ATI TV Wonder VE

Pros: Latest software and drivers work well, inexpensive,

Cons: Video quality won't quite match your television, yellow tint to still captures

The Bottom Line: A good add in card which allow you to watch TV while computing or surfing the net.

Review: WHAT IS THE ATI TV WONDER?

The ATI Wonder VE is ATI's entry level TV Tuner card for your PC, though the only limitation that this card has which warrants the VE (value edition) name is that audio playback is mono. The card installs...

Pros: Good record quality. Guide Plus software.

Cons: Tech support, not fully compatible with XP as indicated by their drivers.

The Bottom Line: As in life, there's no guarantees. This product may make your head swim after several hours of playing with compatibility issues and Windows XP.

Review: The thought of being able to watch TV on my desktop intrigued me enough to go out and spring for a TV Tuner card ($30). This plus the fact that I could record programming for future viewing or to archive.


What s in the...

Pros: An interesting idea for a product that is easy to install.

Cons: It doesn't always work.

The Bottom Line: A hit-and-miss product that will literally work for some, but just won't for others.

Review: Background...

Have you ever wanted to watch tv while your surfing the net or working on your computer? Or have you ever wanted to edit your own home movies right on your own computer?

If you've answered yes to either of...

Pros: It works weightlessly without taxing your computer. You've never seen such fluid video.

Cons: The software is buggy, actually unfinished, and difficult to work with in Windows XP

The Bottom Line: If you're easily angered by setup programs that don't work as expected, features that don't work as promised, or if you're a Windows newbie, avoid this beleaguered card.

Review: The TV Wonder VE

Want to watch Buffy while surfing? Thinking of editing video for fun and profit? This card may be a cost-effective high-quality method of doing so. It lacks software you?d want for extensive editing, but you can easily...

Pros: Nice concept

Cons: Execution lacking

The Bottom Line: If I had ever gotten it to work, I'm sure I would have loved it. Too bad that never happened.

Review: I bought this for use in my K6 II clone that's a couple of years old. All the ports are on the motherboard, so that should have been my first sign that things would not go well - but I carried on and tried anyway.

The card went in fine,...

Pros: inexpensive tv and video capture

Cons: tricky installation, mono audio

The Bottom Line: good for basic video capture/TV for those wanting stereo input/output should opt for ATI's TV Wonder and not the VE

Review: I purchased ATI's TV-Wonder VE at Best Buy for $39 ($49-$10 rebate)

Installation was a little tricky,Windows XP installed it's own driver for the TV Wonder and I had to manually remove it to get the card to work right

My main...

Pros: Can watch a little (as in size) Tv while surfing

Cons: poor picture quality lock-ups (freezes),bad issues with Hyperthread computers, must use sound card input

The Bottom Line: I would NOT recommend this card because of the picture quality is so poor.Problems with Hyperthread technology. Frequent lock ups. Must use loop wire to sound card input.

Review: The card is easy to install physically in the PC, but will take some configuring, depending on your sound card configuration especially if you using 5.1 like myself,you will probably need two sound cards, but the set up software for the card will...

Pros: A great product if you can get it to work right.

Cons: Does not work after you reboot the computer.

The Bottom Line: Only buy it if you are tech savvy, and can return it if it STILL won't work.

Review: Pentium III 450Mhz
Windows XP
16MB Nvidia PCI Video Adapter
256MB RAM
All Drivers up to date
Newest Drivers and MMC software from ATI downloaded


I installed this card in my 7 year olds computer for her...

Pros: Low price for great-quality TV on your PC

Cons: Software, lousy video capture

The Bottom Line: The basic TV viewing functionality of this tuner card is excellent; the other features it advertises are nearly worthless due to poor software.

Review: Features of this TV card abound. It includes most of the features of the more expensive ATI-TV Wonder, including digital VCR with scheduled viewing, multi-channel preview, and some closed captioning features. I found that most of these were...

Pros: PCI SLOT, easy install, UPDATED DRIVERS AVAILABLE at ATI, easy to find at store

Cons: DRIVERS HARD TO CONFIGURE, SYSTEM MAY LOCK UP

The Bottom Line: Neat card and once setup is a value for the price. You must be computer literate or have a buddy that is that can help.

Review: Be warned, This was not an easy card to set up. My install took 4 hours. I have been building my own PC's since 1990. This was a moderately difficult install. My guess it that ATI brand labels this card as the technical support is non-existant. It...