Watch your favorite television programs from the convenience of your PC or laptop with the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1950 USB TV Tuner!
The Hauppauge WinTV USB TV Tuner turns your PC or laptop into a multimedia center. Get fantastic up to 1080i high-resolution programming with this easy to install tuner. Enjoy your favorite shows on your computer screen by attaching to your Cable TV provider’s line.
Outstanding Features:
Supports NTSC analog TV, with built-in hardware MPEG-2 encoder
ATSC over-the-air digital TV
Clear QAM digital cable TV
Runs with Microsoft Windows XP, XP Pro, XP Media Center, Vista Premium or Ultimate with Media Center
Solutions For Every Need:
Lets you watch, pause and record programs in a window or full screen on your PC or laptop
Use the WinTV-Scheduler to record your favorite TV programs and never miss a moment
Compact size ideal for easy handling and subtle installation
Simple Plug-in-Play capabilities make it possible to set everything you need up without ever opening your PC’s case
Television viewing from your computer has never been easier than with the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1950 USB TV Tuner.
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Detailed Features
Specifications
Single tuner with the following broadcast formats supported
NTSC analog TV, with built-in hardware MPEG-2 encoder
ATSC over-the-air digital TV, at video resolutions to 1080i
Clear QAM digital cable TV, at video resolutions to 1080i
FM radio
Audio/Video inputs
S-Video, composite video
Left and right audio via RCA jacks
Hardware MPEG-2 encoder
Conexant CX23417 encoder
2D comb filter
Datarates: 2 to 12 Mbits/sec
Size: 10cm wide x 10.4 cm deep x 2.8cm high
Power: 5V to 12V at 2 amps
Weight: 6.5 oz
A Closer Look
Features
TV Standards
NTSC Analog Cable, Over the Air TV
ATSC Digital Over the Air HDTV
Clear QAM Digital Cable TV
Features
Watch, pause and record TV on your PC or laptop, in window or full screen
Watch ATSC HD digital TV, up to 1080i format
Watch clear QAM digital cable TV up to 1080i format
NTSC analog cable TV, 125 channel cable-ready tuner
Record ATSC digital TV or clear QAM digital cable TV in the original digital quality
Dolby-TV stereo decoder
Schedule TV recordings with WinTV-Scheduler software
Special Features
Record analog cable TV with the on-board MPEG-2 encoder, which allows your PC to run at full speed while recording
IR Blaster to control satellite and cable TV set top boxes
Complete built-in audio/video inputs for connecting to VCRs and camcorders
Minimum System Requirements
Processor Requirements (minimum):
1.0 GHz Intel P4 or equivalent (for watching cable TV)
2.2 GHz Intel P4 or equivalent (for watching high definition ATSC or QAM digital TV)
Microsoft® Windows® XP, XP Pro or Windows XP Media Center Edition, with Service Pack 2, Windows Vista (32 bit), Windows Vista (64 bit) for use with Microsoft Windows Media Center application only
WinTV-HVR-1950 is Windows Vista Premium certified*
Available USB 2.0 port
Graphics with 64MB memory (or greater)
Sound card for TV audio
Optional DVD burner for creating DVDs from your recordings
Note: High definition QAM and ATSC video is not compatible with DVD disks, and therefore cannot be recorded
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
4.3
Customer Reviews: 15
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Value
4.1
Features
4.2
Quality
4.5
Performance
4.2
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Great product
Reviewer:
Don on
Oct 28, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
The Hauppauge WinTv-HVR1950 USB Tuner is a very good product that does what it is supposed to do and the software completes the package with all you need to get up and running.
Can't get both inputs working on WMC Vista 64 bit
Reviewer:
dpg on
Oct 11, 2009 Customer Rating:
2.3
Value
1.0
Features
2.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
2.0
I picked this up because I wanted a reliable unit for my HTPC system. It looks to be made well enough. I tried for around 3 hours to get it to pick up the S-Video from my Sat box AND my OTA HD channels. It will do one or the other, but not both. So, it's either an expensive adapter for your cable box or an expensive tuner. I'd pass and buy something else. This went back.
Product Working...
Reviewer:
npedersen on
Oct 09, 2009 Customer Rating:
3.8
Value
4.0
Features
3.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
4.0
I purchased this product for a vista 64bit. I wanted to use this with media center. After a week I discovered I didn't have the media center TV pack installed. After the install I could pick up digital channel. Due to the current Cable I have I had to map most of the channels myself but after that was done it all seem to be working ok. Not as reliable as TIVO...I've been using this tuner for a few weeks and it has locked up a few time. I've also ran into media center locking up too. Its not a perfect system but I feel its was well worth it in the end.
A Real Value Meal Among USB TV Cards
Reviewer:
JOELM on
Sep 11, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
I am perfectly happy with my Hauppauge 1950 model 1192 USB TV card. It works very well in Windows XP Pro. Unfortunately, I cannot get it to work in SuSE Linux 11.1 Can somebody send me a link to a tutorial? joelm_audion@msn.com
Junk Junk and more Junk
Reviewer:
sempifi99 on
Sep 09, 2009 Customer Rating:
1.3
Value
1.0
Features
2.0
Quality
1.0
Performance
1.0
I purchased this a few days ago and have not been able to get it working properly. I can tune analog tv with windows media center, or analog/digi tv with win media center, and just analog tv with beyond tv. I would not have a problem about having to use wintv to watch digital tv accept the program is entirely third rate. It has no guide and needs a plugin to schedule tv recording. With the purchase of a 139.99 dollar tuner you would expect it to work, or at least be able to offer you an equivalent performance of a digi tuner and an analog tuner.
Do yourself a favor and do not buy this, purchase a digi tuner and an analog tuner separate for 50 bucks each and save some money and headaches and you will also have a working setup.
As for me I am going to return it and do just that. Hauppauge really messed up with this one (tear)
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Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1950 USB TV Tuner
$139.99
Manufactured by:
Hauppauge Mfg Part No:
1192 UPC No:
785428011929 Box Size:
( Length: 10, Width: 3, Depth: 7 )
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