Hauppauge HD PVR

Record your high definition TV programs to your PC, using high quality H.264! HD PVR is the world's first High Definition video recorder for making real time H.264 compressed recordings at resolutions up to 1080i. HD PVR records component video YCrCb from cable TV and satellite set top boxes, with a built in IR blaster to automatically change TV channels for scheduled recordings. Audio is recorded using AAC or Dolby Digital. The recording format is AVCHD, which can be used to burn Blu ray DVD disks. Two hours of HD recordings, recorded at 5 Mbitssec, can be burnt onto a standard 4.7 GByte DVD R or DVD RW disk for playback on a Blu ray DVD player. The HD PVRs amazing recording quality allows personal archival of your favourite high definition TV programs from any component video HD set top box. The HD PVR also has standard definition composite and S Video inputs so you can record your old home video tapes into an AVCHD format for creating Blu ray DVD recordings. System Requirements Processor Requirements minimum Dual core CPU Graphics with 256MB memory or greater Note the playback of high definition H.264 requires a fast CPU and at least 256MB of graphics memory Sound card Included with the HD PVR HD PVR high definition personal video recorder, USB IR Blaster transmitter cable Component video cable set Audio cable set USB cable 5v power supply Bundled software applications Arcsoft ''TotalMediaExtreme'' for video capture, preview, playback, and authoring and burning your TV recordings onto a Blu ray DVD compatible disc. Arcsoft ''TotalMedia Theater'', a video player so you can play back your TV recordings to your PC screen. Arcsoft ''MediaConverter'' , to convert your H.264 HD recordings onto other formats. Includes Hauppauge's WinTV scheduler for scheduled TV recordings.