| Diamond XtremeTV PVR600 USB 2.0 | Leadtek WinFast TV USB II Deluxe | Plextor ConvertX PVR PX-TV402U |
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- NTSC TV tuner
- Records in MPEG-1/2, WMV
- Hardware MPEG encoder
- Remote control bundled
- Released in Mar 2005
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 | - Hi-Speed USB
- NTSC, PAL, SEAM TV tuner
- Records in MPEG-4/2/1, WMV
- Hardware MPEG encoder
- Remote control bundled
- Released in Jan 2005
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 | - Hi-Speed USB
- NTSC TV tuner
- Records in MPEG-1/2/4, DivX, WMV
- Hardware MPEG encoder
- Released in Sep 2004
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| The XtremeTV PVR600 is first in its genre. Basically, it turns any ordinary PC into HTPC without the cost of the Windows XP Media Center Edition. In the core, the USB 2.0 TV tuner has an onboard MPEG-2 encoder to reduce CPU usage; and remote TV record scheduling via your browser. Due to the hardware encoder, X-Box games will lag on your PC screen. | The USB 2.0 hub, FM tuner, MPEG-4 recording, remote, and DVD burning make this time-shifting PVR a well-rounded TV tuner. With its efficient software encoding, there is no latency whatsoever. | The DivX-certified ConvertX PVR PX-TV402U can import S-Video or coaxial TV directly into the popular DivX format, as well as MPEG 1, 2 and 4, without putting burden on your CPU. This is thanks to the onboard MPEG-4 encoder. And similar to TiVo, it can time-shift through commercials or instant replays, and has integration with the TitanTV program listing service. |
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| ADS Instant Video To-Go | Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick | Miglia TVMicro | Plextor ConvertX PVR PX-TV100U |
 | - Hi-Speed USB
- Video, audio output
- Released in Dec 2006
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 | - Hi-Speed USB
- ATSC, NTSC TV tuner
- Records in MPEG-2
- Software MPEG encoder
- Remote control bundled
- Released in Oct 2006
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 | - Hi-Speed USB
- NTSC, PAL TV tuner
- Records in MPEG-2/1
- Software MPEG encoder
- Remote control bundled
- Released in Apr 2006
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 | - Hi-Speed USB
- NTSC, PAL TV tuner
- Records in MPEG-2/1, DivX
- Software MPEG encoder
- Released in Jul 2005
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Summary not yet available | Since not every station is digital yet and Cable TV is still analog, the solution is to get a tuner that supports both ATSC and NTSC. Today we are reviewing the Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick, a small thumb drive-sized tuner that does just that, along with time-shifting and scheduled recording straight to DVD, iPod, and PSP. (Mac users, you may want to read this too). Press on for the outrageously in-depth review. |
Summary not yet available | The Plextor PX-TV100U is a USB 2.0 external TV box into which you connect your cable, satellite or antenna. It uses software encoder to compress TV programs to hard disk, CD, or DVD in several of the most popular video formats, including MPEG-1/VCD, MPEG-2/DVD, or DivX video. The bus-powered TV also equips with a S-Video & composite inputs. |
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