[opendtv] Sorry Americans, You Can't Have Avermedia's Hybrid Cardbus TV Adapter
- From: Jeroen Stessen <jeroen.stessen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:28:58 +0100
Hi,
See:
http://www.denguru.com/2006/02/15/sorry_americans_you_cant_have_avermedias_hybrid_cardbus_tv_adapter/
Sorry ;-)
I see no support for smartcards, which will make it also rather
useless for us Dutchies. Digitenne is encrypted... :-(
Best,
-- Jeroen
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Sorry Americans, You Can't Have Avermedia's Hybrid Cardbus TV Adapter
Harald Thon
15 Feb 2006 04:30
Hybrid Tuner-TV And FM Radio Anywhere In The World
Editor's Note: Occasionally we like to run stories about products we who
live in the Americas can't have because we don't have the technologies
available to support the products. We do this both to make us aware of the
limits of our technology and to encourage us to lobby standards setters
and manufacturers to give us the best technologies that are possible. The
AverTV Hybrid Cardbus adapter is a prime indicator of the occasional
limitations of American technology and one manufacturer's response to
those limitations. The card supports standards we don't have here and
comes with accessories we could use. The version available in the Americas
is very basic, lacking digital video reception capabilities, support for
PAL standards, the ability to record FM radio signals and a remote
control. That product, featured in the TG Stores box on each page of this
review, is still worth having, but it will leave you hungry for the more
full featured non-Americas version.
Avermedia's AverTV Hybrid + FM Cardbus adapter for laptops and notebooks
is a real jack of all trades. In addition to receiving analog signals,
either from an indoor aerial or directly via the TV cable, its hybrid
tuner also allows wireless reception of Digital Video Broadcast -
Terrestrial (DVB-T) signals. As a result, the card is an immensely
flexible and truly mobile device, capable of handling all PAL and NTSC
formats currently in use. Any notebook equipped with the Aver card is
quickly turned into a fully featured remote-controlled mobile Personal
Video Recorder (PVR) as well. But the feature list doesn't end there-the
card also comes with an FM tuner. Finally, to round off the already
extensive feature set, a video-in connector is included.
Now that we've gone over the list of features, we'd like to show you
exactly what you can expect from a card costing around 106 Euros ($127),
what to watch out for when installing the card, and how to make the best
use of its many features. Finally, we'll also take a look at how the
mobile entertainment device affects battery life.
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Next
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Hybrid Tuner-TV And FM Radio Anywhere In The World
A Comprehensive Bundle
Easy Installation
Operation In The (German) DVB-T Net
Radio
Cable-TV Mode
Remote Control
Extensive Audio And Video Recording Functionality
Sleep Without End
Recording Audio And Video From The S-Video Jack
Integrated Teletext Decoder
Goodbye TV Guide, Hello EPG
How Much Battery Life Does Mobile TV Cost?
Test Setup
Conclusion: TV To Go Made Easy
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