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Hauppauge 1212 HD-PVR High Definition Personal Video Recorder
 
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Amazon.com Product Description The Hauppauge 1212 HD-PVR High Definition Personal Video Recorder is the world's first high-definition video recorder for making real-time H.264 compressed recordings at resolutions up to 1080i. With the HD-PVR, you can schedule and automatically record your favorite shows in high definition directly from cable TV and satellite set top boxes. As an added feature, the HD-PVR also includes S-Video inputs so you can convert all your old home video tapes into Blu-ray DVD recordings.



This personal video recorder makes real-time H.264 compressed recordings at resolutions up to 1080i. View larger.
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Plug your VCR directly into the 1212 HD-PVR and record old home video tapes into AVCHD format. View larger.
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The Hauppauge 1212 HD-PVR High Definition Personal Video Recorder offers:
  • Recording direct from cable TV and satellite with quality up to 1080i.
  • AVCHD format for burning Blu-ray DVD discs.
  • Standard definition composite and S-Video inputs.
High-Definition Quality Recordings on Your Schedule
At long last, a personal video recorder, or PVR, that offers high quality recordings of high-definition television shows. Now you can start building a personal archive of your favorite high definition TV programs without losing the broadcast quality.

At the heart of the HD-PVR is an H.264 high-definition encoder that's built-in for high-performance, high-quality TV recordings at up to 1080i resolution, 720p or VGA/D1. The box includes a component video input for use with most high-definition cable TV and satellite TV receivers, as well as optical or stereo audio inputs. (Audio is recorded using AAC of Dolby Digital.)

The HD-PVR records in the AVCHD format, which can be used to burn Blu-ray DVD discs. Two hours of high-definition recordings, recorded at 5 Mbits/sec, can be burnt onto a standard 4.7 GB DVD-R or DVD-RW disk for playback on any Blu-ray DVD player. (You have the option of recording at datarates from 1 Mbs to 13.5Mbs, constant and variable bit rate.)

The recorder also includes Hauppage's WinTV scheduler that lets you schedule your TV recordings, and a built-in IR blaster that automatically changes TV channels for your scheduled recordings. The included remote control lets you change the stations in your set-up box. And for even greater convenience and performance, the HD-PVR features an audio / video component video loop so you can record and watch your television at the same time.

Convert Your Home Videos to Blu-ray DVDs
If you've been wondering what to do with all your home videos, the HD-PVR has the answer. Thanks to the included standard definition composite and S-Video inputs, you can plug your VCR directly into the box and record your old home video tapes into an AVCHD format, which you can then burn onto a DVD for playback on your Blu-ray DVD player.

Also included with the HD-PVR is Arcsoft's "TotalMedia Theater," a video player that lets you play back your TV recordings to your PC screen, and "MediaConverter" to convert your H.264 HD recordings onto other formats.

The HD-PVR measures a scant 7.8 x 6.8 x 2.8 inches, so it will fit snugly in your home theater set up.


What's in the Box
HD-PVR, remote control (with batteries), IR Blaster transmitter cable, component video cable set, audio cable set, USB cable, and 5V power supply. Also includes the following bundled software applications: Arcsoft "TotalMediaExtreme"; Arcsoft "TotalMedia Theater," Arcsoft "MediaConverter," and Hauppauge WinTV Scheduler.


Product Details
  • High-definition personal video recorder records directly from cable TV and satellite set top boxes at up to 1080i
  • Records in AVCHD format for burning Blu-ray DVD discs
  • Includes Hauppage's WinTV scheduler to schedule TV recordings, and built-in IR blaster to automatically change TV channels
  • Standard definition composite and S-Video inputs lets you digitize your old home video tapes directly from VCR
  • Measures 7.8 x 6.8 x 2.8 inches; weighs 1.2 pounds

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Customer Reviews
Love it!!! Records straight to avchd (.TS or m2ts)
 
Review Date: November 3, 2008
Reviewer: John Hillestad, Ft Lauderdale, FL USA
This device finally does what I have been wanting since my purchase of a Sony CX7 avchd camcorder. I always wished I could just hook my cam internals to my hd pvr and record a show in HD.

Well this is almost like that , the box has hd component inputs (and outpus for passthru) with an internal processor to convert the video straight to avchd out the usb port.

Now , for the cool part... since my computer was no where near my hd sat receiver I decided to try using 2 usb active extension cables to bring my usb port to the box. Worked great!

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The software included will make a .TS file (avchd) now you can play this file directly on a PS3 by just renaming it with a .m2ts extension ! just rename it and your done... no further transcodes needed!

