Compare WinTV-HVR Products

 
  WinTV-HVR-850 WinTV-HVR-950 WinTV-HVR-1500 WinTV-HVR-1950
model number 1200 1139 / 1176* 1195 1192
Type USB 2.0 USB 2.0 ExpressCard/54 USB 2.0
Number of tuners 1
ATSC/NTSC
1
ATSC/NTSC
1
ATSC/QAM/B/NTSC
1
ATSC/QAM/NTSC
Digital TV receiver format ATSC ATSC ATSC/QAM
(note 2)
ATSC/QAM
(note 2)
Analog TV format NTSC NTSC NTSC NTSC
MPEG-2 Encoder for analog TV Software Software encoder Software encoder Hardware encoder - up to 12Mbits/sec
Video filter None temporal 2D comb 2D comb
Stereo audio ATSC dolby digital ATSC Dolby digital ATSC Dolby digital,
dbx-TV
ATSC Dolby digital, dbx-TV
Remote control Optional (note 1) Optional (note 1) none
with IR blaster
A/V input Optional (note 1) Optional (note 1) S-video, composite, stereo audio jack S-Video, composite, left and right audio
Notes Comes with portable ATSC antenna Comes with portable ATSC antenna ExpressCard 54mm. Includes A/V cable, ATSC digital antenna and antenna adapter With FM radio

 

Notes:
* Canadian version with French/English documentation
1. Hauppauge remote for the WinTV-HVR-950 is available on the Hauppauge webstore
2. Microsoft's Vista Media Center does not currently support clear QAM TV reception. To receive clear QAM, you will need to use the Hauppauge WinTV v6 application, SageTV or BeyondTV.