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Overview

Compro VideoMate Vista U890F TV Stick is a USB 2.0 interface analog TV/FM tuner stick which provides universal NTSC, PAL, and SECAM analog TV watching/recording and FM radio listening on your desktop or laptop PC. The bundled Microsoft certified remote control for Windows Media Center and MPEG-2 encoder can directly support analog TV watch/record in Media Center of Vista Premium/Ultimate. Accompanied by Compro’s Picture Purifying Technology, VideoMate Vista U890F TV Stick provides crystal clear pictures watching on your PC without opening the system case to install, and turns your computer into a home entertainment center by bringing TV viewing, video/audio capturing, FM radio, and personal digital video recording (PVR) capabilities to your PC.

Bundled with Compro’s exclusive ComproDTV 4 software, you can watch analog TV shows, play recorded files, timeshift live TV, channel surf, capture still frames, and S3 (standby)/ S4 (hibernation) mode power up scheduled recording; customize channel order and set my favorite channel list for more easy-to-use; Video Desktop to setup the live TV screen in wallpaper mode can let you use other applications simultaneously; customize brightness, hue, saturation, contrast, sharpness, TV format, and audio selection in each analog TV channel; support the advanced Picture in/out Picture not only allow you to watch live TV and playback video file at the same time, but also install multiple Compro TV card/box to watch and record them at once.

In addition, VideoMate Vista U890F TV Stick provides the useful Vista Gadget tool to watch live TV directly on your Vista sidebar, check schedule and playback list; DTV Add-In for Windows Media Center makes the Windows Media Center more powerful from self-developed ComproDTV 4 software. Also, the ComproDTV 4 can integrate the scheduling list from Windows Media Center for more easy-to-use scheduled recording control. The VideoMate Vista U890F TV Stick also bundles with the Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5 SE for DVD authoring. With the remote control for Windows Media Center and powerful features, VideoMate Vista U890F TV Stick is undoubtedly your best mobile TV and video choice.

Features

• Watch TV on laptop or desktop PC with USB 2.0 interface
• Worldwide analog TV (NTSC/SECAM/PAL) and FM reception
• Bundles with Microsoft certified remote control for Windows Media Center
• Included Microsoft certified MPEG-2 encoder support TV watching/recording in Windows Media Center of Vista Premium/Ultimate
• All-new ComproDTV 4 software with Vista Gadget, DTV Add-In, and integrated the scheduling list from Windows Media Center
• All-new ComproDTV 4 supports multiple Compro TV card/box devices which allow you to install, watch, and record at the same system
• S3 (standby)/ S4 (hibernation) mode power up scheduled recording
• USB bus powered, no external power adaptor required
• Timeshift and instant replay live TV
• Advanced PIP/POP feature to watch TV and playback recorded video file at once
• Video Desktop to setup the live TV screen as wallpaper mode
• Straight-to-Disc recording to VCD and DVD discs
• Customize Brightness, Hue, Saturation, Contrast, Sharpness, and TV/audio format in each TV channel
• Customize channel order and my favorite list
• Single/Multiple still frame captures and remote snapshot
• Support MPEG-1/2/4 formats recording
• Capture analog video from Composite or S-Video
• Certified for Windows Vista/Win7 x86 / x64