Well-known for manufacturing high-performance audio components, NAD Electronics recently introduced its powerful T 175 Preamplifier Tuner Processor. Designed for demanding audiophiles, the T 175 is a highly refined audio/video control center, packed with new features and technologies and installer-friendly advantages.

One significant feature of the T 175’s is NAD’s exclusive Modular Design Construction (MDC) architecture, ensuring years of state-of-the-art performance. The processor comes equipped with NAD’s new AM 200 and VM 200 Modules and features several enhancements by Audyssey. On the video side, the T 175 sports Sigma Designs’ VXP broadcast studio quality image processor that supports all standard formats up to 2048 x 2048 pixels.

The NAD T 175 AV Preamplifier Tuner Processor is now available at a suggested price of $2,999.

Here is another option for you to be able to watch some TV programs via your PC monitors. The Sabrent TV-LCDHR TV Tuner Box produces resolutions of up to 1680×1050 and support for all CRT and LCD monitors. This is a plug and play device hence negating the need for drivers for you to use it.

With a built-in TV tuner and multiple video connection interfaces, you can plug in other devices such as a VCD, VCR, DVD, or PS2/X-Box. It also comes with a 3D motion adaptive deinterlace and a fully functional infra-red remote control.

Price: $49.99

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JVC Kenwood unveiled their new concept “RYOMA/M-Linx”.The device is an All-in One Solution for your entertainment needs. No need to buy a separate TV tuner, BD/HDD recorder! Ryoma integrates HD Digital TV Tuner, BD and DVD player and recorder, HDD Recorder, CD player DLNA Support in a single device! However, access to radio functionality is given by a smaller device M-Linx. M-Linx would fetch some visual information like schedules or content of the radio shows while you are busy listening them.  More information about the device is likely to come during CEATEC 2009.

SiTunes has released to new state-of-the-art products with the Mobile Digital TV and Universal CMOS TV tuners. The STN-10T2000 and STN-25T2000 breaks down all those barriers and limitations as far as mobile TV signals and power requirements. Both devices support other digital/analog terrestrial and Mobile TV standards requirements with best in class power consumption.

The devices also feature a synthesizer that is configurable and a patented baseband AGC gain control system which helps distributes gains across the stages of the high order filter to maintain superior linearity while exceeding Noise specifications.

Samples and evaluation kits are now available and will be released by the fourth quarter of this year.

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CrestaTech unveils CrestaTV Universal Broadband Receiver which will now allow PCs to receive live analog or digital TV broadcast, radio and GPS signals in any city, any region and any country around the world. With this new technology, PC OEM owners can now receive live analog and digital TV broadcasts, radio, and GPS signals from anywhere around the world.

The CrestaTV Universal Broadband Receiver supports formats including DVBT, ATSC, Cable QAM, NTSC and PAL, along with FM radio and GPS capabilities. The CrestaTV can also be integrated with PCI express cards for desktops and PCI mini-express cards or USB TV modules for laptops.

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Here is a new doohickey from Korea! Divco Korea’s TVIX PVR M-6620N boasts incredible features to cater for ultimate entertainment. The M-6620N DVR has dual TV Tuner with HDMI 1.3  out. Thereby allowing you to record or receive up to two channels at the same time. The WiFi N enabled device can record TV broadcasts in MKV, H.264 and RMVB HD file formats.

The Digital Video Recorder supports time shifting and Scheduled recording with EPG. It allows playback of next generation lossless audio. Being IMS compatible, the M-6620N gives direct access to YoutTube, Picasa, RSS Feeds and much more. It also features a built in memory card reader and can be used as an NAS. The TVIX PVR M-6620N will soon hit the markets of Korean subcontinent.

There over a hundred potential TV tuners you can get for your PC which allows you to view your favorite program or videos. But while you are at it, make sure it is compatible with analog and digital feeds something that perhaps makes the Hauppauge 1200 WinTV HVR-850 HDTV Tuner Stick stand out above the rest.

The Hauppauge 1200 WinTV HVR-850 HDTV Tuner Stick allows you to watch and record your favorite shows via USB connection. You can record videos on high quality MPEG2 format and is quite portable to have around. The whole lot includes a personal video recorder software for your recording needs.

Price: $58.24

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If you just so happen to live in Europe and are looking for a painless method of receiving television broadcasts on your computer, the picoStick has you covered. What you see above is PCTV Systems’ picoStick USB Digital TV tuner with allows you to do just that, recieve television broadcasts on your computer.

What’s great about this device is, other than plugging directly into a USB port, that it requires absolutely no antenna, just plug it in an your good to go.

If this is something that interests you, expect it to appear on Amazon.co.uk and Play.com sometime next week for £50 or about $83.

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TVonics has recently been nice enough to let us see their latest set-top box offering entitled the MDR-240. This device will apparantly be available in the UK early next month starting at around £40 ($65). But what’s all the fuss about?

