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AutumnWave OnAir GT (USB HDTV Tuner) Review

Others/Miscelleneous by SidneyWong @ 2008-03-17

HDTV broadcast becomes more accessible in many cities AutumnWave is bringing to the notebook/laptop users an easy way to capture the high quality must watch sports or your favorite TV programs on-the-go

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Introduction:

HDTV broadcast becomes more accessible in many cities AutumnWave is bringing to the notebook/laptop users an easy way to capture the high quality must watch sports or your favorite HDTV programs on-the-go.

AutumnWave has two major product lines; one for consumer another for Broadcaster. Today, we are exploring the OnAir GT USB model. Although it is designated as a notebook/laptop application, it can be used on any desktop when you are finally staying home working on your papers and can’t seem to miss live game show on TV.

Like many PCI or PCIe TV tuner card, OnAir GT also provides AV jack to record or convert video from your TV, VCR and video-cam into your computer hard drive or burnt into DVD format.

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It has a compact size and a carrying case; the remote control is rather large to haul around. Although the carrying case is nice, there is room for the antennae but not for the USB cord.

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I could connect the antennae or cable TV of my choice depending on the location. The AV jack with RCA connector can be hooked up to video cam, TV or DVD player.

Comment from geoffrey @ 2008/03/17

I can't see a difference between both media, video is way to low in resolution + video compression. Got any full resolution screen captures?

Comment from Sidney @ 2008/03/17

Double click and go to dailymotion with larger screen. Unless [M] server can hold the meg2 size, you will never going to have the resolution as like the real thing.

Anyone who watches HDTV will tell you the huge difference.

Comment from jmke @ 2008/03/17

normal TV is 480i at best, HD starts at 720p, huge difference

Comment from Sidney @ 2008/03/17

If I live within the city limit of Chicago or Cincinnati where on air HDTV is available, I would ditch my cable TV provider and go for free on air reception. In fact, I wouldn't even get a TV set but to use the PC & large screen LCD monitor instead.

Comment from geoffrey @ 2008/03/17

I know the difference is huge, that's not what I'm on to, I just think that high-res pictures would do better for comparison then low-res movies (even if you double click them for supersize

Comment from Sidney @ 2008/03/17

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Originally Posted by geoffrey

I know the difference is huge, that's not what I'm on to, I just think that high-res pictures would do better for comparison then low-res movies (even if you double click them for supersize

Still at the mercy of the video cam resolutions; unless I use >720i video camera. Using a digital camera to take still picture from a vidio clip won't do it neither.

Comment from geoffrey @ 2008/03/17

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Originally Posted by Sidney

Still at the mercy of the video cam resolutions; unless I use >720i video camera. Using a digital camera to take still picture from a vidio clip won't do it neither.

Screencapture, no external device. I once used Hypercam to record video's, but it's a real resource hog, your HDTV playback may start to struggle. You can record using the aditional OnAIR software?

Comment from jmke @ 2008/03/17

recording is not the issue, finding suitable hosting for big HDTV movie is

Comment from geoffrey @ 2008/03/17

Where did I mention "movie"?

Comment from jmke @ 2008/03/18

Quote:

Originally Posted by geoffrey

Screencapture, no external device. I once used Hypercam to record video's, but it's a real resource hog, your HDTV playback may start to struggle. You can record using the aditional OnAIR software?

Comment from geoffrey @ 2008/03/18

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Originally Posted by geoffrey

I can't see a difference between both media, video is way to low in resolution + video compression. Got any full resolution screen captures?

I though I was being pretty clear there, I ment a screenshot "screen capture", not the movie "screen capture". K, eveybody following me now

I thought you needed software in order to take screenshots of movie's, that's why I mentioned Hypercam

Comment from jmke @ 2008/03/18

fraps should be able to do so too, smaller install

Comment from geoffrey @ 2008/03/18

Fraps needs a 3D appliciation in order to run properly, Hypercam doesn't.

Comment from jmke @ 2008/03/18

no it doesn't

FRAPS can screenshot from any Direct Show application, this included Windows MEdia PLayer, ClassiC Player, PowerDVD, etc; Just start fraps, hit the screenshot hotkey and you'll get nice screencaps in your \fraps folder

just tried it, works perfect with the apps mentioned above

Comment from geoffrey @ 2008/03/18

WMV9 to then I suppose, I swear it didn't work playing mp3 files in WMV9, I'll have a look at it tomorrow again, really no time today

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