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Jan 24, 2018
Exactly as described.
1 of 1 found this helpful The digital (ATSC) part of the card is perfect, so I have no complaints, since that was my primary purpose for the card. However, the analog part leaves a lot to be desired. This is not a problem with the seller. His description is exactly correct, and describes the card perfectly. However, if the buyer doesn't understand this card's limitations, they may be disappointed.
Please note that this is a hybrid card, which means that you can either record a digital (ATSC) signal, or an analog (NTSC) signal, but not both at the same time. If you thought this would allow tuning of both simultaneously, you will be disappointed.
In addition (and this is the part I missed), the analog (NTSC) has NO hardware encoding. It requires software encoding. And since the card is sold without any software, that means you need to have the correct codecs on your computer, or you will not be able to record analog signals. And if you want to get these codecs from Hauppauge, you will need to pay for them, since they come with WinTV 7, which is not available for free.
Also, keep in mind that even when you have the correct codecs for analog encoding, this is a very CPU intensive process. If you are trying to put this in an older, single core system, you are going to be very disappointed in the performance.
With all that said, if all you want is a good TV tuner that captures modern, digital over the air (ATSC) television signals, then this card is PERFECT for you. enjoy.
Feb 13, 2019
Great Old CoCo 2 Bundle
Worked perfectly. I was easily able to upgrade it to 64k RAM (it came with 16k) for about $12 shipped, and about a 30min job. The joysticks worked perfectly, too, and I really appreciated that it had the original, heavily shielded RF out cable. I had to use an eraser on the contacts for most of the cartridges to get them to work, but once I did, they fired right up. Not bad for 35 year old hardware.