Sabrent TV Tuner/Video Capture/DVR/DVD Maker PCI Card with Remote Control (Analog NTSC) TV-PCIRC

it was exactly that i needed, it works perfect over WIN 7 32bit.I did all directions in below order and now works perfect:1.-install the driver2.-install remote3.-install windvr software that come inside CD with serial number4.-connect the antena TV/CABLE5.-open software and follow the manual instructionsIt was an excellent purchase +5 ✓✓

May 25, 2013 UPDATE:It finally quit working in Win7 Professional 64-Bit. I'm not sure if it was a problem with the software or drivers (maybe both). I had to put it back in my antique computer, but it still works there.Original Review:Let me start off by saying this. There are a lot of negative reviews for this Sabrent TV-PCIRC (SAA7130 TV Card), and a lot of what people have written, I have found to be true. I would like to state that I purchased this for transfering my old VHS movies to my computer, then eventually to dvd. I have gotten it to work for this, but it was not a simple task for me. I have not attempted to watch/record live tv/satelite/cable, so I can't really state if the card is effective for those fields.By now you've probably read through most of the reviews and seen people complain about the instructions, and getting help from the manufacturer. They are totally right. The instruction manual is ultra basic, with just the bare minimum instruction that most people would already know. When you go to the website for any info/updates, the Honestech TVR 2.5 software is no where to be found. It's almost like they are trying to deny that they make it. (Ultimately it was the software that gave me the most trouble.)Now depending on what model computer you are using, and what version of windows you are running, installation might not be the same for all. I first attempted to install the PCI card on my "antique" computer that I am running Windows 2000 SP4. I also have a Creative Sound Blaster Extigy external sound card device for this computer as well. There was no problem with installing the driver and software. It read everything like it was supposed to. Unfortunately my processor on that computer is a measley 1GHz, so it just couldn't handle the video. But it detected the audio device no problem. (By the way for those who couldn't get the audio to work, you have to have the source go into your soundcard on the computer, not the audio plug on the PCI card. These audio ports serve no function that I can tell. Which makes you wonder why the hell they even put them on there to begin with.) I originally used the coax cable to run my vcr into the computer, but the image quality was pretty poor. Then after trying the composite video cable (the yellow one), the image improved greatly.So, since the antique computer was a no go, I figured I would attempt to hook this PCI card into my studio computer. I'm running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit, so I was a little hesitant. A lot of reviews said there were problems with the drivers, so I wasn't sure if it would be worth the effort. But I went ahead and installed it just to see how it would hold up. Windows detected the card no prob, and searched and installed the updated driver with no problem either. Cool right? That's what I thought. The issue ended up being with the software they provide. Now keep in mind I use this computer for recording music, and I have a pretty up to date, top of the line audio set up. If you have a simple basic computer set up, you might not have this problem. But the software wouldn't detect my audio devices. Not even the on board audio. The audio was there, you could hear it just fine. But the software wouldn't detect the device, so it wouldn't record the audio with the video. I was able to work around this by recording the audio simultanousley in my studio software. I have a AMD FX processor which is pretty fast, so it seemed to be able to handle running these processes. But then it left me with having to line the audio and video up in a movie editing software.(which I didn't have, lol)After trial and error, I eventually just settled with Windows Movie Maker, which you can download for free if it isn't already pre-installed on your version of windows. It's not perfect, but it gets the job done.If this seems like way too much work for transferring your old VHS to DVD, your probably right. But if your super cheap like me, and don't want to spend the money on a DVD recorder, you can make this PCI card work.(if it will install on your system)This is just my experience, and I know that it might not be the same for everyone, but for $15.00 you can give it a shot and see if it works for you.The product gets three stars because I actually got it to work. But it's closer to like 2 1/2 stars, because it was such a pain to make it happen.

The color quality is not HD not by a long shot but....it does the trick. I am easily able to record shows and play them back when my family is able to sit down and catch up on our favorite shows. We live in a rural area and streaming video is not a good option because its expensive and gets hung up on streaming. This Video capture is a great solution to those problems. I am able to tape NCIS and Revolution so we can watch them later. I am happy with it.

I read all the reviews and decided to take a chance on this item based on experience and the info I found here . . . at $20, I still overpaid. I'm no stranger to wiki-tiki tech rituals or any type of oddness installing a piece of hardware into a Windows machine, but this product exceeds anything that knowledge or skill can give you.Setup:P3 1ghz, 256mb Windows 2000 SP4 (security patches done) 22" SUN (Trinitron) monitor.All it had to do was take a coax in and be able to tune to a single channel (dish receiver has a modulator in the living room that sends the second tuner signal to another TV in the house).The dish box has the ability to change between AIR (ch 21-69) and CABLE (ch 73-121) so there was room for error, if there was some stray signal from the local area . . .I have it working, now, after about 8 hours of hard fiddling with it, but the color is off, it's not on the tuned channel . . . sound is surprisingly static-free.After 2 uses, the included CD was useless - no visible scratches, but not a single computer in the house could read it. Guess "these drivers will self-destruct in 10 seconds" --- fortunately I had everything installed except the remote . . . support is non-existent, and there's no chance you'll get the correct drivers if you don't have them on the disk.This just isn't a realistic product to use it as most people would want to, and the setup is frustrating beyond the point of what one should expect, even from a Windows box. Amazon has another for a little more money - give that a try.

Well, is very cheap... But, and its a big but..First of all, I am and experience user and it took me a lot of work and research to make it work on Ubuntu (9.10 karmic). But i finally made it =).If you are a Windows user: The drivers may work, if the dont, just get to the "Windows Update" and you'll find the driver.The software that should handle the Video Card, the config, channels, etc, doesnt work on Windows 7. And I havent found another software to use it on Win 7...Sooo, from 1 to 10, my score is: ..... 3