TV TUNER PCI per PC. Quale comprare tra questi?

[giorgmes]

Ciao a tutti,

vorrei comprare un tv tuner per guardare la televisione analogica e digitale sul pc (soprattutto per usare il pc come videoregistratore).

Non ho idea di cosa comprare!

Ho visto 2 prodotti, particolarmente interessanti, uno per il prezzo, l'altro per le caratteristiche.

Il primo è ASUS My Cinema P7131 Hybrid, intorno alle 40€,

il secondo (anche questo l'ho trovato ad un prezzo esagerato, circa 80€) è Happauge WinTV-HVR-1300.

Di seguito le caratteristiche:

ASUS My Cinema-P7131 Hybrid provides a total solution for home theater entertainments. Whether you want to watch digital or analog TV programs, make scheduled recording, edit and make your own movies, play DVD/VCD, or listen to MP3 music and FM radio, this card can satisfy all your needs. By incorporating the advanced decoder and TV tuner, this card produces high quality audio/video for better performance and enjoyment. Combined with the ASUS remote control kits and useful utilities "ASUS Splendid Technology", the ASUS My Cinema-P7131 Hybrid instantly turns your PC into a smart multimedia center!

Why ASUS is Better

Watch digital and analog TV programs on PC

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Record favorite TV programs

Play DVD & VCD

Sort video and photographs

Edit and burn video into DVD or VCD

Listen to FM radio and music

Capture external video-in source

Remote control kit for easy channel surfing
Accessories:
Remote Controller Kit Remote Controller Yes
IR sensor cable Yes
Cable & Adaptor Bundled Digital Antenna Cable Yes
FM Cable Yes
Video-in & Audio-in adaptor Yes
Software Bundled Power Cinema Digital & Analog TV Watching & Recording
FM Listening & Recording
DVD/VCD Playing
Video & Pictures Sorting
Music Listening
Video & Pictures Editing
VCD & DVD Burning

SPEC:
Specifications Video/Audio Decoder Philips
Channel Decoder Philips
TV Tuner Philips
Bus Standard PCI
PCB LP
Bracket ATX or LP
Connectors

Digital TV Tuner input
or External FM input
Yes
Analog TV Tuner input Yes
IR sensor input Yes
Video-in & Audio-in Yes

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High performance analogue cable TV and DVB-T digital TV receiver for your PC!




Watch, pause and record digital DVB-T or analogue TV on your PC, in a window or full screen.

Built-in high performance analogue TV recorder, with hardware MPEG-2 encoder. Record digital or analogue TV to disk using high quality MPEG-2!

Listen to FM or DVB-T radio.

Ergonomic remote control for easy operation.
WinTV-HVR-1300 features


Digital and Analogue TV for your PC on a single slot PCI board. Includes a hybrid analogue receiver plus a Freeview DVB-T digital TV receiver. Watch analog TV or digital TV on your PC screen!


Includes Hauppauge's WinTV2000 application to watch and record TV, in a window or full screen. If you live in an area where you can receive both digital and analogue TV, you can switch analogue and digital channels automatically.


Includes WinTV-Scheduler, so you can schedule your TV recordings on a daily, weekly or once only schedule.


Includes Hauppauge new IR remote control, for easy control of TV watching, record and play functions.


Digital TV features


Pause digital TV with instant replay.


Record digital TV to your PC's hard disk using high quality hardware MPEG-2. encoding Digital TV recordings will typically take 1,5 Gb of disk space per hour.


Listen to digital DVB-T radio.


Analogue TV features


Record analogue TV shows to your PC's hard disk using our hardware MPEG-2 encoder. TV recordings will typically take 1,5 Gb of disk space per hour.


Auxiliary audio/video input for analogue video sources such as VCRs, Camcorders, satellite TV boxes, etc. S-Video and composite video, too!


Listen to stereo radio from over-the-air FM radio stations. Includes WinTV-Radio application.


WinTV-HVR-1300 - your TV bridge to the future!

WinTV-HVR-1300 brings analogue and digital terrestrial TV (DVB-T) to your PC! If you live in an area where you can receive Freeview digital TV, the WinTV-HVR-1300 supports digital TV watching, pause, recording and playback on your PC’s screen.

If you live in an area where you can’t currently receive Freeview digital TV, the WinTV-HVR-1300 can still be used to watch and record analogue TV from a TV aerial. But you are prepared for the future! When digital TV comes to your area, WinTV-HVR-1300 will also receive the new digital TV channels.

If you live in an area where you can receive both analogue plus Freeview digital TV, you have the best of both worlds! Watch analogue and digital TV on your PC screen, in a window or full screen.

