#891 - AMD's ATI TV Wonder HD 650 Combo PCIe x1 Video Review

"I've reviewed many TV Wonder products and they've all been very good, but AMD's ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo PCIe x1 takes the cake! Why this TV Tuner product is exceptional has mostly to do with the 650 Pro chip. This particular product has two tuners, one tuner is responsible for receiving analog TV channels and the other receives digital and HD channels. It's also capable of receiving FM radio. I should also note that the 650pro chip doesn't require any cooling, so it's a perfect option for a silent HTPC. Watch the video to find out more and check out the bloopers at the end." ~3dGameMan.com

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• AMD
• ATI
• TV
• Wonder
• HD
• 650
• Combo
• PCIe
• x1

[dan75robot]

thanks for the info i thought so because when i was watching a football game it looked better than my brothers direct tv setup lol!

[dj4monie]

@dan75robot OTA HD is uncompressed its better than Cable/Sat HD.... It blows away any Cable or Sat connection because its compressed into a format usually MPEG-4.

[dan75robot]

I had purchased this awhile ago on amazon.com for fifty dollars. This item when working with an amplified antenna is mindblowing in terms of digital channels get a bunch of them and the quality i sware you think you were watching cable tv the picture quality is so dam good. I also have it set to record movies and tv shows thanks for the review it made my life!

[TheTheman45]

can you connect ps3 to pc through this

[mike6291]

Maybe its just me, but the main reason i checked out youtube for a review of this card was to see the picture quality... and once again i get a miss - except for a brief snip of a show that is presumably broadcast on the card in question i can't tell if its worth getting this card or any other.

[pearlmax]

Terrible review. Why? Because you installed it and most likely only used it for a matter of hours or days before branding it the best ATI tuner card ever. Unfortunately you left out the part a few months down the road where out of the blue, upon starting up your tuner software it tells you there are no tuners available (because the card has failed). My 12 year old AIW 128 and 6 year old AIW 9000 still work perfect, while I had 2 of these die within 1 year.

[martijnisdeshit]

does the remote control also work with wmc?

[Zachstar2000]

Even tho the 650 is years old now. It is still the best bet on Ebay you can grab the cards (no accessories tho) for 20 bucks or so and you get that extra analog tuner if you get the PCI express X1 version.

Kickass indeed!

[YungGunz00]

@louielou26 LOL i think he knows that

[louielou26]

you talk like a robot