TVonics says that their MDR-240 will re-tune istelf each and every day to make sure you have access to every available TV channel. This is presumably to take the fuss out of having to call your service provider and requesting the new channels.

Furthermore, the MDR-240 will feature an 8-day TV guide, subtitle support and audio description for those who have trouble seeing.

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The PCI-Express based AVerTVHD Duet Dual TV Tuner is now available in the US. Designed for Windows 7 and compatible with Windows XP / XP Media Center 2005 and Vista (32 and 64 Bit), the tuner comes with onboard Over-the-Air (ATSC) and Unencrypted Digital Cable (ClearQAM) tuners.

The TV tuner is capable of recording two channels at a time and offers 1080i HD resolution in both 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios. In addition, the tuner can display PIP (Picture-in-Picture) and compress recordings in H.264 (320×240 resolution) for use with other portable media player such as iPod and PSP.

The AVerTVHD Duet will not just let you watch live TV broadcast on your PC but will also let you pause as well as rewind live TV and record them using Recording Schedule and EPG. Depending on which boxed version you choose, the price of the AVerTVHD Duet will range from $69 to $89.

DVEO unveils a 2-in-1 SD-SDI and HD-SDI input or output card targeted for use in video servers and workstations. Called the HD-SDI Master I or O PCIe LP, this peripheral allows both input and outputs that converts the input card to an output card, and vice-versa.

HD-SDI (SMPTE 292M) is the primary interface worldwide for High Definition digital uncompressed video. SD-SDI (SMPTE 259M) is the primary interface for Standard Definition digital video.

Features:

• One software selectable HD/SD-SDI input or output channel on a low profile PCI Express card
• Input card can be converted to output card, or output card can be converted to input card
• Receives or transmits uncompressed HD/SD-SDI at bit rate up to 1.485 Gbps
• One lane (x1) low profile PCIe v1.1 card
• Uses highly efficient Bus Master Link List DMA for data transfer (saving CPU resources)
• Supported standards include 1080i, and 720p at 50 Hz, 60 Hz and 59.94 Hz rates, and 1080p at 23.97 Hz, 24 Hz, 25 Hz, 29.97 Hz and 30 Hz
• Onboard DDR memory buffers data to account for latencies in data transactions on the PCIe bus
• Able to store four frames of data in either V210 or UYVY (also called Four CC code)
• Handles up to 8 channels of embedded audio
• Field Upgradeable Firmware
• RoHS compliant (2002/95/EC)
• Linux and Windows support
• Receiver: Automatic Standards detection, Automatic cable equalization of up to 200m of Belden 1694A cable at 1.485 Gbps, Input monitoring of CRC errors for both the Y and Cb/Cr lines of the input stream
• Transmitter: Tri-level sync input for transmit frame and rate synchronization

The HD-SDI Master I or O PCIe LP carries an MSRP of $995.

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For the people who love to make the most out of their PCs, here is a new TV tuner in the market you can place under consideration. The new TV tuner is the Averatec 25.5-inch PC/TV combo, a device that can play videos at 1080p resolution and features a built-in hybrid digital/analog TV tuner.

Now you may find it a bit pricey compared to other tuners in the market but look at the fine print. You are practically getting something nearer to the technology of HDTV. Also, put into consideration that this is an all-in-one device which you can integrate with your PC thus providing a multi-functional option for people who want to expand the use of the traditional PC.

The new 25.5-inch Averatec D1200 AIO features a 2.5GHz Intel Pentium dual-core E5200 processor, 320GB hard drive, 4GB of memory, the 64-bit version of Microsoft Vista Home Premium and integrated wireless keyboard and mouse.

The Averatec 25.5-inch D1200 is priced at $999 and is already available in the market.

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TV Tuners are aplenty today but if there is one thing that many of them lack is that of carrying the proper delivery of HDTV which is scheduled to be used by most broadcast stations soon. This new chip is compatible with both PCI Express and USB buses, hence, will be available both as add-on card as well as USB stick.

“ATI Theater HD 750 combines AMD’s longstanding reputation for video expertise with consumer demand for a cost effective, easy to use and high quality TV on the PC experience,” said Matt Skynner, vice president and general manager of GPU division at AMD products group.

Of course, the pairing with the video graphics card will also play a key role. For example, if the ATI Theater HD 750 is paired with ATI Radeon HD 4000-series graphics chip, the new ATI Theater 750 can enable real-time transcoding of captured HDTV stream into popular video formats, such as H.264, AVI, MPEG, DivX, WMV and MPEG4, for use on portable media devices.

But the bottom-line here is the ongoing rant of being ready for digital TV, something many consumers are busy addressing. For the ones relying on TV Tuners, make a wise move and go with the people who are ready for the HDTV age.

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Buffalo Japan just rolled out its newest USB 1Seg TV Tuner the DH-MONE/U2. The portable device amazingly fits in a small framework, about 60 % smaller than its predecessors. The DH-MONE/U2 consumes only 140mA of Power and delivers high resolution TV broadcast on your PC screen. The 1Seg Tv Tuner not only renders your favorite programs, it is also capable to record them for later viewing. The Buffalo DH-MONE/U2 USB 1Seg TV Tuner will be available by middle of June at an estimated price of 6090Yen.