Freeview digital TV brings you sharper pictures, more TV choice and offers great stereo sound enriching your PC’s multimedia experience. WinTV-HVR-1300’s digital TV receiver adds great features to your TV watching: excellent digital video quality, near CD quality audio, automatic identification of digital channel names. You can record digital TV programs to your PC’s hard disk in an MPEG-2 format without losing quality. Plus pause live TV with instant replay.

Receive analogue television over terrestrial antenna, with great stereo audio. Record your TV shows in MPEG-1-VCD, MPEG-2-SVCD or MPEG-2-DVD. You can also receive analogue teletext!

Three-in-one digital video recorder - Record your favourite analogue or digital TV shows with one simple click. Or record from VCR or camcorder. You can also use Hauppauge’s WinTV Scheduler to schedule your TV recordings on a daily, weekly or once only schedule.

Listen to analogue FM or DVB-T digital radio - The WinTV-HVR-1300 has both an FM radio receiver for over-the-air radio programmes, plus you can receive digital DVB-T* radio (if available in your region).

Watch and record videos from VCR’s or camcorders - Attach an external video source and watch and record analogue video to disk. Camcorders, VCR’s and other analogue video sources can be connected.

Hauppauge’s remote control makes WinTV-HVR-1300 easy to use - Change channel, adjust audio volume, start a recording, all from the Hauppauge remote control!


System Requirements


Digital TV (DVB-T) reception and recording: PC with 1.5 GHz processor (min. recommended)


Analogue TV recording: PC with 1.5 GHz when recording with MPEG-2 through the built in Hardware Encoder.


Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005


DirectDraw compatible AGP or PCI Express graphics card


A free PCI slot


Sound card or on board sound
CD-ROM drive (for Software installation)


Included in this package


WinTV-HVR-1300 PCI card with multi-standard PAL TV and DVB-T receivers, FM radio receiver, S-Video, Composite and stereo audio inputs


IR remote control


IR remote control receiver


Software on CD-ROM (incl. manual)


Quick Installation Guide
* For Digital Terrestrial reception, a high gain aerial is recommended. The WinTV-HVR-1300 uses a rooftop aerial for DVB-T reception in the same way that most people currently receive their analogue television programmes. Some viewers will need to replace their aerials to receive digital transmissions if the installation is old or in poor condition. Digital Terrestrial coverage is improving all the time as digital terrestrial television transmitters are continuously being updated. However it may take some time for coverage to reach particular areas of the country. Your local retailer will be able to provide up to date coverage information for your area based on a post code database. To check if you receive a digital transmission in your area, input your POST Code at: http://www.dtg.org.uk/retailer/coverage.html


* DVB-T Radio is not DAB Radio





Entrambi hanno il telecomando. Quali sono le differenze sostanziali tra i 2 prodotti che giustifichino un raddoppio del prezzo?

Qualcuno ha altri prodotti da consigliarmi?

Grazie Giorgio

[calabar]

L'hauppauge 1300, che tra l'altro hai trovato ad un ottimo prezzo, ha un processore per la decodifica che sgrava la cpu dal lavoro di conversione durante la ricezione del segnale.
L'hauppauge oltretutto è un'ottimo produttore in questo campo.
Dubito che l'asus abbia le stesse caratteristiche. In ogni caso controlla, per scrupolo.

[giorgmes]

Infatti, la differenza sta proprio che l'happauge lavora in hardware. Ecco perchè costa il doppio.

Volevo però sapere se questo è un reale vantaggio.

Mi spiego meglio: il pc su cui monterò la scheda è un media center (PD 2.80GHz 1GB RAM Nvidia 5200FX ASUS P5P800SE) attaccato alla tv crt del salotto. Il pc servirà solo a quello, quindi il processore non "avrà altri impegni" se non di decodifica.

Quindi è conveniente anche in questo caso sgravare la CPU da questo compito?

Forse il vantaggio che mi viene a mente è che usando meno il processore la ventola gira più lentamente e di conseguenza meno rumore!

O ci sono altri vantaggi reali?

Ho visto poi un Happauge 4000 a 146€, che ha anche la possibilità di registrare da satellite in HD. Ma questo richiede almeno un processore che gira a 3.20GHz (azz), e soprattutto non riesco a capire se ha le stesse feature dell'altro per quanto riguarda la televisione analogica e il digitale terrestre sul fatto dell'encoding hardware.

[giorgmes]

Altre schede di acquisizione?

[giorgmes]

Nessun'altro sa dirmi qualcosa in merito?