WinTV-PVR-150 MCE l.p. low profile video recorder for Media Center or other great TV applications such as ReplayTV, SageTV or BeyoncTV!

WinTV-PVR-150 MCE l.p. I/O specfications

• TV input: 125 channel cable ready TV tuner. There are two versions of WinTV-PVR-150 MCE l.p.: for NTSC TV or multistandard PAL (PAL I, PAL B/G, Secam, PAL D/K)
• FM radio input
• S-Video input
• Stereo audio input via a 1/8" stereo jack
• On board A/V header (for OEM use)

MPEG record specifications

• MPEG2 record datarates: 2MBit/sec, 4MBit/sec, 6Mbit/sec, 8Mbit/sec, 12Mbit/sec.
  Selections for DVD Standard play (8MBitsec), DVD Long Play (4MBit/sec) and DVD Extra Long Play (2.5MBit/sec)
• NTSC format* at 29.97fps: Full D1: 720x480
• PAL format* at 25fps: Full D1: 720x576, MPEG1: 352x288
• Audio capture formats: 44.1/48 KHz, 16bit stereo, 192/224/384Kbits/sec
• Video digitizer: 10 bits
• Chroma sampling: YUV 4:2:2
• Four line adaptive comb filter for both NTSC and PAL to remove dot crawl
• Fast video locking for security camera applications
• Video file format: .MPG
• MPEG file tested compatible with: MediaStudio 6.0, MyDVD and DVD MovieFactory DVD authoring applications

Add TV and FM radio to your Windows XP Media Center Edition PC with the Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150 MCE l.p. At a size which will fit in most low profile chassis, the WinTV-PVR-150 MCE l.p. has the best video quality of any Media Center TV tuner, plus adds FM radio.

The WinTV-PVR-150 MCE also runs with third party applications like BeyondTV and SageTV, too! You can also use the WinTV-PVR-150 MCE l.p. under Windows XP to watch TV in a window and record your TV shows by using applications like SageTV and BeyondTV. These applications are great if you already have a Windows XP system and would like to add TV watching and recording.

Model numbers

model 01086: WinTV-PVR-150 low profile with NTSC tuner
model 01087: WinTV-PVR-150 low profile with PAL/SECAM tuner

Notes

The WinTV-PVR-150 MCE l.p. does not come with a remote control or a software DVD decoder. If you are building Media Center systems, please check with Microsoft for a list of MCE certified remote controls and DVD decoders.
Creating Video CD's and S-VideoCD's requires that your PC have a CD-RW burner. Creating DVD's requires that your PC have a DVD-RW, DVD+RW or DVD-R recorder.

System Requirements

• Processor requirements: Pentium® IV processor 1.2GHz or faster for TV pause with full screen playback
• Windows®XP Media Center Edition 2005, WindowsXP Home or WindowsXP Professional
  Note: when using the WinTV-PVR-150 MCE with WindowsXP, you need a third party TV application such as MythTV, SageTV or BeyondTV
• Free PCI slot
• Sound card
• VGA card (PCI or AGP) with Media Center 2005 certified driver
• DVD decoder certified for use with Media Center 2005.