 | |  | | | Hauppauge 1196 WinTV-HVR-1250 PCI-E x1 TV Tuner 1196 | | | | | SKU:
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 3.1 inches | | Product Width: | 7.1 inches | | Product Height: | 10.5 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.05 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.2 inches | | Package Width: | 6.0 inches | | Package Height: | 3.1 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 155 reviews |
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| | Features | Watch, pause and record TV on your PC, in window or full screen. Uses Hauppauge's SoftPVR to record analog TV programs to your computer's disk driveReceive ATSC digital TV or Clear QAM digital cable TV, upto 1080i formatReceive NTSC analog cable TV with the built-in 125 channel cable-ready TV tunerDolby-TV stereo decoderSchedule TV recordings with WinTV-Scheduler softwareCompatible with Windows XP and all versions of Windows Vista
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 155 customer reviews )
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80 of 84 found the following review helpful:
A Great Value, but still a basic Tuner Card Oct 20, 2009
By Richard A. Anderson
"Rick Anderson"
Pros:
One of the lowest cost Hybrid Tuner Cards out there that can do both Analog and Digital Tuning. It works well, can view a clear picture on the computer, smooth, NOT choppy nor freezes. Includes WinTV7 which is needed to watch digital channels (ATSC or clear QAM), Windows Media Center only supports Analog (NTCS) Channels. The card is small (1/2 Height with 1/2 Height headers that can be swapped on) and its PCIe so it will fit a PCIeX1 or PCIeX16 slot.
64Bit supported just as well as 32Bit, running this on Vista Home Premium 64Bit.
Cons:
Does NOT have a MPEG Encoder chip, so no hardware conversion of the Analog signal, your CPU will have to work harder to do a software MPEG conversion. With weaker CPU's that might be a problem, my Athlon X2 6000+ runs at 40%-50% utilization while watching analog channels. I'm pretty sure Digital Channels do NOT need a MPEG Encoder chip, the digital signal is already streamed as MPEG, and watching digital channels my CPU utilization is 15%-30%, more often at the lower end near 15%.
Like mentioned, WinTV7 can crash suddenly, but restarts and runs fine after a crash. Its NOT to often, but enough that its more than a fluke. Runs just as well 64Bit as 32Bit. Remember, you can't watch Digital Channels in Windows Media Center, only analog, you'll need WinTV7 or another 3rd Party Program to watch Digital Channels.
Other:
Windows 7 will support Digital Channels in Windows Media Center.
If your cable company offers clear QAM, Comcast in my area has a digital alternative for every analog channel as well, so I can get every channel they offer in digital, then there is NO reason to pay extra for a Tuner Card with a MPEG encoder chip onboard, its NOT needed for Digital Channels. I'm pretty sure its NOT used at all for digital channels.
Remember, this card is PCI"e" NOT PCI, it will NOT fit your PCI slots, its for PCI"e"X1 or even PCI"e"X16 slots.
39 of 39 found the following review helpful:
 Absolutely Fantastic for a MythTV Box!!! Nov 24, 2008
By E. Holt
I purchased this card to be put into a MythTV (Linux) home-built DVR. I previously was only recording standard definition non-digital cable channels. I recently purchased a HDTV for my bedroom/office and wanted to be able to take advantage of that. This card works perfectly with MythTV and Linux. The tuner found all of the digital channels in the air that my TV was able to find with the antenna connected directly to it. This card seems to lock onto signals very well, as I havnt seen a single issue in any of the recordings made from it yet. You can't beat free over-the-air high definition of the local networks!!! I'm thrilled. Buy it!
22 of 23 found the following review helpful:
Instant TiVo Apr 14, 2010
By deipnosophist
If you have Windows 7, there's really no point in delaying the purchase of this TV tuner. Windows automatically identifies the tuner, installs the drivers, and then it's only a matter of opening up Windows Media Center (WMC) and letting it guide you through the steps. I was concerned that just having a direct cable connection (no cable box...obviously) would limit the channels. But I get pretty much all the cables I do normally plus the HD channels. Having an HD monitor and a large hard drive (HD recording takes up about 5 GB/hour) makes this capable of taping full seasons and plenty of movies without batting an eye. Movies on all cable and basic channels are categorized for you. You can browse titles in an iTunes-like view and BluRay movies are even marked as such just the way they would in the store. I use iTunes for a lot of things, but not anymore. Why pay the money for shows and movies you can record yourself? Why wait patiently for buffering and annoying commercials on Hulu when you can just fastforward? WMC has really come into its own, and this Hauppage tuner really allows you to exploit its full potential.
14 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Great Card for Vista May 09, 2008
By Olin Gay
This TV tuner card works great in a Dell Dimension desktop with Vista. Highly recommended when combined with Windows Media Center. Note that the card will fit in either a PCI Express x1 or x16, but not in a regular PCI slot. I did not set up the remote as I did not need it, so I can't speak for how it works. It looked somewhat cheaply built, though, so if the remote is a selling point, you may want to look elsewhere.
If you want a cheap and easy recording option in Vista, go with this card.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Hauppauge HVR-1250 Oct 26, 2010
By Nick C.
Somebody mentioned that this card will not work with Comcast service. I have Comcast service and the card is working perfectly fine for me. Skip their converter box and plug in the cable directly into the TV tuner. Not only that I get all the channels but I also get all the local channels in HD, even though I'm not signed up for Comcast HD service.
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