Introduction
Compro VideoMate Vista M1F PCI is an analog TV/FM capture card, with S3 (Standby) and S4 (hibernation) mode power up scheduled recording. With the included Microsoft Certified MPEG-2 encoder, VideoMate Vista M1F supports direct TV watching/recording in Windows Media Center of Windows Vista Home Premium/Ultimate. VideoMate Vista M1F also comes with the certified Windows Media Center remote which gives users the control of Windows Media Center and ComproDTV 4.
With bundled Compro’s exclusive ComproDTV 4 software, you can watch analog TV shows on your desktop PC, set S4/S3 mode power up scheduled recording, remote power system off, play recorded files, timeshift live TV, channel surf, single/sequentially capture still frames, and customize brightness, hue, saturation, contrast, sharpness, TV formats and stereo/SAP in each TV channel. With this handy software, the advanced Picture in/out Picture allows you to watch live TV and playback video files at the same time or install multiple Compro TV card/box to watch and record them at once; customize channel order and set your ‘my favorite channel list’ for more easy use. The Video Desktop can set up the live TV screen in wallpaper mode and let you use other applications simultaneously.
In addition, for Vista and MCE system, the VideoMate Vista M1F PCI especially provides the useful Vista Gadget tool to watch live TV directly on your Vista sidebar, check schedule list, and playback list. ComproDTV 4 also can integrate the scheduling list from MCE. With these powerful features, the VideoMate Vista M1F PCI TV card is undoubtedly your best TV and video choice.
Key Features
- Watch analog TV and listen to FM on your PC
- 37-key Compro remote to control ComproDTV 4, ComproFM 2 and HID (Human Interface Device) setup for Vista
- Included Microsoft certified MPEG-2 encoder to support TV watch/record in Media Center of Vista Home Premium/Ultimate
- All-new ComproDTV 4 software with Vista Gadget and integrated the scheduling list from MCE (Vista Gadget is meant for Vista 32 bit operation system only)
- All-new ComproDTV 4 supports multiple Compro TV card/box devices which allow you to install, watch, and record at the system
- Supports SAP (MTS/EIAJ/NICAM/A2) and stereo audio input
- Timeshift to pause and instant replay of live TV
- Support S4/S3 mode Power Up Scheduled Recording
- Remote Controlled Power Off
- Advanced PIP/POP feature to watch live TV and playback recorded video files at the same time
- Video Desktop can setup the live TV screen as wallpaper
- Customize Brightness, Hue, Saturation, Contrast, Sharpness, and TV/audio format in each TV channel
- Customize channel order and favorite channel list
- Supports MPEG-1/2/4 recording and video capture (The 3rd party MPEG-4 CODEC is required)
- Supports Closed Caption and Teletext (where available)
- Single/Multiple still frame captures and remote snapshot
- ts recording file size for different media
- Captures analog video from Composite, S-Video
- Certified for Windows Vista 32/64 bit
| Layout |
| Dimension |
110 x 70 mm |
| Features |
PCI Analog TV/FM Card with Windows Media Center Remove, Video/Audio Capture |
| Interface |
PCI 2.2 or above |
| Video System |
| TV format |
NTSC, PAL, SECAM |
| Capture formats |
NTSC, PAL, SECAM |
| Video ADCs |
9-bit Video CMOS Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) |
| Resolution ( Screen Size) |
NTSC (720*480 / 352*480 / 352*240) PAL (720*576 / 352*576 / 352*288) |
| Video Compression |
ISO/IEC 13818-2 (MPEG-2) ISO/IEC 11172-2 (MPEG-1) |
| Audio System |
| Stereo format (Stereo version) |
North America and Taiwan (BTSC and SAP) Japan (EIAJ) Europe (NICAM and A2/Dual-FM) FM Radio |
| Sample rates |
48KHZ |
| Audio ADCs |
16-bit ADC converter |
| Audio bit-rate |
128k~384k bit/second |
| Audio Compression |
ISO/ISE 11172-3 Layer 2 |
| I/O Connector |
| External |
Analog TV signal input (I-type) FM antenna input IR receiver connector 9-pin connector for S-video, composite video, stereo audio input AUX-Out connector (4-pin) | |
