ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo PCI Express

ATI’s latest endevour on the TV tuning front, the ATI TV Wonder 650 PCIe, which as its name suggests is based on the ATI Theatre 650 chip utilizes a PCI Express interface.. ..The most obvious physical change to the ATI TV Wonder 650 PCIe is of course the fact that the card now uses the PCI Express interface. The ATI TV Wonder 650 PCIe has kept its half-height PCI design, which allows it to fit easily into low profile HTPC systems.

..With Vista’s sleek Media Center interface, watching and recording TV on the PC is easier than ever [In Windows XP, the TV Wonder 650 PCIe experience was enjoyable as well]. Although we had a TV only about five feet away from our test rig while using the TV Wonder 650 PCIe, we ended up being more productive watching a show, the news, or a sporting event while working on the PC rather than having to turn around and watch it on the television. Although we’ve used quite a few TV tuners in the past, none have been as polished or have worked as well as the TV Wonder 650 PCIe.

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