Pc-based Dvr Gets Pci Performance From Usb

摘要

I admit that I don't watch all that much television. So it wasn't really familiar with the ATI TV Wonder 650 product. I know about DVRs, but I really wasn't aware that the ATI Wonder 650 fell into the digital Hi video recorder (DVR) category. Like most products that I take apart, I put the ATI Wonder 650 through its paces first. That gives me a feel for the end-user experience, as we all know there's a lot more to a product than the chips that are on the board. Oftentimes, it's the software and/or the user interface that determine a product's success. I was pleasantly surprised when I plugged the ATI Wonder into my PC. Note that it connected to my PC, rather than my TV. At one end, it took the coaxial cable from my cable provider. At the other end, through USB, it connected to my PC. The scuttlebutt on such products was that they either required a higher speed interface, such as Firewire, or they provided low-quality video. I'm happy to report that the quality of the video transferred through the USB port was more than adequate.