WatchHDTV is a free program to watch, timeshift, and record OTA HDTV
with any Windows XP compatible HDTV Tuner card. WatchHDTV is the main
program for viewing and recording HDTV. WatchHDTV Play is a file player
to play any recordings made by WatchHDTV. WatchHDTV Scheduler is the
scheduler and silent recorder for WatchHDTV. For ATI HDTV Wonder users,
plug-ins are also included to use with the Remote Wonder.
Main Features:
* Timeshifting- Timeshift, pause, and replay live HDTV. Skip forward
and backwards in set intervals. Ability to change channel while
timeshifting to another channel without disrupting current channel.
* Recording- Record any channel live and can also schedule live recordings.
* Silent Recording- Ability to record silently, meaning without any
windows or visible program running, saving the recording for later
viewing. CPU Usage is generally less than 10%, enabling your computer
to be used for other tasks, including playing games with minimal CPU
loss.
* Multiple Tuner Support- Can be used with more than one
tuner by creating separate folders for each tuner and each WatchHDTV
install. Can watch/record/timeshift live with one tuner and silent
record with another. Can record silently with mutiple tuners at the
same time.
* Scheduler- Schedule events to watch live, record
live, timeshift, and silent record. Can schedule one-time and weekly
events.
* Full HD(1080i/720p) and AC3(Dolby Digital 5.1) recording
Benefits:
* Small Size- WatchHDTV, WatchHDTV Play, and WatchHDTV Scheduler are
less than 500KB per program Low CPU Usage- less CPU intensive than
other programs, leaving your computer with plenty of power to use for
other tasks
* Low RAM Usage- uses less RAM than other programs,
with initial RAM usage around 20MB for WatchHDTV(in comparison ATI MMC
and DVICO FusionHDTV programs use anywhere from 50-100MB)
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Built for Stability and Reliability- Development of WatchHDTV was
started due to instability and unreliability of ATI MMC and DVICO
FusionHDTV software. The primary goal for any release is to maintain
stability and reliability.
* Best of all- It's FREE!
System Requirements:
Windows XP required for Recording/Timeshifting(SP2 highly recommended)
Windows 2000 and MCE is unofficially supported- certain usage may work, but nothing is guaranteed.
HDTV
Tuner Cards- currently supported cards: ATI HDTV Wonder, DVICO
FusionHDTV series, AverMedia A180, VBox Tuners(150,151, USB), KWorld
ATSC 110, Artec USB T14A, AutumnWave OnAir GT, and FujiPlus USB
FD-USB728.(Only HDTV Wonder and FusionHDTV 2 are officially tested)-
any Windows XP HDTV Tuner with BDA compatible drivers can be supported
with a simple update
All other system requirements are similar to those stated by each tuner
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