But the best part is to make a hi def blu ray dvd using a cheap blank dvd-r . You can put 1 hour of HD avchd video on a standard 4.7gb dvd-r - your blu ray player / PS3 will see this disc as a valid hd blu ray disc and play it! No blu ray burner needed to actually make blu ray discs.

Creating the disc does not take very long since its putting your file in the proper blu ray structure... its just copying it not transcoding it.... so quick and painless.

Now if you want to make a standard SD dvd this will take longer because it will have to transcode it..

I found the included software pretty straight forward and easy to use. Making a avchd playable disc was totally painless.

If you want to record a show in HD and keep it for later playback on a ps3 or bluray player on cheap dvd-r media - this is it ! I love it... there is nothing else like it.

I used a intel dual core system with 2gb of ram and an 8500 video card with Vista and the software ran very smoothly. I do not use the pc to playback any of the video - thats the job of the ps3 or bluray player... so think of your pc as the recording and making dvd device not the playback device. playback of avchd file require too much pc muscle - so use a ps3 - its easier and you can load .m2ts files on it to your hearts content!

The other reviews I read about quicktime and stuff are kinda missing the point... its really to get the hd content off your dvr and get it into a dvd-r thats playable over and over again.... in HD

What I hope to see in the next rev:

Ethernet port rather as well as usb to send the data stream.. this way you can send the data to a computer that is not near your home entertainment system.

A hard drive or external hard drive hookup with a record button... eliminating the need for a pc all together for the recording of the show.
A way to reencode from analog HD outputs
 
Review Date: August 24, 2008
Reviewer: Tom in Texas, Plano, TX USA
There have been many times over the past few years that I wished I had the ability to permanently save high definition programs stored on my HD DVR. But thanks to Hollywood's piracy paranoia, many HD DVRs lack the ability to permanently archive stored HD programs.

The Hauppage offers a way around this limitation by making it possible to take the component video outputs from a DVR or HD tuner (satellite, cable, or OTA) and redigitize them. The resulting file can be viewed on a PC or can be burned to DVD in a format that is compatible with many Blu Ray players.

The good news is that this product works as advertised, with the included software installing quickly on my PC. Recording a program with this device is simple as can be, and the software for burning a Blu Ray compatible disk (in the AVC-HD format) is simple to use.

Highly recommended for anyone who needs the capability to permanently archive HD programs off a tuner or DVR that has component video outputs.
Unit works great -- records now in 5.1
 
Review Date: May 23, 2009
Reviewer: Wadsworth Spottsbottom, Troy, NY
Disregard half of the reviews below that are out-dated and state the Hauppage does not record in 5.1 audio. It does as of a recent firmware update.
Works Great and now does 5.1 audio with update
 
Review Date: October 7, 2008
Reviewer: J. Marchuk, Portland, OR
I've had the Hauppauge 1212 HD PVR for a few weeks now. I just installed the driver update for 5.1 audio. It's a public beta but works fine.
I use the ArcSoft software to make the TS file.
If I want to play it off the HD I use PowerDVD 7 which handles the .ts file just fine. I play it back through a DVI cable to the Mitsu 1024P tv.
If I want to save it I have ArcSoft create an AVCHD structure on the HD and use Nero 7 to burn it to a DVD+R DL that plays on my Sony Blu-Ray player in HD. The ArcSoft software is cludgy but works. If fancier menus are wanted on your DVD use NeroVision to encode the AVCHD but keep in mind that it takes Nero a lot longer to create the AVCHD from the .ts file then ArcSoft software. A 2hr HD recorded a 9MBits sampling makes a .ts file just right for a DVD DL disk. ArcSoft took about 20 minutes to make a AVCHD structure that Nero 7 can use to create a DVD-UDF disk. If NereVision convert the .ts file it can take hours so I use the ArcSoft for that even though the menus it creates are lame. The quality of the recordings are fantastic. I love this box. You will need a fast pc and really good video card to get the most out of this unit.
I'm using a AMD 64 Dual Core 4600+, fast OCX memory, and two GF 7600 GS cards in SLI mode.
the BOMB, Baby
 
Review Date: November 29, 2008
Reviewer: Dr Beeper, Iowa
cheap way to get 1080i video and AC3 5.1 audio from ANY source (satellite box, ps3, dvd player, camcorder) onto a hard drive via a USB connection. I used this and a 1.5tb drive to turn my PS3 into a movie jukebox.
I have not used the timer recordings or remote, hav not needed to.

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