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Hauppauge WinTV Aero-m USB Tuner Review
Reviewed October, 2011
PROS:
- Runs under SageTV, BeyondTV, Microsoft Media Center (Vista Windows 7 & XP) as well as it’s own software.
- Works well with other digital and analog tuners
- ClearQAM (digital cable) support
- Includes telescope antenna - good for stations less than 25 miles away (go to the transmitter locator
for info on how to determine your distance from the local broadcast towers) - Included application works with TitanTV Electronic Programming Guide(EPG)
- Pulls in digital over-the-air signals with the best
- Small membrane remote included (will not work with Microsoft Media Center)
CONS:- Analog tuner does not have hardware encoder so picture for standard cable TV is not the best
- Application software (WinTV) Is somewhat confusing to install and setup
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The Aero-m is basically the
hybrid HVR-959Q
specifically designed for in-town laptop users. The built-in telescopic antenna will pull-in a quality HD signal only if you are within 20-25 miles from your area’s broadcast towers. Go to the transmitter locator
to see how close you are.
You can use Windows Media Center, or if you have XP, use the included WinTV application to view, record and pause HDTV. Even watch TV in a minimized screen while working in other applications. The included remote works only with the WinTV app, but you can control all the functions with the keyboard and mouse. You can also use the Aero-m to receive cable programs (unencrypted digital and analog), or attach an external antenna to pickup distant stations using the included cable attachment.
NOTE: Windows 7 will configure this tuner as both an analog and digital tuner. However since this is a hybrid tuner you can only watch/record one show at a time.
Digital ATSC HDTV features- ATSC over-the-air digital TV receiver built-in.
- Supports all ATSC formats, up to the high definition 1080i
- Record ATSC digital TV to your PC's hard disk using high quality MPEG-2.
Analog TV features- Analog cable TV receiver built-in. Will also work with TV antenna. Cannot connect cable and antenna at the same time.
- Record analog TV shows to your PC's hard disk using our SoftPVR™ MPEG-2 encoder.
System requirements- Minimum processor recommended:
- 2.2 GHz P4 or 1.8 GHz Centrino or equivalent (minimum).
- 2.8 GHz processor for analog TV recording with MPEG-2 (minimum).
- Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows XP Media Center Edition, with Service Pack 2, Vista (32 & 64 bit), and Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit).
- Graphics with 64MB of memory (minimum).
- USB 2.0 port (will not work with USB 1.1).
- CD-ROM drive (for Software installation)
Included with WinTV-Aero-m- WinTV-Aero-m USB 2.0 TV stick with built-in telescoping antenna and external antenna adapter
- Hauppauge credit card remote control
- USB extension cable
- Installation software and WinTV v7 application on CD-ROM
- Quick Installation Guide
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