Hauppauge WinTV Nexus-s / DVB-S Capture Card

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Hauppauge WinTV Nexus-s / DVB-S

Digital TV
DVB-S

Win95 Win98 Win2K WinXP
Vista? NT4 ~~MAC~~ Linux
*based on user reports.

PCI

$250

9.7/10
6 votes

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Description (from the manufacturer site)

The WinTV-DVB-s and WinTV-Nexus-s are designed for receiving, decoding and displaying Digital Video Broadcasts (DVB) via satellite on a standard Personal Computer. They include a hardware MPEG decoder and a composite video output, so the digital TV program can be displayed both on the PC monitor and an external TV set.

The WinTV-DVB-s and WinTV-Nexus-s can receive Free-to-View channels without the need for any specialised additional equipment (see compatibility below). However, to receive 'subscriber' or 'pay per view' channels, an optional module (Common Interface Module) will be required, together with a decryption card, available, for a fee, from the provider of these channels.
Note: though DVB-s is the transmission specification for satellite pay-TV services in North America, such as Direct-TV, neither the WinTV-Nexus nor the WinTV-DVB cannot receive these broadcasts due to proprietary encryption schemes used.

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I`m proud owner one of these, but dont use it anymore since migrate to Win 7. If is someone interested and want this piece of hardware pls mail me at expert4pc@gmail.com. This is not some kind of classified or small add, otherwise i can go to ebay and do it there, but there are ppl that dont understand about what i`m talking about...

Comments posted by TheRista from Yugoslavia, November 17, 2010:
Compatibility: Win95? Win98? Win2K? WinXP? Vista? NT4? MAC? Linux? - Rated: 10 of 10.

Still using this card as of June 2010 what can you different for free satellite TV????

Comments posted by hartless from United Kingdom, June 10, 2010:
Compatibility: Win95? Win98? Win2K? WinXP? Vista? NT4? MAC? Linux? - Rated: 9 of 10.

Have had this card over 2 years use mostly with ritzdvb (system is motorised). Ritzdvb or Hauppauge software works great for recording/watching directly, use ritz mostly for watching recordings, find hauppauge s/ware is not necassary the best. Overall the card works great on FTA looking at buying CAM etc to watch pay TV.

Comments posted by hartless from United Kingdom, November 22, 2007:
Compatibility: Win95? Win98 Win2K? WinXP Vista? NT4? MAC? Linux? - Rated: 10 of 10.

This is by far the best card for FTA and encrypted satellite tv that is on the market today.

People say that it has a high cost. You get what you pay for and in this case it is no different. Other budget cards like the nova and even the junk cards like the blackbird have little to no support and if they can run programs like ProgDVB they have a hard time and cause more problems than anything else.

Do your homework and you will see over and over again one name the always is suggested and is highly praised...the nexus-s.

I have had 0 problems with it.

If you look arround for the nexus I suggest that you look for an OEM offering as it will save some cash.

rock on.

Comments posted by dss902 from Canada, May 27, 2004:
Compatibility: Win95? Win98? Win2K? WinXP Vista? NT4? MAC? Linux? - Rated: 10 of 10.

This card is a Digital Sat Receiver that allows you to capture TV-Programs. It does´t have an A/V input to capture other sources. It has an A/V output however, to connect to a TV or VCR.

You can capture TV material, convert it to the correct format and burn it to DVD or SVCD. This process isn´t a real capture, you just stream the already mpeg2- coded video material to your harddrive which gives you perfect quality.

CU

Comments posted by Harry from Other, July 29, 2003:
Compatibility: Win95? Win98 Win2K WinXP Vista? NT4? ~~MAC~~ Linux? - Rated: 9 of 10.

I bought this masterpiece of a hardware more than 2 years ago and it still ROCKS!!

Since a few months this card is no more available officially, it were replaced with the Nexus card. But the Nexus is NEVER as good as the WinTV DVB-s...

What can I say??
It works best with Windows 2000 Pro./AS and W. XP Home/Pro. With Linux too. W9x and ME I cannot recommend, coz they have too many limitations and a really outdated!

But be aware, the success with this card depends on what you use as software too!

stay.tuned.

Comments posted by _chef_ from Other, August 13, 2002:
Compatibility: Win95 Win98 Win2K WinXP Vista? NT4 MAC? Linux - Rated: 10 of 10.

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Feature
What kind of main capture features it supports
Analog VideoIn = Analog composite or/and SVHS video input
Video Card = If it is a Video Card/Graphic Card
Tv Tuner = Built-In TV-Tuner
Digital TV = Built-In Digital TV-Tuner
DV/Firewire = DV/Firewire/i.Link input
DV Converter = Analog composite or/and SVHS video input and converts to DV video
MPEG1 hardware = Capture directly MPEG1(VCD) video using hardware*
MPEG2 hardware = Capture directly MPEG2(SVCD and DVD) video using hardware*
MJPEG hardware = Capture directly to MJPEG using hardware*
MPEG4 hardware = Capture directly to MPEG4(DivX,Xvid) video using hardware*
* = Most capture cards can capture to this format using software but it usually requires a very fast computer, if it supports realtime capturing it uses the capture cards hardware and it doesn't require a very fast computer and you may get better quality but less options/settings than software capturing.

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