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Sometimes we come across products that we think are good, but too late. Right now, television is all about digital broadcasting. Simply, the image quality is better and the channel choice is greater, certainly here in the UK. So what place does an analogue-only tuner have in a market where everyone wants digital? A limited one, is the answer.
We've used Compro's PVR software before and we think it's pretty robust. It's not the prettiest of interfaces but it's functional and responsive. The remote control works well with it, even allowing the PC to be powered-up. The scheduling did exactly what it said it would, and was able to wake the PC from power-off slumber.
Despite its nifty features and what is a very nice hardware/software bundle, however, we're still left with an analogue tuner, and that means it's not got a huge amount of appeal. It'd be nice to see the same features on a digital tuner, although even then their usefulness will vary depending on who'll be using them.
Compro's H900, then, introduces some interesting design features for a TV tuner, but we'll need to see them on a DVB-T tuner before we'd consider buying one. Nevertheless, the hardware is sound and works well, it's just that we don't like analogue any more.
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