TV tuner
Tuning range |
48.25 - 863.25 MHz |
TV tuner type |
Analog, DVB-T |
Internal |
Y |
Handheld remote control |
Y |
Technical details
Timeshift |
Y |
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) |
Y |
Ports & interfaces
Interface type |
PCI Express |
PCIe Hybrid DVB-T & Analog TV/FM Card with Hardware MPEG-1/2/4 Encoder, Power Up and Windows Media Center Remote
Compro VideoMate Vista E850F Hybrid D/A PCIe is a hybrid DVB-T and analog TV/FM tuner card for watch and record digital or analog TV shows on your desktop PC. The on-board NXP (Philips) multimedia processor comes with real-time hardware MPEG-1/2/4 encoders, PAL & NTSC 3D Y/C Separation, and Hardware Noise Reduction which offers crystal clear pictures. Compro VideoMate Vista E850F is bundled with a Microsoft certified remote control for Windows Media Center which gives user the control of Windows Media Center and ComproDTV 4.
The included ComproDTV 4 software features digital/analog TV watching/recording, channel surfing, timeshifting, single/multiple still frames capture, brightness/saturation/contrast/hue/sharpness and TV/audio formats adjustment in each TV channel and exclusive S5(shutdown)/S4(hibernation)/S3(standby) mode power up schedule recording. It also provides the advanced Picture In/Out Picture functions which allow users to watch live TV and playback video files at the same time. The Video Desktop function lets users to stream live TV shows as wallpaper and use other applications simultaneously. ComproDTV 4 can simultaneously operate, view or record multiple Compro TV devices on the same machine, internal and external.
To enhance the usability of Windows Vista and Windows Media Center, VideoMate Vista E850F also offers an array of useful features. ComproDTV Vista Gadget provides live TV view and playback list with click of a button on the Windows Sidebar. The DTV Add-In function makes the Media Centre more powerful by integrating it with DTV 4. The schedule recording list from Windows Media Center Electronic Programming Guide can be integrated to ComproDTV 4 for an easier schedule recording control. In addition, VideoMate Vista E850F is bundled with Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5 SE for DVD authoring. With the bundled Microsoft certified remote for Windows Media Center and powerful features, VideoMate Vista E850F PCIe TV card is undoubtedly your best TV card choice.