Tuner
New Panasonic Portable DVD Player with Digital TV Tuner DVD-LX97
Panasonic announces in Japan a portable DVD player with built-in tuner for receiving digital terrestrial TV.
The Panasonic DVD-LX97 features a 9 inch TFT screen and a SD memory card slot. Via a car kit the audio can be transmitted via FM to listen to it via the car stereo system.
Battery life for DVD watching is 6 hours and 9 hours for watching TV.
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Posted on Mon, 6 Feb 2006 05:00:42 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
CES 2006: HUMAX LCD TVs with Built-in DIRECTV Tuner
Humax will introduce a line of LCD TVs with integrated DIRECTV Tuner.
The 32 inch Humax LCD TV will ship with a DIRECTV MPEG4 TV module consisting of a DIRECTV HD Tuner, ATSC tuner, component video, composite video, S-video and HDMI inputs.
HUMAX plans on developing additional modules to support future DIRECTV hardware. The company expects the 32-inch HD model to be available in Q4, with pricing to be determined.
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Posted on Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:07:29 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
CES 2006: Ridata USB Stick DVB-T Tuner TA T100
Ridata will show it's slick DVB-T Tuner USB stick at the CES 2006.
Ridata USB DVB-T tuner receives digital terrestrial TV and radio signals and supports DVB protocol ETS 300 744.
Ridata expects to have available a similar device for the American ATSC standard soon.
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Posted on Thu, 29 Dec 2005 13:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
I4U Deal: Oregon Scientific 512MB MP3 Player with FM Tuner
Today's Drop Zone deal in our new I4U Gadget Shop is the Oregon Scientific MP3 player with see-through display.
We reported about the See-Through MP3 player the
first time a year ago.
We are able to offer this unique 512MB MP3 player with FM Tuner for $62.17 (with free Shipping). This low price is only valid today - Buy it Now.
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Posted on Tue, 8 Nov 2005 13:53:44 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Philips PSA612 4GB Sport MP3 Player with FM Tuner Available for Pre-Order
The Philips PSA612 4GB Sport MP3 Player with FM Tuner is available for pre-order on
Amazon.com.
The Philips PSA612 was first announced as PSA610 in February. Back then it was still co-branded with Nike.
The Philips PSA612 features a 4GB hard-drive. It is Microsoft Plays For Sure complaint and supports therefore WMA DRM music files.
The new Philips player will ship October 1st.
The Philips PSA612 sells for $189.99 on Amazon.com.
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Posted on Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:06:30 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
DLO iPod mini FM Tuner Accessory
Apple did not put a FM Tuner inside the
iPod mini players. DLO has now a slick FM Tuner to make the iPod mini a radio.
The DLO mini fm is also amplifying the music output of the iPod mini by 25%. Manual and automatic channel search are possible. The selected channel frequency is shown on the display.
The DLO mini FM sells for $39.99.
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Posted on Wed, 7 Sep 2005 02:22:34 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Portable Video Player with Integrated TV-Tuner
PVP4U reports about a Portable Video Player with Integrated TV-Tuner from UDM Group.
The TV PMP measures 85x65x27mm and weighs 150g. The display can be a 3.5 inch screen. The PVP has a built-in PVR function to record MP4 videos from the integrated TV-Tuner.
More details on PVP4U.
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Posted on Tue, 5 Jul 2005 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
TV-Tuner on Asus P5LD2 Deluxe wiFi-TV edition Motherboard
Motherboard maker Asus announces the P5LD2 Deluxe WiFi-TV Edition board that has a TV-Tuner on board.
The WiFi-TV card, with TV tuner functions, lets users watch, record and pause. It offers analog TV, digital TV with DVB-T standard, and FM radio.
The TV module is provided by Philips.
More details in Asus press-release and in the Philips press-release. See also the Asus AiLife promotion site.
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Posted on Wed, 1 Jun 2005 04:30:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Syntax Olevia LT42HVi 42'' LCD TV with ATSC Tuner
Syntax says the LT42HVi is the ideal LCD TV that offers in quality and price a valid alternative to Plasma TVs.
The Olevia LT42HVi features: 1366 x 768pixel resolution, 8 ms response time, 1200:1 contrast ratio, 800 nits brightness, 178 degrees (H) x 178 degrees (V) wide viewing angle, ATSC/QAM tuner for receiving digital video and audio broadcasts over-the-air, HDMI with HDCP compatibility, HD built-in with de-interlacing up to 1080i and two 25-watt stereo enhanced surround sound detachable speakers.
