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Attach an amplified HD antenna or your analog TV cable to the TV Wonder 650 Combo USB to watch, pause, or record high-def TV on your PC.
October 17, 2007 | by Rachel Cericola

HDTV on the PC is no small wonder—but it can be pretty easy, thanks to ATI’s TV Wonder line.

About a year ago, AMD took over ATI; thankfully they are keeping the TV Wonder line alive and well. Today, they were touting new TV Wonder products, which—you guessed it—have AMD LIVE! support inside.

That’s fine and dandy, but the ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo USB (pictured), TV Wonder 600 PCI and TV Wonder 600 PCI Express all work with your PC to record high-def TV on your PC. Even cooler, the unit’s Catalyst Media Center allows you to convert videos to any format, making them easy to transfer to portable devices.

All are Windows Vista-friendly. Other features include ClearQAM tuning, 2-D and 3-D comb filtering, and analog TV recption.

If you’ve ever played around with one of these units, it’s neat what they can do—especially for the price. Ranging from $99 to $149, all three products are available through VisionTek at Best Buy stores across North America.



Rachel Cericola - Contributing Writer
Over the past 15 years, Rachel Cericola has covered entertainment, web and technology trends. Check her out at www.rachelcericola.com.



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Comments (5) Most recent displayed first.
Posted by scott  on  10/19/07  at  05:55 PM

Um, I *HAVE* an HDTV.  I’m wondering if this device can capture HD Cable or Satellite signals since these signals are copy protected.

For example, BeyondTV does NOT support these signals.  You can only capture OTA transmissions with it.

Posted by John A Kotsis Sr  on  10/19/07  at  05:46 PM

Buy a HD Tv

Posted by scott  on  10/18/07  at  07:17 PM

Can this device handle DirecTV and/or Cable signals? 

Or is it only OTA transmissions?

Posted by Rachel Cericola  on  10/17/07  at  09:56 PM

As far as I know, you can get these over the web… but I believe they are only available in the U.S. right now. You can contact the company for more info.

Check the product pages for more info and specs.

As far as a review: We haven’t been lucky enough to try them out yet. This is just a product announcement.

Posted by Barrington  on  10/17/07  at  08:28 PM

When will they be available in the UK?

Will they work with HD Freeview (when available hopefully in 2008)?

Does it have twin tuners?

Does it have HDMI 1.3 features properly implemented?

Does it have HD sound; Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD and Pro Plogic IIx?

Does it have excellent picture quality with no interference?

Can they create 1080p resolution?



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