The Convert X PVR PX-TV100U (who thinks up these
names?) is marketed toward more casual PC users who just want a simple
way to watch and record TV shows on their desktop machine or
laptop. You can certainly call it a PVR product, but I think
adding the HTPC moniker is a stretch at best--and as stated earlier,
it's not intended for that group of users.
Points
which we are curious to have a look at today are the portability and
simplicity offered by the high speed USB 2.0 connectability, and the
option to record directly to the much smaller file size offered by
DivX. We are also eager to see what impact on system overhead the
software encoding in both MPEG and DivX will have. Last, what
is SageTV lite going to be like? We will answer all these
questions and a few more.
Box Contents
PX-100U
High Speed USB 2.0 cable
Composite audio cable
Composite video cable
Mini audio cable
Installation and aps DVD
SageTV Lite PVR suite
Hardware System Recommendations (Plextor)
The following are the recommendations for system minimums for the Plextor ConvertX PVR PX-TV100U hardware
portion of this package. Later, we will be listing the
recommendations for the included SageTV Lite, and the trial version of
Beyond TV.
CPU: Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or AMD equivalent
Hard Disk: 5400 RPM (minimum)
OS Support: Windows XP/2000
Ram: 512 MB
Interface: USB 2.0
DVD-RW/CD-RW: To burn recorded media on CD/DVD
Video Resolution: 1024 x 768, 24-bit color
Audio: Sound Card
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