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Hauppauge - WinTV-for Laptop and Notebooks - Black
Hauppauge - WinTV-for Laptop and Notebooks - Black
Tune in to live television broadcasts on your PC with this PCTV USB 2.0 stick and watch and record your favorite TV shows with ease.
 
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Vista and 950Q don't mix
on October 30, 2009
Posted by: Vistastinks
from Chicago, IL
First off...the software is not compatible with Vista. You'll get an error that says "Tool for creating autoplay cd and dvd discs has stopped working". So you can pretty much kiss WinTV goodbye because there is no way around this. Hauppauge's support was no help either...they suggested that I disable the autoplay feature and install the software first directly from the CD's "setup.exe" file, and if that didn't work then to download the software and the most recent drivers from the support page at their website. Well...neither worked. I spent two days scouring the internet for any solutions and I haven't found any that worked. The tuner itself will work with Windows Media Center, but you have to add the Media Center plug-ins from Hauppauge's website, but it is important to note that you FIRST must set up a digital antenna signal BEFORE you set up the cable or satellite signal. Basically, you have to run the setup twice. This is very frustrating because you have to have the correct drivers installed and you can't just install them from the CD because of the problems mentioned above...you have to install them from their website.
So...the tuner does work, but it will ONLY give you HD channels that are broadcast locally. So if you have HD channels on cable or satellite, then you are out of luck. The recorder works fine, but it is very limited because of the software conflicts....(It's more of a hassle than it needs to be.)
Overall, I think Hauppauge needs to work out the kinks for Vista. It's not worth the headache trying to get this product to do what it says it does.
What's great about it: It works...if you're a computer programmer.
What's not so great: Conflicting drivers, bad software, a big headache!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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