With an MSRP of $3,699, the Olevia LT42HVi is scheduled for availability in June 2005.
More details in Syntax press-release.
Heavily discounted Syntax Olevia LCD TVs are available on Amazon.com.
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Posted on Tue, 5 Apr 2005 08:57:07 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Compro VideoMateTV DVB-T USB Stick HDTV Tuner
Photo: Digitimes
EverythingUSB reports about a DVB-T HDTV Tuner on a USB Stick from Compro.
Quote:
"Taiwanese company Compro plans to squeeze a DVB-T TV tuner into a size of a large USB stick form factor. Called VideoMateTV DVB-T, the stick could easily be mistaken as a first generation USB flash drive, but it is actually a bus-powered HDTV tuner, which requires at least a 2.4Ghz for just viewing. There's also another version that supports analog, which requires just 600Mhz for TV viewing.
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More details on EverythingUSB.
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Posted on Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:53:06 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Siemens Gigaset M740 AV Digital Tuner and Media Streamer
Siemens offers an interesting device in Germany that combines digital terrestrial TV receiver with media streaming capabilities and PVR features.
The Siemens Gigaset M740 AV features 2 DVB-T tuners, WLAN and USB 2.0 interface. The M740 AV can record TV programming either on a connected USB hard-drive or on a PC in the network. The Siemens box also can stream music, video and photos onto connected TVs or Hi-fi systems.
The Siemens Gigaset M740 AV sells for about 300 Euros. More details on Siemens product page.
See also our review of the Hauppauge MediaMVP.
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Posted on Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01:33:37 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Medusa PVR: Build your own Sony X-Type Multi-Tuner PVR
Sony X-Type 7-Tuner PVR with 1TB
eHomeUpgrade reports about Snapstream's Medusa 6 Tuner PVR do it yourself guide.
Quote:
"Ok everyone... take out your notepads because SnapStream has put together a killer “how to” on creating your own 6 TV tuner monster Personal Video Recorder (PVR) called the Medusa PVR using off the shelf hardware components and their latest Beyond TV 3.5 PVR application for Windows XP. So if you've been drooling over the $4,000+ Sony 7 TV tuner VIAO Type X, which you can only buy in Japan, or thought you could make your own for a fraction price, then this article is for you."
More details on eHomeUpgrade.
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Posted on Tue, 12 Oct 2004 04:57:57 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sanyo Mobile Phone with Digital TV Tuner
Sanyo will show a CDMA 2000 1X EV-DO mobile phone with digital TV Tuner at the CEATEC 2004 show in Japan.
The digital tuner phone will only be a prototype. It is designed to receive digital terrestrial broadcasting. It can display Video in QVGA (320×240) with 15 fps. The phone uses H.264/MPEG-4 AVC compression. The mobile measures 102 (H) × 50 (W) × 28 (D) mm and weighs 150g.
More details in Sanyo Press-Release (Japanese).
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Posted on Thu, 30 Sep 2004 12:42:47 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Leadtek WinFast TV2000 XP Expert TV-Tuner Review
PCStats reviews the Leadtek WinFast TV2000 XP Expert TV-tuner - Lowest Price Here!.
Quote:
"While the primary purpose of a TV-tuner is still to put that cable TV signal on your computer monitor, these products are definitely moving towards the role of video appliances. That is to say, they bring the video into the computer to be manipulated, or recorded, before being output to a monitor or TV. In this review, we're testing one of Leadtek's latest TV-tuner cards, the Winfast TV2000 XP Expert. This PCI card has ambitions to replace your VCR, with video recording straight to DVD, timeshifting and an assortment of other goodies made for a computerized home theater setup. Does this all sound too good to be true? Let's take a close look at the Leadtek TV2000 XP Expert, and find out."
Read the full review.
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Posted on Fri, 17 Sep 2004 01:25:31 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
TV-Tuner AVerMedia AVerTV USB 2.0 Review
Digit-Life reviews the TV-tuner AVerMedia AVerTV USB 2.0.
Quote:
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Being one of the trendsetters on the TV tuner market, AVerMedia Technologies Inc. couldn't have kept out of the thriving movement to manufacture these devices with USB 2.0 support. The model tested in this review is currently the only device offered by the company in this series."
Read full review. Buy AverMedia AverTV.
