Hauppauge WinTV-D (Model 697)

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Summary: Used on Windows XP
Review: I have used the USB version and was fairly happy with it, so I thought going to the PCI card would be enhancement (though I still did not have access to digital inputs). Well, yes and no. The picture is much cleaner and it provides stereo sound. The remote would have been great, but I cannot get it to work. The big disappointments are these. (1) It takes 90% of my 1.8MHz P4 CPU (apparently it is converting the analog signal to digital). What a joke! I had assumed this would be done on the card so that using the computer for other tasks would not occasionally interrupt the video. (2) The digital picture from the analog signal is limited to 640x480. The workarounds on their website don't work well for me (change resolution of the monitor to standard VGA when watching, or reset an option and go into TV mode).

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Summary: Great card
Review: I've been using this card for the past 6 months. This card is much better than the leadtek cards that i've used. It is very stable and picks up all the channels on my cable line. I use dscaler with it because it's a little better than the software that came with it. If you buy this card, you wont be disappointed.