General
Features |
Benefits
|
Advanced
TV Tuner Capabilities
|
Silicon
based "TV tuner on a chip" |
Outstanding
video, quality and performance. This state-of-the-art Microtuner™ from
Microtune
receives up to 125 channels. |
Lightning
fast channel acquisition |
Near
instantaneous channel changing and faster channel scanning. |
Channel
scanning |
Scan all
available channels in your area that are accessible via cable or aerial
antenna(dependent upon signal strength). Set "active" and "surf"
channels via point-and-click control panel. |
View TV in a
scalable window all the way up to full screen |
Watch TV in
full screen mode just like a TV or in a window while surfing the Web and
with the "always on top" feature, keep TV visible while working. |
Fine tuning
control |
Tweak
channel frequencies to achieve the best reception possible. |
Stereo TV
|
Listen to TV
in stereo (where available) |
Stereo FM
Tuner |
Listen to
your favorite FM Radio stations |
Listen in
full stereo with dbx™ noise reduction. FM Tuner also includes ability to
scan, seek, preset stations and more. |
Easy to Use
Visual Reality on Screen Remote |
3dfx's
VisualReality full-featured 32-bit on screen "virtual remote
control" software included |
VisualReality gives you complete control to
allow you to get the most out of your VOODOOtv. It looks and
works like the remotes you use with your home TV and Stereo. |
Choose your
own interface design from a variety of skins |
Configure
VisualReality to look and feel the way you want. Skin interface
makes changing remote controls a snap. |
Powerful
Record and Capture Functionality |
Conexant
Fusion 878a Video Decoder |
This
powerful chip decodes the TV signal for display on your PC. You can also
capture video images up to 720x480, depending on your system's
performance, and save them as .BMP files or save video as .AVI or MPEG
files(MPEG formats on FM versions only). |
Capture FM
Audio Clips in MP3 Format |
Create your
own virtual jukebox or trade your songs with friends by capturing and
saving your favorite songs from the FM Stereo tuner. MP3 encode powered
by
Intervideo. |
Capture
video clips in AVI format |
Make videos
from TV, VCR or Camcorder |
Capture
video clips in MPEG 1 format |
Make MPEG
videos from TV, VCR or Camcorder. Includes
Ligos
GoMotion-powered MPEG-1 transcoding and decoding software. |
Edit
captured videos |
Using
VideoStudio from
Ulead,
add cool effects to your videos. |
Timed Record
capability |
Set up Timed
Record events just as you would on your VCR. Save individual video
frames as .BMP files and view them with new "flip-book" technology
Allows you to capture .BMP images in a "rapid-fire" fashion and with
Flip Book, allows you scan through the pictures quickly so you can
decide which ones to keep. |
Cool
Features and Custom Setup Options |
Freeze Frame
capability |
Freeze an
image on screen. |
Zoom feature |
Zoom in to
any portion of the video window for a closer look at what's on screen. |
Video
conferencing ready |
Connect a
desktop camera to your VOODOOtv, download any of the free web
video conferencing packages and go. |
Supports
ScanCast™ closed captioning |
View Closed
Caption text on screen during programs that have captioning. Use key
words to monitor CC text and set up alerts to prompt you when those
words appear in the text. Output text to a file or to a separate window.
|
Channel
blocking for parental control |
Block out
channels that you do not want. |
Control
brightness, contrast, color, and tint for the perfect picture
|
Set picture
characteristics to your preference and save as a custom setting. |
Simple
Installation and Configuration |
Plug-and-Play |
Needs no
extra external video cables, only an audio cable to your sound card for
mono audio(included). Provides ease of installations and compatibility
with virtually all the latest PC platforms with an open PCI slot (Intel
Pentium, Pentium II, and Pentium III, AMD K6 and Athlon processor based
systems). |
Easy to use
Audio Assistant helps you pick the right input on your sound card for TV
audio |
Takes the
guesswork out of setting up sound from your VOODOOtv card. |
Numerous
Input/Output Options |
S-video,
composite video, and stereo audio inputs |
Full
complement of inputs allows you connect a wide variety of external video
devices for live viewing or capture |
Antenna/Cable In |
Receive up
to 125 channels via cable |
Audio In
|
Receive
sound from your VCR, camcorder or laser disc player. |
S-Video In
|
View
high-quality S-Video input from your VCR or camcorder. |
Composite In
|
Standard
"RCA type" video connector used on VCRs, camcorders and desktop cameras. |
Audio Out
|
Connect the
audio out to an audio input on your sound card to get VOODOOtv
audio |
Extensive
Product Compatibility |
Compatible
with a wide variety of graphics products |
VOODOOtv
works in conjunction with most recent or currently available graphics
cards with DirectDraw support for video overlays….Turning your PC into a
TV. |
Windows
95/98/98SE/ME compatible (WDM drivers for Windows 98SE and Windows ME
only) |
VOODOOtv
supports the most popular Operating Systems for multimedia. |