Hauppauge 1191 WinTV-HVR-950Q TV Tuner Stick/Personal Video Recorder with Clear QAM and Remote Control
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend WinTV-HVR-950Q brings over-the-air high definition ATSC digital TV plus analog cable TV to your PC or laptop! Watch and record TV, in a window or full screen. Use the WinTV-Scheduler to record your favorite analog or digital TV shows using high quality MPEG-2. Play your TV recordings back to your screen any time. Have you got Cable TV? Clear QAM digital TV channels are digital cable channels that can be watched on a TV set without requiring a cable… Product details and pricing info |
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12 Customer Reviews Posted
- TV Anywhere -- Almost Always!
- I originally bought the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950Q TV Tuner as an accessory for a new laptop computer that didn't offer an integrated tv tuner at the time that I ordered it. The unit configured perfectly and easily and I received prompt assistance from a Hauppauge representative for the one question that I had. A short USB extension cable is provided which protects your laptop from the heat generated by almost any TV tuner and I strongly recommend its use.
Ultimately, the tuner turned out not to be as useful for the laptop as anticipated because of a lack of OTA channels in our area and the fact that if I am near a cable coaxial connection, I have no need to watch TV on a laptop.
Determined to get my money's worth from my investment, I connected the USB Hauppauge to a desktop computer that was in a room with a cable connection and signed up for a free account at Orb.com. That was a good move. Now I have access to a TV anyplace where there is a computer with online access (providing, of course, that my home computer is on and connected to the internet) and the video and audio quality is excellent.
Because of the USB connection, this type of unit offers tremendous portability advantages over integrated TV tuners. You can always remove it from a desktop and pack it in your laptop case if you are likely to be in an area where there are OTA channels. If you buy a new computer, you need not buy another TV tuner as long as this works. And, having it plugged in a few inches away from the USB slot is also much healthier for your computer.
I'm thoroughly satisfied. - 2008-11-30, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Not Stable
- Performance is erratic. Slow response when changing channels and software locks up frequently on channel change. Display goes black when window frame touches a screen boundary for no reason.
- 2008-11-29, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Nothing but trouble
- The unit looks to be well made, but I experienced only trouble getting it to work.
At first the device was not recognized. Hauppauge tech support had no solution, instead suggesting that the unit may be defective. After spending an entire day, I discovered that the unit is a Composite USB device, and requires the usb.inf file in WinXP. Mine was missing. After getting a copy from another machine, I was able to install the drivers successfully.
Next the WinTV install program causes a data execution error. Browsing the disk and installing the software manually worked OK.
After scanning for channels, I was able to watch TV for a few minutes, and then it froze. The software is still responsive, but no video or audio. You have to shut down the software, unplug and re-insert the receiver. At this point it only works for about 10 seconds before freezing.
After more experimentation the next day, it appears that as soon as the unit warms up (just a few minutes), it freezes.
I am returning this unit. I got a Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro stick from Best Buy that is working great. - 2008-11-28, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Awesome usb tuner
- Before I bought this item I read some reviews that it is changing channels very slow, crashes a lot after watching the hd channels, some ppl couldn't even get hd channels somehow.
The product turned out pretty awesome! I did notice some slowness when i first connected it to my pc (vista-32, q6600, 8800gt, 4gb ram) through a pci usb hub. I was wondering why since i definitely have the horse power for the device to be running pretty fast. I hooked it up to one of the standard usb ports and it got a lot faster. Actually now it is perfect. I am able to watch atsc channels no problems whatsoever.
I also tried it on my aspire one and it worked perfectly there as well!
This is a great product! Thanks Amazon! - 2008-11-19, 4 of 4 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Works great
- Easy installation on my new Dell 17 inch laptop. Works great with included antenna, external digital antenna, and Cox analog cable. It's just perfect for my purposes. It does run hot, however. I wonder about long term reliability....no problems after running continuously for 3 days.
- 2008-10-24, 2 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
