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Uncompressed TV Video Over USB 2.0 from ATI

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the want-to-build-a-mythtv-box dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Ever wanted to watch TV on your notebook computer? Well, you used to be stuck with an external TV tuner that will usually compress the video so much to squeeze it down the USB interface, that it's not worth watching. But the new ATI TV Wonder manages to push uncompressed video down the USB 2.0 interface, producing superb image quality. It also comes with ATI's suite of multimedia applications and utilities. The reviewer reckons it's a great unit, although a little bit on the expensive side."

6 of 268 comments (clear)

  1. Nothing for you to see here. Move along. by SEWilco · · Score: 5, Funny
    Generally the problem is that the TV signal is not worth watching before any compression.

    (Oddly, /. itself at first thought that I should not see this article either...)

  2. Re:Dupe by Lispy · · Score: 3, Funny

    And it was already boring the first time. ;-/

  3. Watch more TV with ATI by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdot : Commercials for nerds, it's money that matters.

  4. I'll pass by shane2uunet · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm waiting for TV via Wifi. Oh wait, I guess TV already is wireless.

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  5. Re:Dupe by TheRealMindChild · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sure... duping happens. Sure... I can understand it happening even as frequent as it does. with all of the Mods and such. But notice it is almost ALWAYS CmdrTaco.

    On a slightly unrelated note, expect to see this modded into the ground, right before my account becomes mysteriously banned.

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  6. Re:the answer by DrEldarion · · Score: 3, Funny

    You sound like you'd be the type of guy mentioned here.