June 22, 2004

ATI HDTV Wonder Review

It's finally here, an inexpensive HDTV solution for your PC. HotHardware reviews the new ATI HDTV Wonder video card that lets you watch/record/capture HDTV broadcasts on your PC for only $199. If you have decent reception, you can even get over the air HDTV signals for free with the included antennae.

The card even has HDTV PVR functionality, which will let you build a cheap Tivo-like device for a lot cheaper than a stand-alone HDTV Tivo (assuming you already have a PC.) Moreover you can't really beat a large flat panel LCD monitor like the 2001FP with an HDTV card vs. even those expensive LCD TVs in stores and from Dell.
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