Hardware tuners:
Easy HDTV and Easy HDTV DVR require an ATSC or ATSC/QAM hardware tuner. ATSC is the digital television standard used for Over The Air (OTA) television broadcasts in the USA, Canada, Mexico and Korea. Hardware tuners come in several varities, some are cards that plug into a computers PCI or PCIE slots. Some connect to a computer by a USB port and one even connects by eithernet. Here are some available hardware tuners:
Some Currently Available Tuners:
| Tuner: |
Decoder included: |
Tuner type: |
|
Avertv Hybrid Volar Max |
|
ATSC, NTSC, Clear QAM |
| HDHomeRun Dual Tuner |
None |
ATSC, QAM |
| Hauppauge 1196 WinTV-HVR-1250 PCI-E |
|
ATSC, Clear QAM |
|
Hauppauge 1191 WinTV-HVR-955Q
USB Tuner |
|
ATSC, NTSC, Clear QAM |
| Hauppauge 1213 WinTV-HVR-2250 Dual Tuner |
|
ATSC, NTSC, Clear QAM |
| Diamond ATI Theater HD 750 PCIE Tuner Card |
|
ATSC, Clear QAM, DVB-T, NTSC,, PAL, SECAM |
| AVerMedia A188 AverTV HD Duet - Dual ATSC PCI-E TV Tuner |
|
ATSC, Clear QAM |
| Elgato EyeTV Hybrid TV Tuner |
|
ATSC, NTSC, Clear QAM |
|
HDHomeRun
CONNECT |
None |
ATSC, Clear QAM |
|
HDHomeRun
EXTEND |
None |
ATSC, Clear QAM |
| Pinnacle PCTV HD PCI Card 23040 |
|
ATSC, NTSC, Clear QAM |
| Pinnacle PCTV 80e HD Mini Stick PC 23058 |
|
ATSC, NTSC |
Discontinued Tuners:
| Tuner: |
Decoder included: |
Tuner type: |
| ATI HDTV Wonder |
|
ATSC, Clear QAM |
| ATI TV Wonder 650 |
None |
ATSC, NTSC, Clear QAM |
| AutumnWave OnAir GT |
None |
ATSC, QAM |
| AverTVHD A180 |
|
ATSC, Clear QAM |
| Dvico Fusion |
DViCO |
ATSC, NTSC, Clear QAM |
| HDHomeRun Single Tuner |
None |
|
| Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick |
|
ATSC, NTSC |
MPEG-2 and AC3 Decoders:
Easy HDTV and Easy HDTV DVR requires an MPEG-2 video
decoder, sometimes known as a DVD decoder and an AC3 Audio decoder. Most HDTV tuners come with an
MPEG-2 video decoder as part of their included software. If your HDTV
tuner did not come with an MPEG-2 video decoder or AC3 audio decoder, you will need to get one to
run Easy HDTV or Easy HDTV DVR. Here are some available MPEG-2 video and AC3 decoders:
ffdshow (Free) It's AC3 audio decoder has a great "Normalize" feature for averaging out the loud commercials.
NVIDIA PureVideo DVD Decoder
Cyberlink PowerDVD SE
InterVideo DVD XPack
Dscaler 5.0.0.8 (Free) We don't recommend using the MPEG-2 decoder included in this package as it is software only and has some problems with dynamic video size changes, but the AC3 decoder can be used with Vista which includes an MPEG-2 decoder, but no AC3 decoder.
HDTV Availability:
You can check for availability of over the air HDTV
in your area at AntennaWeb.org
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