digitally diverse world of PC TV-Tuner utopia, with the SAPPHIRE Theatrix TV-tuner!
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