ATI TV Wonder™ HD 650 Combo PCI Express® - Overview

The ATI TV Wonder™ HD 650 Combo loads your system with a complete set of media abilities, transforming your PC into the ultimate entertainment system. Attach an amplified antenna¹ or your TV cable² and you can watch, pause, or record high definition TV on your PC. Even analog TV is made brilliant as the 3D Comb Filter produces a sharp, true-to-life image.

Key Features:

1. Two built-in tuners offering combo tuning for:
   • Over-the-air Digital TV / HDTV¹ (ATSC)
   • Over-the-air / Cable Analog TV (NTSC)
   • Clear-QAM (unscrambled) Digital HD Cable²
   • FM Radio
2. ATI Theater™ Video Processing Technology
   • Hardware MPEG-2 compression
   • Motion Adaptive 3D Comb Filter
   • Automatic Color Control
   • Automatic Gain Control
   • Noise Reduction
   • Edge Enhancement
3. ATI Catalyst Media Center™ featuring:
   • Full PVR and time shifting functionality
   • DVD Playback Software^3,4
   • DVD Authoring Software^3,4,5
   • ATI Theater™ Video Converter
4. AMD LIVE!™ CD featuring AMD LIVE! On Demand

Canadian Free-to-Air HD Channel Availability

Bring HDTV To Your PC

• Watch, pause or schedule recordings of your favorite TV programs
• Watch analog TV while recording digital TV at the same time, with Combo tuner functionality
• Find your favorite programs with the advanced Electronic Programming Guide
• Convert video to fill your portable media player or stream to your media center extender device
• Access your PVR from a broadband-connected computer with AMD LIVE!™ On Demand
• With the advent of Windows Vista®, digital cable reception of Clear-QAM channels (unencrypted Digital Cable TV) is now possible. Enrich your Digital Cable TV media experience with ATI Catalyst Media Center™ in Windows Vista® with full Clear-QAM TV clarity²

Connection Bus

• PCI Express® x1

Input Connectors

• F-Type Coax input for Analog TV / FM Radio
• F-Type Coax input for HDTV (ATSC or Clear-QAM)
• S-video input
• Stereo audio input
• Composite video input

Operating Systems

• Windows® XP Home Edition
• Windows® XP Professional Edition
• Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
• Certified for Windows Vista®

System Requirements

• 512MB of system memory, 1GB recommended for Microsoft Vista®
• Sound Card and speakers
• Motherboard with available PCI Express slot
• DirectX® 9 or better graphics card
• Cable TV signal or amplified antenna for NTSC TV signals
• Amplified antenna for ATSC HDTV signals and FM Radio
• Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
• DVD Authoring requires DVD Burner
• DVD decoder is included with Catalyst Media Center™
• Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 requires use of a compatible remote control (not included)
  

Where to Buy

For more information about ATI Catalyst Media Center™
For more information about ATI Theater™ 650 Pro

Note for Canadian Customers:
At this time, ATI Catalyst Media Center does not support Canadian Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) data. EPG Services for North America are currently provided through TitanTV for analog TV and PSIP for Digital TV (PSIP is DTV content info retrieved from ATSC signal for free-to-air ATSC broadcast television).

Canadian customers are recommended to identify their TV programming guide listings from one of the following providers:

• Zap2It
• Canada.com
• Sympatico.msn.ca

¹ Input your zip code at www.antennaweb.org for the signal coverage in your area.  Depending on your location, an amplified antenna may be required for optimal reception.
² Clear-QAM is unscrambled digital TV over cable. Digital TV channel support is dependent upon your local cable provider. Please contact your cable provider for a listing of digital channels supported in your area. Clear-QAM is supported in Windows Vista® using ATI Catalyst Media Center™.
³ DVD playback and authoring is supported with ATI Catalyst Media Center™.
⁴ DVD playback requires a DVD drive and DVD authoring requires a DVD burner.
⁵ Some content may be subject to digital rights management and rights protection.

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Windows Vista, the Windows Vista Start button and DirectX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.