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Avermedia AverTV Hybrid Express Slim review

The first 54mm ExpressCard TV tuner,good things really do come in small packages

Our Score 3.5

Last reviewed: 2008-01-29January 29th 2008

Price at launch £60.00
Features High Definition quality support up to 1080i/720p / 32/64-Bit support / Real-time H.264 recording support /
Accessories Installation CD / FM Radio Antenna / RF Cable / S-Video / Composite 2 in1 cable
Weight (g) 60
Additional Requirements For TimeShift and Record in MPEG-2: Pentium Mobile 1.73GHz/Pentium 4 2.4GHz (Hyper-Threading)/AMD AthlonXP 2400+ / For H.264 Recording (SDTV only): Pentium Mobile 2.0GHz or Dual-Core 1.6GHz or equivalent/Pentium 4 3.0GHz (Hyper-Threading) or equivalent
OS Requirements Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP
Ram Required (MB) 256
Required Hard Disk Space (MB) 200
Required Peripherals Express Card/54 Slot
Connectivity Effects loop
Digital Video Recording Yes
Graphics Requirements DirectX 9 Compatible Graphics
Tuner Details Analogue TV / DVB-T and FM radio reception with stereo sound support
Video Input AV in (RCA) input support

Product Summary

AverTV Hybrid Express Slim

Price at launch

£60.00

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Decent software

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Some good extra features

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Can get quite hot when in use

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