Sabrent USB 2.0 Digital HDTV Tuner: Sleek and Cheap HDTV Tuner
What do we know about Sabrent USB 2.0 Digital HDTV Tuner except for the fact that it’s sleek, cheap, portable and good-looking? Mmmm… you can save whatever it is you’re watching on your HDTV on your hard drive! What is the price of Sabrent USB 2.0 Digital HDTV Tuner? Will it cost that much? Whoaaah! It’s less than $30 and you can use it with an HDTV like Samsung PN50a510 50-Inch 1080P HDTV.
What are the stunning features and some specs of Sabrent USB 2.0 Digital HDTV Tuner that could entice you to buy this item? Here are what you can get for your 30 bucks and in our opinion very much worth it:
Features as advertised
- Free-to-air Digital TV, ATSC HDTV, and unencrypted Digital Cable TV (64QAM and 256QAM)
- 64-QAM and 256-QAM are often used in digital cable television and cable modem applications
- Supports up to 1920×1080i (HDTV) video output and Dolby Digital AC3 Audio Output
- In the US, 64-QAM and 256-QAM are the mandated modulation schemes for digital as standardized by the SCTE
- Play back recordings in full original digital quality
- Turn your PC instantly into a DVR (Digital Video Recorder) with this USB TV Tuner
- Schedule TV recordings and save it to your hard drive so you can watch it later
- Remote control allows you to control everything including channels, volume, recording, and time shifting
- Rewind and fast forward live TV shows and even pause live TV with time-shifting
Sample Photo of Sabrent USB 2.0 Digital HDTV Tuner
Technical Specifications
- TV Frequency: Terrestrial digital channels (ATSC 8VSB), Digital cable (Clear QAM)
- ATSC, Digital Cable (QAM): 75 Ohm (UHF/VHF) F-type
- Audio: Dolby Digital AC3 audio output
- Video: Free-to-air digital 8 bits Vestigial Side-Band, Demodulation (8VSB), Digital Cable TV (64QAM and 256QAM)
Our review of Sabrent USB 2.0 Digital HDTV Tuner and recommendations: If you are a busy individual who cannot stay long enough in front of your TV Set like Sony Bravia KDL52V4100 LCD HDTV or Sharp Aquos 32-Inch LC32BD60U 1080p LCD HDTV, you might want to get this product. You can leave your TV sets on even when you’re out of the house or doing something else and then come back and play back your fave TV show with this digital HDTV tuner. The only problem with this is the high system requirement. The minimum system requirements before you can use this is a Pentium 4 computer with at least 3.0GHz processor for optimum performance. If you have an old computer unit whose specs fall below the system requirements, forget about it. You don’t want to buy a new computer just to get this device up and running, do you? It’s not just practical. But if you believe your computer can handle the job, go ahead and get yourself this gadget. It will help you worry less about missing an episode of Smallvile, Shugo Chara Episode 80 or American Idol April, 22, 2009 Results.
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