Product DescriptionWhether you want to watch TV on your LCD, flat-panel, computer monitor or turn your PC into a full-featured Personal Video Recorder, XtremeTV comes complete with a digital software entertainment suite. Use the included remote control to watch, pause, rewind, record upcoming shows, replay live TV and burn everything to DVD with the push of a button. It also features FM Radio Tuner.XtremeTV PVR 660 features ArcSoft Total Media, the best personal video recorder interface in the industry. With features for storing, organizing, playing and burning your DVD, VCD, VCR, Live TV, CD, MP3's. XtremeTV PVR 660's on-board hardware encoder ensures you and your family will always experience the most ''Xtreme'' visual quality and performance available!XtremeTV incorporates its TV and Video Recording feature with a remote viewing capabilities powered by Orb. It allows you to access live TV or recorded TV from any broadband-enabled device, including mobile phones, Windows PDAs, desktops, and laptops. Orb also gives you secure access to your digital media from home computer through simple web interface, allowing you to share your media files with your family and friends. While your PC is at home and you are away.
What Others Say
Works well for what I bought it for.
I am streaming live tv from my direct-tv box/pc to my 1st gen iphone. I gave it 4 stars only because it does not work with every direct-tv box I have.
It's OK, but not worth the price
The primary purpose why I bought this device was to connect video game console (PS2). As soon as I had it ready, I found that it could not be used for that purpose due to a 1 second delay, which is not a big deal with television, but is not suitable for the gaming.
I also tried it out just to see how well the device performs.
Pluses
- Very easy to setup and install
- Very easy to use, record and play the recordings
Minuses
- The quality of the video was unsatisfactory, somewhat blurry and dark. OK to watch TV once in a while, but absolutely not for HD fans.
- Every time I exit the TV mode, it would return the settings to default, meaning that every time I run this, ... Read More
Great Product
I had mine over a year now, and it still works as good as they day I received it
USB Tuner/Capture Device
Diamond XtremeTV PVR660 USB TV Tuner with Remote Control ( PVR660RCUSB ) is excellent! It has allowed me to receive standard cable on my PC and also capture video from my digital cable box. The standard cable viewing is definitely inferior to a regular TV, but this is more than offset by the ability to record. The video quality using the capture interface is really good. While not able to handle HD, the tuner down-converts while retaining a very sharp picture. I recommend using the tuner with Microsoft MCE versus the bundled software. This is solely based on the MCE channel guide as opposed to having to register to receive this functionality from the other software. After much research, I believe this is the best external TV tuner/capture device on the market. Other reviews have indicated it ... Read More
Didn't Work
I had great hopes for Diamond XtremeTV PVR660 USB TV Tuner with Remote Control ( PVR660RCUSB ), but it absolutely refused to work on my computer (Systemax Dual Core 2GB Windows XP Professional).
After much weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth, I returned it.
Some of the many reasons I like buying from Amazon: No-hassle return policy, free return shipping, and a speedy refund of my money.
Five stars for Amazon, NO stars for the PVR660 (unfortunately "no stars" is not an option, so it's one star).