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Posted on Sun, 8 Aug 2004 09:32:56 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Digistor USB TV Tuner weighs only 3oz
EverythingUSB reports from a company called Digistor, which has this really compact USB TV Tuner/PVR, weighing at only 3oz., that does everything from MPEG-2 encoding to TV time-shifting.
More details.
Compare Prices for USB TV Tuners.
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Posted on Wed, 14 Jul 2004 03:55:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
ADS USB Instant TV Tuner/PVR Review
Everything USB posted a review on the sub-$80 ADS USB Instant
TV. (Buy it Now!)
The ADS Instant USB TV is an external TV tuner/PVR (personal video
recorder) capture device that requires Windows XP and Hi-Speed USB at a
minimum. This limits its market - for a while anyway. Most people will meet
these requirements soon enough. The Instant TV can capture analog video
(camcorder, VCR, gaming console) and record it or display it with the
included Ulead Video@Home program.
Read the Full Review.
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Posted on Wed, 2 Jun 2004 00:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
World's Smallest TV Tuner Chip not from Sony
Silicon Valley's Xceive Corporation announces a TV Tuner Chip measuring only 7x7mm.
Sony developed the BTD-ZJ611 and the BTF-ZK48X (with FM) TV Tuner chip-sets that measure 20mm x16mmx2mm and 25x20x2.6mm respectively. The Sony BTD-ZJ611 TV-Tuner chip powers the NHJ Wrist Watch Television.
The Xceive TV Tuner chip is not only smaller it also is supporting more TV signal standards than the Sony. The Xceive XC3028 is an analog, digital terrestrial and cable receiver. It supports the following standards: ISDB-T, DVB-C, DVB-T, ATSC and DOCSIS.
To top it of, the XC3028 also supports onboard demodulation of NTSC, PAL and SECAM TV, making it usable anywhere in the world.
The Sony chip only does analog and NTSC. There is a different version for PAL necessary.
Samples of the XC3028 are priced at $14.50, and will be available in July. Production quantities will be shipped in early 4 th quarter, 2004. The company also offers an analog only chip called XC2028.
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Posted on Mon, 31 May 2004 11:26:07 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
JVC-Victor UX-W7DVD DVD/MD/Tuner Stereo System
JVC-Victor UX-W7DVD is JVC-Victor's 2003 DVD/2 MD/Tuner/Tape bookshelf system with DVD Audio, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW, MP3 and JPEG support.
This bookshelf Stereo supports DVD Audio with Dolby Digital and DTS sound quality. The system also features and MD recorder and a USB port. It still has 2 tape drives, not that common anymore.
The JVC-Victor UX-W7DVD sells for $599.00 at japanese Audio Gadget Expert AudioCubes.
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Posted on Sat, 15 May 2004 09:12:01 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Sony Stamp-size TV and FM Tuner BTF-ZK48X
We just pointed out in our exclusive NHJ Wrist Watch TV Review yesterday that it would be nice to also have a FM Tuner in the TV Wrist Watch. Sony just actually announced a new follow-up Tuner Chip-set to the BTD-ZJ611 that now combines TV and FM tuner functionality in one.
That means in a couple month we should see Wrist watches or other wearable gadgets with TV and Radio features.
The new Sony Chip-set BTF-ZK48X measures 25x20x2.6mm and weighs 2.6g. The TV-Tuner only BTD-ZJ611 is still smaller with 20mm x16mmx2mm. Samples go out in May to manufacturers.
The BTF-ZK48X supports the following channel spectrums:
VHF : 1 ～ 12 ch
UHF : 13 ～ 62 ch
CATV: C13 ～ C63 ch
FM : 76.0 ～ 90.0MHz
Read more on Sony Press-Release (japanese) and on JCN.
Satisfy your Wrist Dreams.
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Posted on Thu, 13 May 2004 09:49:55 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sony's New Type X Super PVR with 7 Tuners
Sony announced a concept of a new Super Personal Video Recorder with 7 TV Tuners.
The Sony Type X is based on a PC architecture and can hold Hard-drives up to 1 Terrabyte. With 7 Tuners users can record simultanously 7 programs. I like that. Its always frustrating with my to only be able to record from one channel.
Sony will show the Type X PVR at the Do VAIO Show in Tokyo May 16th. Sony plans to release the Type X by year end.
More details in Sony Press-Release (japanese).
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Posted on Wed, 12 May 2004 08:12:54 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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