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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Sabrent
EAN: 0188218000002
Item Dimensions: 18080045610
Label: SABRENT
Manufacturer: SABRENT
Model: TV-USB20
MPN: TV-USB20
Publisher: SABRENT
Studio: SABRENT

Features:

• Connect via USB 2.0 to receive TV and capture video on computer
• Television captured at 704x480 (NTSC) resolutions and can be stored in MPEG-1, MPEG-2, or MPEG-4 format
• Audio captured in stereo at 16 bits with either 24 KHz or 48 KHz sampling rate
• Support for personal video recorder (PVR) functions such as time-shifting and pausing live TV
• Remote control included: no need to get off couch to change channel

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
USB2.0 TV Box is TV receiving and video capturing device designed for Notebook and PCs. It is an external TV/video receiving box with the smart and fashion designed outside and powerful function inside. It can make your computer a mobile TV station and enable you to enjoy wonderful TV programs anytime and anywhere.

Amazon.com Product Description:
The Sabrent TV-USB20 USB 2.0 TV Tuner/Video Capture Box with Remote Control can receive TV and capture video when installed on your notebook or PC.

In its compact and stylishly designed box, you can bring the device with you and have a mobile TV station wherever you are. Television is captured at 704x480 (NTSC) resolutions, creating video that can be stored on a hard disk and can be played back later. Videos can be saved in MPEG-1, MPEG-2, or MPEG-4 format. You can use Personal Video Recorder functions such as time-shifting and pausing live TV.

The device also captures stereo audio at 16 bits with either a 24 Khz or 48 Khz sampling rate. With the A/V sync feature, video and audio can be captured at the same time. An additional feature lets you capture 704x480 still images from a video source.

The Sabrent TV-USB20 features a USB 2.0 interface that provides high bandwidth for video and, for convenience, requires no external power source. S-VHS and composite inputs let you connect DVD players and VCRs.

System Requirements
Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP2, Pentium III 800 MHz or above, 64 MB, DirectX 9.0C, USB 2.0 port, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, 500 MB of available hard disk space.

What's in the Box
TV-USB20 USB 2.0 TV tuner/video capture box, remote control, driver CD-ROM, and batteries.




Rating: - It's ... OK ...
I used this a lot on my XP based DELL Inspiron 640m laptop. I was able to record sound and video of old VHS-C tapes, convert them to video files, and upload them to Google Video. The quality was not fantastic, but neither was that of the original source tapes that were twenty years old.

Now I have a Vista based DELL Vostro 200 (desktop) and I can get the video and take screen shots and such, but no matter what I do--NO AUDIO! Very unhappy. I'll update this review if I can get it ... Read More

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Rating: - Good Tuner, but you gotta work out the kinks
I'm an IT guy and it took me a while to install, but here's what I finally figured out.

1) Upgrade your motherboard, chipset and bios to USB 2.0. My computer kept hanging on boot since I'm installing the TV tuner on an old PC, but the blue screen error and hang I kept getting were because the PC components didn't know how to talk usb 2.0 which is the latest version of USB. I went to [...] for my PC upgrades and downloaded the latest versions.

2) Ensure your boot order ... Read More

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Rating: - Great Product, Easy Install.....
This is an excellent product and very easy to install AS LONG AS YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS!!! If you try to shortcut the instructions, it wont work. Other then that, it is very good quality tuner, with excellent recording quaility. It is a bit slow on response using a Digital Cable Box Guide. Overall, I give this product 5 stars for ease of use, and quaility for the money.

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Rating: - Not the best TV tunner I have had but not the worst either.
Pros: The software for watching TV is very easy to set up and use. The video capture and screen shot features are very good quality. The DVR function is a nice addition to the software.

Cons: WARNING, DO NOT use the install software to set up the device driver, It crashed my system and corrupted my CD rom and onboard sound card drivers, I had to do a re-install of windows to fix it. Just plug in the USB and let the windows found new hardware wizard search the CD for a driver. Also the ... Read More

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Rating: - Worked with 1 computer I tried it on, not with one with Vista
You might want to refer to my discussion on this product.

This tvbox worked with my XP system, but not with my Vista laptop. I think -I'm no expert though, it has something to do with the HDaudio driver not being WDMcompatible.

The support hasn't helped me at all so far. Very generic replies and they haven't replied to my latest support request.

If you want a tv tuner to work with vista media center I recommend you look for one compatible at microsoft marketplace. ... Read More

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