High Definition video recorders

Which High Definition Personal Video Recorder is Right for You?

  HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition
HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition
model 1480
HD PVR
model 1212
HD PVR Gaming Edition
model 1445
Colossus
model 1414
Bus type External USB External USB External USB Internal PCIe
HDMI input check     check
Component Video input check* check check check
Maximum recording format 1080p30* 1080i 1080i 1080p30*
HDMI output check      
Optical Audio   check check check
RCA Audio check check check check
No delay pass through check check check check *
Component Video gaming cable check   check  
Notes * Component Video recording
up to 1080i
    *Component video out passthrough
* Component video recording to 1080i

HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition

Record your Xbox®360 or PS3® game play in HD
Upload and share your best games on YouTube!
Now with HDMI in and 1080p support*
Includes all the cables you need to connect to your Xbox 360 or PS3
  • Includes our no delay passthrough, so you can play while you record
    Upload gameplay to YouTube with one click. Show your best gameplay to your friends!
  • Note: HDMI can only be used with non-encrypted video sources. Recording PS3 game play is limited to Compopnent video at 1080i.

HD PVR

Record High Definition video to your PC
  • Record your video game play in true HD. Share your best games with your friends!
  • Record HD TV programs from cable & satellite TV using H.264
  • Save your HD video recordings by burning to Blu-ray compatible DVD discs

HD PVR Gaming Edition

Record your video game play in HD. With live passthrough for "no delay recording"!
  • Record your video game play in HD up to 1080i. Share your best games with your friends!
  • Upload your best game play to YouTube with the included ShowBiz application from Arcsoft
  • Save your HD video recordings by burning to Blu-ray compatible DVD discs

Colossus

Internal PCI Express HD video recorder, with HDMI and Component video inputs
  • Record your Xbox®360 and PlayStation®3 video game play in HD. Share your best games with your friends!
  • Record TV programs in HD from cable & satellite set top boxes using high quality H.264
  • Internal full height PCI Express board
  • Burn your HD recordings to Blu-ray compatible DVD discs
  • With no delay pass through so you can watch your games on your HD TV while they are being played.
    Note: no delay pass through is on Component Video in and out
Note

To use HD PVR or Colossus to record game play using "no delay pass through", your HD TV set needs to have a Component Video input. Component video is also called YPrPb and are the red/green/blue connectors on the back of your HD TV set.