The WinTV PVR is available at Bestbuy, CompUSA, Fry's, Microcenter, and Microwarehouse. It may also be purchased directly from our online webstore If lockups occur with the WinTV-PVR when attempting to access any of the functions in the software, Set the Primary program to "dib draw" mode(start/programs/hauppauge/Primary). Certain Motherboard chipsets or VGA cards with compatibility issues will only allow the PVR to function in this mode.

the WinTV is connected to the Sound card, it uses one of the Sound cards Mixer settings to control the volume. This setting can be selected in the WinTV Audio configuration. If you click on the AUD button located in the WinTV2000 application you can select the Audio Mixer Input here. When you adjust the Volume control in the WinTV application, you are really just adjusting the level of a single Volume control from your sound card's mixer (Windows “Volume Control”).

The WinTV-PVR will function under Windows98SE (Second Edition), WindowsME, Windows2000, and Windows XP. It will not function under Windows 95 or NT 4.0

The WinTV-PVR does not have MPEG decoding hardware, only encoding hardware. However, the WinTV-PVR will use software decoding for the playback and pause functions.

Yes, you can edit the MPEG files with any 3rd party editing software that works with MPEG formats. Hauppauge also provides on our Software Updates page an MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video editor for use with the PVR. If you intend to make a VCD compatible file, you would need to capture in MPEG 1 format, save in MPEG-1 format, do your editing, and then compress the file to VCD compliance in the WinTV software (or in the editing software if it has such a setting built in).

The stability of the WinTV operation or hardware functioning correctly may be impaired on dual CPU systems.

If a different WinTV device was previously installed on the system, it is recommended to run the HCWCLEAR utility first before installing the WinTV-PVR-250/350. This will ensure that all left over files from the older model are no longer on the system. Run the HCWCLEAR program from your WinTV-PVR-250/350 CD and choose 'Total removal' as well as putting a checkmark in the box to 'Search all INF files for conflicting hardware' and click ok. Once complete, proceed with the installation as normal.

The HD-2000 and HD-3000 cards and drivers are compatible with many open source and Linux projects. MythTV is the most popular choice for PVR software under Linux. Free program guide information is also available when using MythTV.

The list of places where you can find our titles is ever-growing. If you want our CD's, your first step should be to go to your local record store and check their bins. If you can't find it, march up to the front counter and ask 'em why they've failed you, the customer. Tell them that the CD's are available either direct from PVR, or through distributors such as CTD, Ltd., Get Hip, and Not Lame.

If you're not into the concept of physical CD's, you can get high-quality digital downloads from Lindows, AudioLunchbox, Napster, Apple iTunes, DiscLogic, NetMusic, MusicMatch, Rhapsody, or MusicNet. Alternatively, you can request tracks from any of the radio stations we regularly service; a near-complete list of stations we service is available on our Radio Page.

The PVR can capture either MPEG-1 (the "VCD" settings), or MPEG-2. If you capture the video as MPEG-2, and own a good video editor (such as ULead) and the full Nero package, you should be able to: 1. Capture an MPEG-2 clip using the PVR; 2. Read it into the editor and output it as an SVCD; 3. Then use Nero to burn the SVCD itself.

You just have to pass over the alert message indicating no HDD can be found, then just follow the guide normally.

Your PVR has two tuners so that you can, 1) record two channels at the same time, 2) record one and watch another or 3) record two channels and watch a 3rd program from your PVR recordings library.

Yes. Parental Locks restrict viewing of recorded programs. If you schedule a recording for a program you have Locked, the program will be recorded; however, audio is muted and no video will appear while the program is recording. A restricted notice remains on screen allowing you to enter your PIN to view the program during the recording.Once the program has been recorded, you can access it from My Recordings. Just enter your PIN to view.

Recording capacity depends on the video format that is being recorded.Your PVR can record up to 25 hours of analog, between 30 and 60 hours of digital programming, or up to 12 hours of High Definition programming.

MythTV is the most popular PVR software for Linux, and it does support all pcHDTV cards. Other choices are freevo or simple scripts and a crontab to set up recording schedules.

PVR stands for Personal Video Recorder, a term commonly used for a digital set-top box with in-built HDD (Hard Disc Drive). The inbuilt HDD allows you to record audio, video and data streams, in this case TV and radio programmes. This means that you will not need a CD-R or VCR to record programmes.

Error during Pausing or Playback after recording: "There is no common media type between these pins Connecting HCWSnapshot and Overlay Mixer2", followed by "A Stream operation failed. If you can reproduce this error please list the steps necessary and contact the developers. Hit Okay to continue. Some errors may require shutting down the applications and restarting it."