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Card description
The TV Walker Ultra is a TV and video capture box that incorporates a Philips silicon tuner and an MPEG 1/2/4 hardware encoder. This means that it is compatible with worldwide TV and stereo sound standards. It also means that you can smoothly record TV or video using the hardware encoder.
Ultra portable and easy to travel with, the TV Walker Ultra gives you a solution that when paired with a notebook, gives you the ability to watch and record TV anytime, anywhere!
Features
- True hardware MPEG 1/2/4 encoding
- High speed USB 2.0 interface; audio and power over USB - no need for an audio loopback cable or a power adapter
- Supports worldwide TV standards including NTSC M/J, PAL BG/DK/I, PAL M/N, SECAM BG/DK, SECAM LL
- Supports worldwide TV audio decoding standards including NiCAM, A2, MTS, BTSC, and EIAJ
- Watch live TV, playback recorded video on your PC
- OSD (On Screen Display) function
- Take still image snapshots of TV and video
You can capture still frames of your favorite TV programs or video and save them to your hard drive.
- Real-time MPEG-1/2/4 video recording
Save your favorite TV programs or videos in high-quality MPEG 1/2/4 formats! It supports other input sources, such as S- Video and composite video devices.
Channel rename & up to 25 channel preview
You can conveniently preview a series of 25 channels at a time. You will see a thumbnail image of each channel, and you can choose the TV program you want.
- Auto scan up to 125 TV channels, and customize your channel list
?TimeShift features to pause, rewind, and fast forward live TV
?TimeShifting allows you to pause a live broadcast, then return to it after a few minutes, or even an hour later, and continue from where you left off. You can rewind to watch a scene over again, or fast forward past commercials.
- Scheduled TV recording
You can schedule a recording while you're away, then watch the show later at your leisure.
- Full motion recording up to 720x480/30fps (NTSC), 720x576/25fps (PAL)
- Remote control
Specifications
Interface: USB 2.0 (mini USB 5-pin)
- TV Input: RF jack
- Video Input: S-Video Mini-DIN 4-pin jack
- Composite video RCA jack
- NTSC / PAL supported
- Audio Input: Stereo audio (L) (R) RCA jack
- Remote: Built-in remote receiver
- Dimension: 114mm(L)*92mm(W)*27mm(H)
- Weight: 105 g
- USB cable: 1.8m
System Requirements
- CPU: PIII 800 or higher
- Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP4) or Windows XP (SP1 or higher)
- Available USB 2.0 port
- 100MB free HD space for software installation
- VGA card/chipset with DirectX 8.1 support
- DirectX 9.0 installed
Package Contents
- TV Walker Ultra
- NTSC converter, PAL converter
- Mini USB cable
- Remote controlle
- User Guide
CD with driver & application software
Drivers and other downloads
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See also
- Links to related TV cards