USB PVR II

Zowietek's USB-PVR II is a very high quality, low cost, world first and smallest external USB bus-power hardware MPEG-1/MPEG-2/MPEG-4 encoder with an integrated on board TV tuner and optional FM tuner. It connects to PC via USB interface. The PC application software allows the user to watch TV, to capture full D1 quality video in MPEG-1, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 video format. It can also actually record TV and Video to DVD or VCD. It the the world's first smallest, MPEG-1/2/4 multi-format real-time hardware encoder.

USB-PVR II offers three encoding formats, MPEG-1 for VCD, MPEG-2 for SVCD or DVD. For exceptional disc space saving, MPEG-4 is capable of creating highly compressed video archives on a regular CD-ROM with almost same quality of DVD. It is the only technology that enables stream video on internet possible. MPEG-4 is awesome new generation standard. Zowietek USB-PVR is the ideal product to capture, edit and record video on CD-RW and DVD-RW drive. It turns your PC into Personal Video Recorder. So you can capture-edit-record video from your DV camera, VCR, TV and any analog video. It is a real 3-in-1 product.

Zowietek-PVR II optionally comes with powerful and easy-to-use Ulead Video Studio SE DVD. Ulead offers a complete yet easy to use "Capture-Edit-Share" video editing solution that allows you to create DVD. Guided steps make video creation fun and sample. Choose from 150 special effects with transitions, video filters, title styles, overlay effects, voiceovers and audio options to truly customize your movies.

Real-time hardware MPEG-1/2/4 multi-format video encoder
USB 2.0, USB bus power, no external power adapter required
High speed video capture to DVD/VCD/MPEG-4/2/1 through USB2.0(480Mbps)
Recording pause without interrupting preview
Full featured, proprietary high performance Time-shifting for PVR application
Motion dection, OSD
Full D-1 capture for both PAL and NTSC (720x576-PAL, 720x480-NTSC)
Exact A/V record synchronization
Audio over USB, no need of audio loop-back
Hot-swap plug and play Audio/Video capture via USB
Allow to use your CD/DVD burner to create video CD and DVD
On board full channel TV tuner, optional FM tuner for watching TV
Compact small handheld size
Optional full function IR remote control
Optional easy-to-use DVD video capture and creation software bundle
WDM driver and SDK provided
Support Windows 2000/XP/Linux
RF
TV System World TV System Optional
Video
Video Format MPEG-1/MPEG-2/MPEG-4
Resolution PAL: 720x576-D1, 352x288-CIF, 176x144-QCIF
NTSC: 720x480-D1, 352x240-CIF,176x120-QCIF
Bit Rate 56kbps-15Mbps, CBR/VBR
Frame Rate PAL: 30fps, NTSC:25fps
GOP I, IP, IBP, IBBP
Standard PAL/NTSC/SECAM
Picture Brightness, Contrast, Saturation adjustable
Audio
Sampling 8KHz, 32KHz, 44.1,48KHz
Format 16bit PCM, MPEG-1
Interface
USB USB 2.0 TYPE A
RF NTSC: F, 75ohm, PAL: IEC 75ohm
Video CVBS, 1Vpp, 75ohm, RCA
S-Video, 1Vpp, 75ohm, miniDIN
Audio Phone Jack, 3.5mm Stereo
Remote Control Infrared
Power USB Bus Power
Physical
Dimension 140x60x36mm(5.5x2.4x1.5")
Weight 300g(10oz)
Software
Driver WDM
Application WinPVR for Windows 2000/XP/Linux
Ulead VS 8 bundle optional
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