Testseek.co.uk have collected 8 expert reviews of the AMD TV Wonder 650 PCIe and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD TV Wonder 650 PCIe.
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Overall I am impressed with the TV Wonder 650 Combo PCI Express card. For those wanting an alternative to buying a converter box or a new TV, the TV Wonder Combo PCI Express card may be for you as it allows you to use your computer monitor as a HDTV. A...
Superb video quality; records unencrypted HD digital cable (QAM) channels; records SD and HD simultaneously; fits in a rarely used PCI Express x1 slot
Cable-industry restrictions limit recording only to unencrypted channels; ATIs recording software has an awkward, limited interface; cant use FM tuner and cable TV together
The ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo PCI Express is an excellent dual-tuner solution for your home PC....
The TV Wonder cards available before today have been what AMD calls "hybrid" tuners and they do not support digital cable. They do support digital TV through OTA ATSC (HD content) and analog TV through either OTA or cable. The hybrid tuner is capable ...
After using the TV Wonder 650 PCIe for roughly three weeks to watch and record television shows on a new Windows Vista based test rig, we feel that we couldnt go back to a computer that lacked a TV tuner like the TV Wonder 650 PCIe. With Vista&rsquo...
Abstract: There’s more to computers than the internet, word processing, and gaming. Today, a PC has its rightful place in the living room where it is the core of a good home theater system.Watching TV on the PC has become very popular over the past few years...
The ATI Theater 650 is easily the most advanced dedicated TV tuner weve had the chance to look at. Image quality is excellent and the product is extremely easy to install. Setup under Windows XP is about a couple minutes, and after a reboot youre al...
Abstract: At long last, ATIs new TV Wonder is on the shelves. But is it a good fit for your living room, too? We take apart the TV Wonder Elites successor to see how it fares.
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Published: 2006-09-11, Author: Dan , review by: cnet.com
Best TV tuner image quality weve seen; offer for free remote by mail; includes media management software.
Free remote requires shipping charge; still a stop-gap measure until the next generation of TV tuners.
ATIs flagship TV tuner card offers the best image quality weve seen from a TV tuner card and includes over-the-air HDTV support, but its still not as good as a direct cable-box-to-TV signal.
