Hauppauge 1212 HD-PVR High Definition Personal Video Recorder | 
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| Brand: Hauppauge
Category: CE
List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $228.99
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Rating:  7 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 13.2 x 8.5 x 3.3
MPN: 1212
Model: 1212
UPC: 785428012124
EAN: 0785428012124
ASIN: B0018LX0DY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 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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Product Description
Record high definition TV programs to your PC, using high quality H.264. HD-PVR is the world's first High-Definition video recorder for making real-time H.264 compressed recordings at resolutions up to 1080i. HD-PVR records component video (YCrCb) from cable TV and satellite set top boxes with a built-in IR blaster to automatically change TV channels for scheduled recordings. Audio is recorded using AAC or Dolby Digital. The recording format is AVCHD, which can be used to burn Blu-ray DVD disks. Two hours of HD recordings, recorded at 5Mbits/sec, can be burnt onto a standard 4.7GB DVD-R or DVD-RW disk for playback on a Blu-ray DVD player. The HD PVR's amazing recording quality allows personal archiving of your favorite high definition TV programs from any component video HD set top box. The HD PVR also has standard definition composite and S-Video inputs so you can record your old home video tapes into an AVCHD format for creating Blu-ray DVD recordings. Blu-ray format AVCHD recordings, so you can burn your TV recordings onto a standard DVD disk (up to 2 hours of video at 5MBits/sec) and playback on Blu-ray DVD players IR Blaster to change the TV channels in your set top box Recording data rate from 1 to 13.5 Mbits/sec (user selectable) Recording format up to 1080i from component video (YCrCb) Input and outputs - Component video input, Optical audio Input, Left/ Right RCA audio input, Composite video and S-Video inputs on front panel, Left/right audio input on front panel, IR Blaster output, and USB 2.0 High speed Device Dimensions - 19.8x17.3x7cm Weight - 1 pounds, 3 ounces
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.
View rear connections |  | 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. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Works Great and now does 5.1 audio with update October 7, 2008
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.
 Good hardware, disappointing software September 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This product works well, and the saved video is incredible. However, the bundled software is awful, and customer support has been disappointing. If you are considering using this to save files and then convert them to another format for viewing, please reconsider.
I had planned on using this to create video files that I would convert and watch on a PS3. However, after saving a file using this PVR, the included SW does not work as advertised. It will take several hours to convert a file that, in the end, does not work.
If you want to create files that you can only view on your PC then this product should work fine. If you want to convert them to view them elsewhere in some other format then prepare to experience some disappointment using the broken bundled software.
 Well worth the Money. August 26, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The 1212 does exactly what it's advertised to do and it does it perfectly. It will capture and record an SD or HD 720p or 1080i signal and archive it to almost any PC without any problems.
What you may be planning to do with your Archived video is another thing entirely! The software tools to show the H.264 TS files are not very good but with proper 3rd party software and a video card designed for showing HD ($50 - $200) you can get perfect playback. Also as stated below the conversion software is not very good and not ready for prime time.
SO WHY 4 STARS?
Simple, this piece of hardware was only a dream of HTPC owners and now its real and it does a great job of capturing video! The software will be fixed over time and things will get better if not perfect. Right now we have a piece of hardware that no other company had the stones to release, so my hat is off to Hauppauge on this one. Who knows how long this unit will be around before Hauppauge bows into the pressure of the almighty media moguls? I dont know but I made sure to get one before that happens.
A way to reencode from analog HD outputs August 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
 1212: hot item, not ready for prime time August 16, 2008
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
Sadly I just returned the second of these, purchased through Amazon.com.
Both had the same failure and a few other annoying characteristics which I'm mentioning in hope that Hauppague will improve the product, for its image capture is superb and I'd love to purchase one again when it works properly.
1) The failure: after a week of using the first device the image output to the TV would be frequently interrupted by an all black screen with occasional broken pictures in between these interruptions. The replacement unit, supplied very efficiently by Amazon, failed the same way with 24 hours.
2) The component connectors have little or no grip! One or more of the video leads of the 6' cables supplied with the cableco Motorola HD-DVR and the 6' cable supplied by Hauppague would simply fall out of the 1212 connectors with any motion of the box once it was in place. The same behavior was exhibited using Monoprice 3' cables.
3) The IR blaster adhesive failed on both the first and second cables within minutes of being applied to the face of the HD-DVR.
4) The unit needs to be powered on simply to watch TV via the component interface. In the case of the Motorola HD-DVR, if I also connect its HDMI to the TV, the component interface is clamped off.
5) I'm using a Logitech 880 universal remote and, though I did not setup IR for the 1212, nor "train" the 880 from the Hauppauge remote, it could not turn the 1212 on or off, which would have been convenient as it runs quite hot and, therefore, I presume costly at the utility meter. The fact that I turned it on/off manually, and therefore caused the light-weight unit to move on its feet, perhaps contributed to the cable leads falling out?
I've been very happy with other Hauppauge products and I look forward to some engineering changes to the 1212 so that I can use it once again.
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