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Here is a good news in the digital photo frame market. Now, the famous Human-Rh digiframe comes packed with AMOLED panel and mobile TV tuner. Yes, this is a news for which many people waited for so long. Human-Rh has finally showcased some new frames with great panel quality.

Featuring a 7.6-inch HDPF-760D mobile TV, the new Human-Rh digiframe with AMPLED Panel comes packed with innovative features. It also incorporates an 8-inch HDPF-800D that sticks with the traditional LCD and is also available with a variety of tuners like CMMB, DVB-T, 1-seg and T-DMB.

The new Human-Rh digframe also incorporates a large 2GB integrated memory. Apart from this, there is a multi-card slot and a USB port with this frame. This is not all, it comes with an in-built Wi-Fi to enable displaying information from internet-connected widgets.

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Now, feel free to receive on air high definition TV broadcast via the newly launched Tivax STB-T8 Digital to Analog TV Converter Box. The new Tivax STB-T8 Digital to Analog TV Converter Box is a NTIA certified and qualified product for government coupon program.

Measuring 1.8 x 8.7 x 6.3-inches in dimensions, Tivax STB-T8 Digital to Analog TV Converter Box weighs just 1 pound. It is capable of supporting both 4 x 3 and 16 x 9 TV aspect ratios. Apart from this is also capable of supporting Dolby Digital.

The new Tivax STB-T8 Digital to Analog TV Converter Box comes with Antenna/ RF Coaxial and Smart Antenna Interface along with Composite Video and Antenna/ RF Output. It works efficiently with a remote control and two AAA batteries. You can grab Tivax STB-T8 Digital to Analog TV Converter Box in just $49.99 at Amazon.com.

Pioneer, a true pioneer is producing music devices, is in news again for expanding its range with the latest Premium Amplifiers, SACD Players and FM Tuner Combo. This new combo comprises of three separate elements and offers the users with a choice between 9MK2 and 6MK2 series.

The new 9MK2 Series comprises of Premium AMP-A-A9MK2 that includes 2×55W, USB Audio and PD-D9MK2 SACD Player with a Wolfson DAC and the F-F3MK2 AM/FM Tuner Radio.

The second series, 6MK2 comprises of Premium Amplifier A-A6MK2 that includes 2×45W and PD-D6MK2 SACD Player with a Texas Instrument DAC and F-F3MK2 AM/FM Tuner Radio.

Naim, a UK Audio Manufacturer, proudly launched its all-in-one NaimUniti Home Entertainment Machine. With this launch, this company has in fact taken a step forward to increase its expertise. This is one of their all-in-one units with all the advanced features and functionalities.

The new NaimUniti Home Entertainment Machine features an integrated amplifier, CD Player, DAB/FM Tuner, Internet Radio Player, iPod and MP3 Dock. Apart from these, it also features a digital to analogue converter, USB and network-stored music file player and network streamer.

With Naim’s all-in-one NaimUniti Home Entertainment Machine, you also get 10 inputs with 50-Watt per channel. This product from the house of Naim is available at a very reasonable price.

Here comes the new TVBLOB Box DVB-T Tuner/PVR/Wireless Media Streamer for all those who have been looking for a wireless media streamer. This new streamer can support various formats like MP4-MOV, MP3, AVI, MPEG-TS, ASF-WMV and MPEG-PS.

The new TVBLOB Box DVB-T Tuner/PVR/Wireless Media Streamer comes equipped with a 300MHz MIPS processor along with a 114MB RAM. It also features a dual DVB-T tuner with a pass through. Apart from this, there is a 160GB internal storage especially for video recording.

TVBLOB Box DVB-T Tuner/PVR/Wireless Media Streamer incorporates two USB 2.0 ports, HDMI, SCART Composite Video, SPDIF outputs and Analog audio. It is capable of supporting media files like DivX, XviD, WMV9, MKV and H.264. It provides streaming and control protocols like HTTP, RTP, RTSP and RTCP.

Two new TV tuner boxes have been unveiled by Inspan Infotech, the Mercury EZ View LCD TV Box and Mercury EZ View USB TV Box. These new TV tuner boxes allows anyone to watch TV programming directly on computer monitors, without using the PC. You can also connect a gaming console or other A/V device and speakers for use as a Hi-Fi center.

Mercury EZ View LCD TV Box turns your LCD, CRT monitor, plasma display or projector, any device that has a VGA input connector devices into a multimedia center with small desktop space. With a built-in TV tuner and multiple video ports, you can connect DVD players, digital video cameras, VCRs or even game consoles to your PC. It comes with Picture-in-Picture facility and the hardware includes a remote control.

Mercury EZ View LCD TV Box comes with one year warranty for Rs. 2,500 and is available in the markets currently.

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