Singapore, Nov. 10, 2000 - Hauppauge Digital Asia introduces WinTV PVR, a revolutionary package that empowers you with remarkable control over what television programs you want to watch and the capability to record your favourite program at a high quality MPEG 2 compression onto your hard drive!

Personal Video Recorder, or PVR for short, replaces the traditional video cassette recorder, where it can be programmed to record shows ahead of time. This nifty gadget also allows you to replay, fast forward, and pause, during a Live broadcast, while not compromising any real-time action. The PVR also gives you control over what you watch and when you watch it. You can fast-forward through the numerous advertisements or replay an exciting scene. This will not only save precious time but also increase the level of enjoyment of the television programs. Using WinTV PVR, you can also schedule a recording session when you are away from your PC. Therefore, you will still be able to catch your favourite program even if you are out doing your groceries or out walking your dog in the park.

WinTV PVR brings you high quality television programs on your PC, either in a window or in a full screen mode. Besides giving you the options to fast-forward, WinTV PVR can also perform instant replays. You will no longer have to wait for the replay of the goal that your favourite soccer player has just scored. Also, with WinTV PVR, you can literally "pause" during a Live television broadcast, grab yourself some pop-corn, refill your coke, and resume watching your favourite program. Thanks to the "buffering" of the broadcast on your hard drive while you are watching it. A standard 20 GB drive can store more than 20 hours of prime time entertainment (using MPEG 2 compression at 2 mbps). Now you can program as many broadcasts to be recorded as you wish! And best of all, these features are within the reach of your fingers, on the Infra-Red Remote Control.

Aimed at satisfying the users who wish to watch and record good quality television programs at an affordable budget price, WinTV PVR is very suitable for the entry-level Prosumer market. Using MPEG 2 compression, you can be ensured that programs that you have pre-recorded will be of clearer and sharper image quality. So go on, burn your favourite television programs onto a CD and they will be ready for playback on any consumer grade DVD, Video CD players or even on your laptop computer! Now that's portable entertainment!

With this radical product, the WinTV PVR, we believe we are looking at the beginning of a new era of the media entertainment

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