WatchHDTV 1.9 is a free program to watch, timeshift, and record OTA HDTV with any Windows XP compatible HDTV Tuner card. Watch HDTV is the main program for viewing and recording HDTV. WatchHDTV Play is a file player to play any recordings made by WatchHDTV. Watch HDTV Scheduler is the scheduler and silent recorder for WatchHDTV 1.95. For ATI HDTV Wonder users, plug-ins are also included to use with the Remote Wonder.
Main Features
- Timeshifting- Timeshift, pause, and replay live HDTV. Skip forward and backwards in set intervals. Ability to change channel while timeshifting to another channel without disrupting current channel.
- Recording- Record any channel live and can also schedule live recordings.
- Silent Recording- Ability to record silently, meaning without any windows or visible program running, saving the recording for later viewing. CPU Usage is generally less than 10%, enabling your computer to be used for other tasks, including playing games with minimal CPU loss.
- Multiple Tuner Support- Can be used with more than one tuner by creating separate folders for each tuner and each WatchHDTV install. Can watch/record/timeshift live with one tuner and silent record with another. Can record silently with mutiple tuners at the same time.
- Scheduler- Schedule events to watch live, record live, timeshift, and silent record. Can schedule one-time, daily and weekly events.
- Full HD(1080i/720p) and AC3(Dolby Digital 5.1) recording
Benefits
- Small Size- WatchHDTV, WatchHDTV Play, and WatchHDTV Scheduler are less than 500KB per program
- Low CPU Usage- less CPU intensive than other programs, leaving your computer with plenty of power to use for other tasks
- Low RAM Usage- uses less RAM than other programs, with initial RAM usage around 20MB for WatchHDTV(in comparison ATI MMC and DVICO FusionHDTV programs use anywhere from 50-100MB)
- Built for Stability and Reliability- Development of WatchHDTV was started due to instability and unreliability of ATI MMC and DVICO FusionHDTV software. The primary goal for any release is to maintain stability and reliability.
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Best of all- It's FREE!
Changelog:
(version 1.960)
- Added support for all compatible BDA HDTV Tuners through the use of WatchHDTV Info utility
- WatchHDTV Info- added install DVR-MS filters, uninstall/install TS filters
