The Sabrent USB2.0 Tuner Box is a TV receiving and video capturing device for notebooks and PCs. The Sabrent is basically a device that allows you to watch normal television on your PC, but with additional DVD-style features such as fast-forward/rewind, etc.
Functions and Features of the Sabrent TV-USB20
In a nutshell, the Sabrent TV-USB20 is an external TV/video receiving box that will allow you to capture from any analog device, such as a VCR, camcorder, or basically anything with composite output jacks. The device connection is made via a USB 2.0 port and receive TV broadcasts and capture video on the computer.
The compact design looks sharp and is small enough that it can conveniently be taken with you when traveling. It features a variety of DVR-esque features allowing you to pause, rewind and record live TV.
This will use your PC’s own hard drive so how many hours of TV you can record depends on how big your PC’s hard drive is. Typically 80GB of free space will hold about 80 hours of TV, depending on your compression settings.
Technical Details of the Sabrent TV-USB2
The television captured by the Sabrent is at 704 x 480 (NTSC) and can be stored on the computer in a MPEG-1, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 format. Audio is captured in stereo at 16 bits, in either a 24 KHz or 48 KHz sampling rate.
The Sabrent box’s TV/Video Scheduled Recording Function works using a simple MPEG video editing program with an encoding/decoding engine that has a smart merge process, and this helps the system work faster.
You can even use the device to capture video from your camcorder for home videos, as well as recording TV shows to your computer. You can even record video and sound from gaming consoles like the Xbox 360 and PS3.
How to Record From Gaming Consoles
Things Said About the Sabrent TV-USB20 in Reviews
Amazon’s reviews for this device were mixed, ranging for relatively positive reviews citing that the Sabrent from a basic standpoint did what it was supposed to – with some negative comments about difficulty with getting it to work.
Cnet’s reviews were limited but scathing, identifying problems with integration and software compatibility.
CompUSA reviews were mixed, ranging in extremes from one side of satisfaction to the other side of “worst product ever”. The opinions were really divided on this, but from the sounds of a majority of reviews the Sabrent TV-USB20 is a decent, cheap product but one that might cause some difficulties with the software and integrating it with the OS.
Sabrent TV-USB20 – Prices, Deals and Discounts
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