ATI TV-WONDER™ VE

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• Watch TV on your PC
• Get interactive TV listings with no monthly fee
• Capture motion video and still images
• Schedule and record TV programs
• Scan channels at a glance
• Zoom in on the action
• Monitor closed captioning for Hot Words¹
• Play audio and video CDs²

• Watch TV on your PC. Intelligent TV-tuner upgrade for your PC. Connect TV WONDER VE to a calbe signal or amplified antenna. Digital VCR and Scheduled Viewing. Set the time and channel of any TV program you want to watch and TV WONDER VE will notify you when it comes on.
   ** Compared to the ATI-TV Wonder, the Wonder VE does NOT have a stereo TV Tuner, no S-Video input, nor MPEG-1 Real-time video compression.

Features

Watch TV on your PC

• Watch one of the 125 television channels in a window or full screen, while you work in other applications
• Connect TV WONDER™ VE to a cable signal or amplified antenna
• Powerful ATI® MULTIMEDIA CENTER software enables many advanced features like:

  • Channel Preview - scan through all available stations in seconds, see "what's on" at a glance
  • Video Desktop - display live TV signal as video wallpaper

Gemstar GUIDE Plus+ Interactive Program Guide (North America only)

• Scroll through TV listings while watching the current channel in a window
• Search and schedule programs for viewing or recording by title, category (i.e. golf, comedies, etc.), actor/performer or date
• All the benefits of a Personal Video Recorder without the monthly fee

Digital VCR and scheduled viewing

• Set the time and channel of any TV program you want to watch and ATI-TV WONDER™ will notify you when it comes on
• No time to watch it right away? The digital VCR can record the program to your hard drive so you can view it later
• Includes real-time video compression software - capture more video in MPEG format than ever before, using the same amount of disk space!

TV Magazine & Hot Words (North America only)

• Create a TV Magazine with images and text from the chosen programs
• Use the Hot Words real-time word notification feature to let you know when words or phrases are detected - great tool for journalists, investors, students or sports fans

Watch TV while browsing the Net

• Tired of waiting for your computer to download Internet files? Now you can watch your favorite TV program while you browse the net.
• Time passes faster with the TV browser feature!

MPEG-2 motion video capture and still image capture

• Enhance your PC's video capabilities using the video input support of ATI-TV WONDER™, which lets you capture still images or motion video from nearly any device like VCRs, camcorders or game consoles
• Use the images to enhance your presentations, e-mails, websites and other projects

System Requirements:

• Intel® Pentium® 4/III/II, Celeron™, AMD K6 or compatible
• Available PCI slot
• Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
• Sound card and speakers
• Cable TV signal or amplified antenna

Supported operating systems

• Windows® 2000
• Windows® 98 SE
• Windows® Me
• Windows® XP

TV tuner requirements

TV signal from amplified antenna or cable.Versions available for:

• NTSC (North America, Japan and Latin America)
• Universal PAL/Secam (Europe and International PAL/Secam countries)
  Features vary from country to country and depending on the television standard.

Compatibility

ATI-TV WONDER™ is compatible with all graphics sub-systems supporting DirectX® overlay, including products from the following manufacturers:

• ATI
• Nvidia

Warranty: 5-year limited