If you’re looking for a very simple TV tuner and Video capture combination, the AOpen VX2000 should fit the bill. However, it’s lack of key features such as downloadable EPGs and raw DV25 capture make the high price hard to swallow.
TV Function158 Channel Search/AutoscanResizable TV windowPAL-ICapture FunctionStill image – JPEGMicrosoft WDM-compatibleMPEG1 capture (320 by 240, 352 x 240 at 25fps, interlaced)MPEG2 video capture; 720 by 576 at 25fps, interlaced.Bit rates up to 15Mbps supported (USB 2)Bit rates up to 4Mbps supported (USB 1.1)DVD, VCD and S-VCD compatibleInputs1 x S-Video1 x CompositeRCA Phono audio1 x FireWireOtherWireless remote (IR)Ulead Video@HomeUlead VideoStudio 7 SE DVDUlead PhotoImpact SERead full review
Overall
5/10
By Laurence Grayson
Reviewed 04 February 2004
Updated 05 February 2011