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Avertv Hybrid Volar Max | 
 enlarge | Brand: AverMedia
Category: CE
List Price: $142.08
Buy New: $62.95
You Save: $79.13 (56%)
New (31) Used (1) from $62.95
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 1953
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: MS Windows XP Media Center compatible
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.9 x 2
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: MTVHBVMXR
Model: MTVHBVMXR
UPC: 795522961082
EAN: 0795522961082
ASIN: B00180PZHY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand New , manufacturer Sealed.
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| Features:
| • | 32/64-Bit driver support | | • | Windows XP/Vista MCE fully compliant by S/W encoder | | • | Windows Vista Premium logo Certificated | | • | USB 2.0 interface | | • | Stereo sound |
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Product Description
The AVerTV Hybrid Volar MAX allures users into a breathtaking and glorious TV viewing world. Via the composite (RCA) cable/s-video makes itself turn into an all-around unit by allowing connection to a PS3, XBOX 360, DVD / VHS player, camcorder, or game console.With unencrypted "clear" QAM support, you can easily enjoy more digital cable entertainments and view your "clear" digital TV cable channels in AVerMedia application with full PVR functions. Beyond that, while watching free over-the-air digital TV programs, you can easily use the TimeShift features to control HDTV programs.By the advanced H.264 recording compression technology, you can record favorite TV shows into 320x240 resolution and play on your iPod! It also saves more than 4X hard disk space comparing with original MPEG-2 format.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great alternative to a TV in college dorm. November 5, 2008
lpeters (Seatte, WA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having had an basic Avermedia TV tuner on a Vista desktop for two years, which has worked great, when we started looking for an option for TV for our college-bound daughter, an Avermedia USB TV tuner was our first choice.
I called Avermedia and asked their advice about the best options. The lady I spoke to was extremely helpful. The Avertv Hybrid Volar Max was a brand new product at the time and she recommended this for several of the options and features, including HD and FM, over the basic USB TV Tuner. We were able to find it on Amazon for about $80 (the price has since dropped).
Our daughter has it hooked up to the cable in her dorm and it is an easy and convenient way for her to watch and record TV. Unlike a TV set, she can lie comfortably on her bed with the laptop right beside her.
On both our computers we are using Windows Media Center rather than the AverMedia Center. I did not even consider installing the AverMedia version, because the Windows Media setup on Vista was so easy (unlike other Vista problems). We already had the remotes and infrared units for Windows Media.
As far as I know the USB set up went without a hitch and there have been no problems. I would highly recommend this product as a TV option for college kids, or in areas where you don't have room for TV.
I cannot speak for any of the other features of the tuner, but used with a direct cable connection this is a great TV tuner.
Doesn' always record October 24, 2008
BSM (pa United States)
I have been using this for over a month, I wanted a solution to record TV since I don't have cable and using the Digital box will only allow me to record the channel I am watching.
The TV reception is better than I get on my TV and I can watch multiple shows at 1x.
I setup to record, but it doesn't always record. The documentation is vague so I am not sure if I am setting this up correctly. It appears to record a show and then close down. I don't' know if it is a memory issue.
 DISAPPOINTED October 6, 2008
NICHOLAS T MAZZIO (ROCKY POINT, NEW YORK)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
WITH THIS DEVICE THE ONLY CHANNEL I CAN RECEIVED IS AN ALL SPANISH CHANNEL. IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD THROW IN SOME SPANISH LESSONS THEN I WILL RAISE MY RATING SCORE.
QAM Tuner Needs Improvement September 6, 2008
M.I.B. (Los Angeles, CA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is almost perfect for notebook. The antenna clip fits perfectly on the edge of my DELL M1530's LCD Monitor. The only problem with this product, when I switched the channel from SD to HD (480p to 1080i), my system suddenly crashed (blue screen of death). I tried Beta application for QAM Tuner on Media Center and the latest drivers for Volar MAX but they have the same problem.
I'm running Core 2 Duo 2.50GHz/ NVIDIA 8600GT 256MB Graphic Card/ 4GB DDR2 Memory/ Vista Premium SP1/ No bloatwares installed.
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