AutumnWave OnAir GT DTV Receiver
Out of stock |
Similar in TV Receivers and DVRs
- Type: TV Receiver
- Broadcast Type: Cable Terrestrial
- Digital Receiver: ATSC
- Analog Tuner: PAL NTSC
- Audio Support: Dolby Digital
Similar in TV Receivers and DVRs
More suggestions in TV Receivers and DVRs »- Overview
-
Reviews
-
Compare Prices
User ReviewRead All Reviews »
Recording flickering lines
Pros
It does play HDTV - big deal.
Cons
It will not record without a flickering line at the top.
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
If you only watch TV on your PC, get this joke. If you want to record, stay very far away. Save your money and get a real DVD recorder.
I read all the great reviews and bought this absurd thing.
Do not even bother reading the features as it only does about half of them. Autumn Wave makes all kinds of claims. One is about digital signal strength metering, which does not exist in the latest version of their software.
There is no way to tell what the signal level is until the red light comes on and everything stops. Then all you know for sure is you do not have enough signal.
Whenever I record, there is a flickering line at the top of the screen that makes the result too irritating to even look at. Technical support says the line will always be there. That's a lot of help. I sure am glad they have technical support.
I only got this piece to record with. I really never bought into the idea of watching HDTV on a computer screen. I wanted to record, burn to DVD, and watch it on the big screen.
The other reviewers must only use this thing to watch TV.
OnAirGT comes with WinDVD Creator 2. It promises you can capture and burn the result to DVD. This is only a half kept promise because it will not and, according to Autumn Wave technical support, cannot capture anything digital, only hopelessly doomed analog.
That will be of no use come February 2009 and it is of little use now. Analog, I wonder, should I make it a really long and involved process with OnAirGT, WinDVD Creator 2, do a capture, create a project, create a movie, and burn to DVD, or just use a freaking VCR!
Sure there are a lot of other software options and I already own some that allow the .trp recorded video to be converted to mpeg and the mpeg converted to .vob with complete structure for burning and playback on a standard DVD player. The whole problem is this stupid, irritating flickering line at the top of the video.
If you plan on recording, forget it.
I returned it for refund. What a waste of time.
Do not even bother reading the features as it only does about half of them. Autumn Wave makes all kinds of claims. One is about digital signal strength metering, which does not exist in the latest version of their software.
There is no way to tell what the signal level is until the red light comes on and everything stops. Then all you know for sure is you do not have enough signal.
Whenever I record, there is a flickering line at the top of the screen that makes the result too irritating to even look at. Technical support says the line will always be there. That's a lot of help. I sure am glad they have technical support.
I only got this piece to record with. I really never bought into the idea of watching HDTV on a computer screen. I wanted to record, burn to DVD, and watch it on the big screen.
The other reviewers must only use this thing to watch TV.
OnAirGT comes with WinDVD Creator 2. It promises you can capture and burn the result to DVD. This is only a half kept promise because it will not and, according to Autumn Wave technical support, cannot capture anything digital, only hopelessly doomed analog.
That will be of no use come February 2009 and it is of little use now. Analog, I wonder, should I make it a really long and involved process with OnAirGT, WinDVD Creator 2, do a capture, create a project, create a movie, and burn to DVD, or just use a freaking VCR!
Sure there are a lot of other software options and I already own some that allow the .trp recorded video to be converted to mpeg and the mpeg converted to .vob with complete structure for burning and playback on a standard DVD player. The whole problem is this stupid, irritating flickering line at the top of the video.
If you plan on recording, forget it.
I returned it for refund. What a waste of time.
