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USB TV

How good ? PC Week BEST OF COMDEX!
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Introducing the award winning USB-TV! Best of Comdex Winner. The USB-TV now brings live TV to your computer through the USB port for both Desktop or Laptop PC. Plug and play features make it ideal for home use, SOHO and office. You can now get breaking news or watch your favourite sports game on your computer! With USB-TV you can watch TV on your computer while surfing the web or working on any other computer application. You can even connect a camcorder, video camera and VCR for live video capture. USB-TV captures live video for digital movies, high impact multimedia presentations, and wild web pages.

USB-TV is much more than just Television ! It is actually three units in one.
Sure, it is the perfect way to enjoy FULL SCREEN or any other size Television on your computer. While you work on other computer applications. You can use it on your desktop or even notebook for mobile TV viewing. And it works with most regular VHF and UHF TV and also cable TV channels.

But it also features an external Video Grabber Input which supports both standard Composite Video and S-Video. So you can even connect a video camera, or VCR for live video capture or Video Conferencing !

And to top it all off, Micronica's USB-TV also offers FM radio with stereo sound support.

Our advanced compression technology using the specialised Nogatech chipset and software enable unparalleled throughput of up to 30 frames per second. This makes Micronica's USB-TV better than similar products on the market and gives the user superior live video performance, while using minimal USB and CPU resources, allowing you to use other USB devices on your computer simultaneously.

USB-TV fully complies with Video for Windows. This means you can capture video from the TV and use it with all popular video and imaging capture applications for Microsoft(R), Win95(TM) OSR2.1 or above and Win98(TM), such as video streaming, web page design, and video conferencing. Video clips and still images can be incorporated into your web pages or used with desktop presentations. Creative webmasters can incorporate TV highlights onto web sites. Or even broadcast TV live over the Internet !

Installation is a true plug and play experience. Install the software drivers, snap USB-TV's streamlined USB cable to your PC and attach your antenna connection or video signal to the input jacks. Now you are ready to begin enjoying TV and Video Capture on your computer.

  • Technical Specifications and Features
    • - TV and FM Radio Reception
    - Composite Video and S-Video Input
    - Video Capture: RGB16,24,32, YUV422, YUV12
    - Frame Rate: Up to 30 Fps
    - Image Resolution:
       Width: Any multiple of 16 within the limits listed below.
       Height: Any multiple of 12 within the limits listed below.
       Includes SQCIF, QCIF, CIF, 320x240, 160x120
       Limits: Any resolution from 80x60 to 320x240. (Includes QCIF and CIF).
       High Resolution Still Image: 768x576 RGB 24 Bit (PAL).
    - Resizeable USB TV Window from icon size to full screen
    - TV System: PAL-B/G. Frequency: 48.25-855.25 MHz
    - FM Radio: 87.5-108 MHz
    - Audio Output: 3.5mm stereo phone jack. Connect to sound card line input. Cable included.
    - Software Drivers:
       Windows 98 and Windows 2000 Drivers.
       DirectShow WDM compatible capture driver.
       Video for Windows capture driver compatible.
       TWAIN Driver.
    - USB Standard: 1.1 Compliant
    - USB Bandwith: Adjustable. 0.5 Mbps - 7.5 Bbps in 0.5 Mbps steps.
    - Video Input: 75 Ohm, Composite and S-Video, 1.0V p-p (nominal)
    - Operating Voltage: Powered by the Computer USB Port. 5V, 500mA maximum during operation.
    - Case Size: 36x140x60mm
    - Cable Length: 1.3m
    - Environmental Operating Temperatire: 0-50 Degrees Celcius.
    - Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice.
       Performance and ability to receive various channels may vary depending on your individual location,
       signal strength, frequencies etc. and may there not work on every frequency.

  • Applications
    • - Watch live TV on a desktop or Notebook computer. Or listen to FM Radio
    - Live Video and Still Capture of images
    - Video Conferencing over POTS, ISDN, LAN, WAN
    - Video Broadcasting and Streaming over Internet
    - Telemedicine
    - Video input for security systems
    - Video Email Messages
    - Website Development
    - TWAIN Applications

  • Where can you buy one ? It's quick and easy !

    You can visit one of our resellers in your area (not all resellers support all products) or order directly from MICRONICA if you like:

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