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Review of the
OnAir USB HDTV GT
PROS - Tunes HD/digital both over the air and cable (QAM64 & 256)
- Works w/MCE as Digital tuner(MCE/Kram Driver Install Routine
here
)
- Includes Nvidia Purevideo decoders w/Dolby Digital 5.1
- The first tuner to work with digital cable/QAM and third party software (
SageTV 6.0 beta
&
GB-PVR v0.98.13
)
- Includes remote control
- Best vendor support
- Best weak signal and multi-path tuner
- Works with TitanTV for record scheduling
- Has active Forum discussion group
(here)
hosted by AutumnWave/OnAir customer support
CONS- Software encoder required for analog TV (no hardware encoder chip)
COST: $179 (list)
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COMMENTS:- Draws power from USB port and has detachable telescopic antenna. Excellent tuner for both laptop and desktop PC's. This is my choice for best all around HDTV tuner.
For a detailed review of the OnAir GT go
here.
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:- Pentium 4 - 1.6 Ghz CPU or above
or AMD Athlon XP - 128 MB memory
- Open USB 2.0 port
- Sound card with speakers
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS- Windows XP Service Pack 1 or above
- MCE (Windows Media Center Edition 2005) works w/MCE application
- Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or above
DIGITAL VIDEO CAPTURE RESOLUTION:- All 18 ATSC formats (including 1080i & 720p)
WARRANTY: 1 year parts & labor
SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD SITE
http://www.autumnwave.com/index.php/support/downloads/cat_view/25-onair-gt
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