• Features
  • Overview
  • System Requirements

Watch TV, receive teletext plus record TV and videos on your PC or Laptop

  • Watch TV on your laptop or desktop PC, in a window or full screen.
  • Includes SoftPVR™ for recording TV shows to disk. You can also record from an external A/V source!
  • Plugs into your PC or laptop's USB port for easy installation.

WinTV-USB features

  • Live TV from the analogue TV tuner or from external audio/video source.
  • TV-in-a-window (can be stretched or shrank to any size) up to full screen.
  • Includes SoftPVR™ for making MPEG-1 movies.
  • With audio/video input via s-video or composite connections for the best quality possible from a VCR or camcorder.
  • Easy installation. Plugs directly into the USB port (1.1 or 2.0) on your PC or Laptop. No additional power supply required.
  • Capture high quality still video images in BMP, TIFF, TGA and JPEG formats, from live TV or any external video source.
  • Also supports video movie capture in Microsoft AVI file format, from TV or any video source.

With WinTV-USB you can

  • Combine TV with your PC to save space. Watch your favourite TV programmes while working on your PC.
  • Record MPEG-1 movies from TV with our SoftPVR™. Schedule your TV recordings with WinTV-Scheduler.
  • Add images to your presentations and documents with still video images from TV, VCR or camcorder.
  • Add a video camera or camcorder and videoconference with your friends using Windows Messenger.

The easiest way to get TV into your PC or laptop! WinTV-USB is an external device with a built-in analogue TV tuner. Install the WinTV-USB in your PC or laptop's USB port and you're ready to watch TV in a resizable window, right on your PC screen!

WinTV-USB, the universal TV tuner! WinTV-USB works with both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 ports, so it can be used on all laptop and desktop PCs. WinTV-USB requires a 733MHz minimum processor for making SoftPVR™ recordings, so it will work on almost all laptop and desktop’s.

Capture pictures with WinTV SnapShot. Snap and print video images from whatever you're watching in high resolution up to 1600x1200 pixels!

Make MPEG video recordings with our new SoftPVR™. SoftPVR™ uses your PC’s processor to compress and record videos to disk, from live TV or from an external video source. Schedule your TV recordings with WinTV-Scheduler.

Bring live video into your PC or laptop from camcorder, VCR or video camera. You can record video movies in Microsoft AVI or MPEG-1 file format for use in web pages or to create your own highimpact multimedia presentations.

Notes

  • Videoconferencing requires the addition of a video camera.
  • TV reception requires an antenna or cable TV connection.

System Requirements

  • Minimum processor 733 MHz Intel® Pentium® III or equivalent.
  • Microsoft Windows XP (32bit only) with Service Pack 2.
  • Graphics with 64 MB of memory (minimum).
  • Sound card or on board sound.
  • Available USB port on your PC or laptop.
  • CD-ROM drive (for Software installation).

Included in the box

  • WinTV-USB device with an analogue TV tuner, S-Video/composite and audio inputs.
  • S-Video to Composite adaptor.
  • Audio cable for connection to sound card.
  • Software on CD-ROM.
  • Quick Installation Guide.