Record your high definition TV programs to your PC, using high quality H.264!

HD PVR is the world’s first High-Definition video recorder for making real-time H.264 compressed recordings at resolutions up to 1080i.  HD-PVR records component video (YCrCb) from cable TV and satellite set top boxes, with a built-in IR blaster to automatically change TV channels for scheduled recordings. Audio is recorded using AAC or Dolby Digital.

The recording format is AVCHD, which can be used to burn Blu-ray DVD disks. Two hours of HD recordings, recorded at 5 Mbits/sec, can be burnt onto a standard 4.7 GByte DVD-R or DVD-RW disk for playback on a Blu-ray DVD player.

The HD PVRs amazing recording quality allows personal archival of your favorite high definition TV programs from any component video HD set top box.  The HD PVR also has standard definition composite and S-Video inputs so you can record your old home video tapes into an AVCHD format for creating Blu-ray DVD recordings.

Features

• Built-in hardware H.264 high definition encoder, for high performance, high quality TV recordings
• Component video input from most high definition cable TV and satellite TV receivers. Optical or stereo audio inputs.
• Record high definition video at up to 1080i resolution, 720p or VGA/D1
• Record at datarates from 1Mbs to 13.5Mbs, constant and Variable Bit Rate
• Blu-ray format AVCHD recordings, so you can burn your TV recordings onto a standard DVD disk (up to 2 hours of video at 5MBits/sec) and playback on Blu-ray DVD players
• Includes HD software video player, so you can playback recordings to your PC screen
• Audio / Video component video loop through to allow HD recording and viewing at the same time
• High Performance Noise Reduction Function
• NTSC, PAL and SECAM Support
• IR receiver for remote control
• IR Blaster to change the TV channels in your set top box

Specifications

Hardware encoder

• H.264 AVCHD video encoder
• AC-3 audio encoding
• Recording datarate: from 1 to 13.5 Mbits/sec (user selectable)
• Recording format: up to 1080i from component video (YCrCb)
  Note: the video input format determines the recorded format. For example, 1080i input records at 1080i, 720P records at 720P, etc.. Any other format conversions needs to be done with the MediaConvert program (supplied).

Size:

• 19.8cm wide x 17.3 cm deep x 7 cm high

Power:

• 5V at 2 amps

Weight:

• 1 lb, 3 oz

Included with the HD PVR

• HD PVR high definition personal video recorder, USB
• IR Blaster transmitter cable
• Component video cable set
• Audio cable set
• USB cable
• 5v power supply

Bundled software applications

• Arcsoft "TotalMediaExtreme"  for video capture, preview, playback, and authoring and burning your TV recordings onto a Blu-ray DVD compatible disc
• Arcsoft "TotalMedia Theater", a video player so you can play back your TV recordings to your PC screen
• Arcsoft "MediaConverter" , to convert your H.264 HD recordings onto other formats
• Includes Hauppauge's WinTV scheduler for scheduled TV recordings

Input and outputs

• Component video input and loop through output
• Optical audio Input and loop through output
• Left/ Right RCA audio input and loop through output
• Composite video and S-Video inputs (on front panel)
• Left/right audio input (on front panel)
• IR Blaster output
• USB2.0 High speed Device

Can I record high definition TV from a Cable TV or Satellite box?
Yes. By connecting the Component video output from your high definiton cable TV or satellite TV set top box to the component video inputs of the HD PVR, you will be able to record the TV programs coming from your set top box to the hard disk. Component video connections are normally the Red/Green/Blue connectors on the back of a set top box. Sometimes they are also called YPrPb or YCrCb connectors.

What type of recordings can I make with the HD PVR?
The HD PVR encodes in real time directly to the hard disk in an H.264 format with AAC or AC-3 audio.

The HD PVR file can also be burned onto a standard DVD disk for playback in a Blu-ray disk player using the Arcsoft TME Disk Create application.

A program called MP4_Creator is included with HD PVR which will convert the .TS recordings into a .MP4 recordings which can be played back on an XBOX360 or a Sony PS3.

Note: For playback in an XBOX360, if you are streaming using Windows Media Player, after the file is converted to .MP4, it must be manually renamed to a .AVI extension.
Note: a software update will enable direct Playstation3 compatible recordings.

The included TME Media Converter program may also be used to convert the .TS file to other formats compatible for playback on an iPhone and Ipod.

The playback of high definition H.264 requires a fast CPU and at least 256MB of graphics memory

Processor Requirements (minimum):

• Dual core CPU 2.0Ghz or faster
• Graphics with 256MB memory (or greater)
• Sound card
• USB 2.0 Port