Hauppauge Colossus Cable TV set-top box

Colossus PCI-Express HD Video H.264, 1080i, Dolby Digital AC-3, 1-20Mbs Colossus is an internal HD PVR PCI Express card high definition (HD) video recorder for PCs. Colossus records at video resolutions up to 1080i in real time using an advanced built-in hardware H.264 encoder. Video is recorded in an H.264 Blu-ray compatible format from any component video equipped high definition cable TV or satellite set top box. It will also record video game play at up to 1080i from the XBox360 or PS3 etc. Digital audio is recorded using AAC or Dolby Digital AC-3. Colossus also has an HDMI input for recording HD from a un-encrypted HDMI video source such
as the Xbox360 or digital SLR cameras and is compatible with Windows 7, Vista and Windows XP.

- Record high definition video using H.264 video encoding with digital audio. Colossus is an internal PCI Express board, full height and runs with Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP.
- Includes a built-in high quality hardware H.264 high definition encoder, for high performance, high quality video recordings.
- Record high definition video at up to 1080i resolution. Also records standard definition video. Record at data rates from 1Mbs to 20Mbs.
- Record your game play in HD (up to 1080i) with component video and digital audio (optical) from Xbox 360 or PS3 game consoles.
- Record your favorite TV programs from HD cable TV and satellite set top boxes. Colossus connects to most HD cable TV and satellite TV receivers with component video and optical digital audio. Stereo audio inputs are supported too.
- Burn your video game play or your favorite TV programs onto AVCHD disks in high definition using standard DVD media. These AVCHD disks can be played back on a Blu-ray DVD player. Up to 2 hours of HD AVCHD video can be recorded on standard DVD-R disks at 5MBits/sec.
- Create HD recordings which can be played back on the Xbox 360 and PS3 in the highest quality.
- Includes Hauppauge’s WinTV v7 TV application for automatic recording of TV programs from cable or satellite set top boxes.
- Includes Arcsoft ShowBiz to record video game play. Burn HD disks or upload video game play in HD to YouTube.
- Colossus has component video plus stereo and digital audio pass through to allow HD recording and viewing at the same time.
- NTSC and PAL support.
- HDMI input port included. If you have an un-encrypted HDMI video source, such as a digital SLR, you can record directly from this source. Note: most cable and satellite TV receivers do not support un-encrypted HDMI video.
- Includes IR blaster and IR receiver/learn cable. Colossus can “learn” your cable TV or satellite remote control and can automatically change the channel on your set top box.cludes IR blaster and IR receiver/learn cable. Colossus can “learn” your cable TV or satellite remote control and can automatically change the channel on your set top box.