In todays times people want their computers to do everything, especially their laptops. People want eh same things on their laptops that they have own their desktops, but sometimes that just isn't feasible or cost effective. People want entertainment, yes you can watch movies on laptops, but what about TV, and radio, what about being able to record TV and radio on your laptop? Yes some can do that, but only a limited few and at a premium price, in cost and added weight. The solution could be what I have for review today, it is a PCMCIA expansion card that let's you watch TV, listen to FM radio, schedule record TV and radio and even comes with a remote and it costs very little. Read on to learn more...

PCMCIA Tv Tuner/Vid Capture/Fm/Remote Card for laptop

Reviewed by: Kristofer Brozio AkA Dracos

Sponsor: Tekgems

Tech Specs,Features or the Basic Info:

Add TV Tuner & FM Radio To Your Notebook!

This TV PCMCIA Cardbus is the perfect solution to add TV and FM radio capacity into your Notebook.

It also turns your notebook PC into a Personal Video Recorder (PVR): TV/Video Recording, Schedule Recording, Time shifting, etc

Listen and record your favorite TV programs and FM radio stations!!

Multiple video formats - AVI, MPEG 4, MPEG 2, MPEG 1 at video size up to 720 x 576 for recording TV and Video Clips.

Video source comes directly through 4 Audio/Video RCA jacks on the case.

Features :

FM Radio -- watch and record

Full Screen TV display!

OSD: On Screen Display

Auto scan up to 125 TV channels

TV channel Fine tune +/-0.25MHz

Channel rename

Favorite channel list

Favorite TV channel editing

TV stereo

VBI supports Teletext

Remote control

Video up to 30fps

Full Screen display

Video Window free scale

Max. resolution up to 720x576

Time-shifting

Recording in MPEG 1/2/4 Format

Schedule Recording

Specifications :

Tuner:

Philips Silicon Tuner

Support PAL BG/DK/I/M/N,SECAM L/L; NTSC

Input 1.0V 75Ω

FM 88~108 MHz

Operating Temperature: ( -25℃ ~ 85℃ )

Hardware I/O:

TV input

S-VHS input

Composite input

Audio input (RCA L/R)

Software and Hardware capabilities

TV:

PAL / SECAM / NTSC

Stereo :

NICAM, A2

FM Radio

88 û 108 MHz

Video Size:

320x240

640x480

720x576

Full Screen

Free Scale

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

16:9

Capture Size:

320x240 ~ 720x480

Remote Control:

I/R Remote Control

Requirements :

Windows 2000/XP

Pentium III 900MHz or higher processor

64MB RAM or above

VGA Card with at least 8MB memory

Sound Card

Microsoft DirectX 9.0C

CD-ROM drive

Analog TV signal source (Cable or antenna)

Retail Package Content :

TV & FM & Video Capture PCMCIA Cardbus Card

Multi Video Input Cable

Remote control with battery

FM Antenna

User Manual

Software CD

PRICE: $51.50 from the TekGems site