VideoMate U8 one more compact TV-tyuner with interface USB 2. from Compro Technology Influence of production on development of the market computer TV-tyunerov with interface USB 2. is difficult for overestimating. Now the assortment of devices of this class offered by the Taiwan company, has no analogues at competitors. Reaches that the next pupil of imagination of developers at first sight differs from the next model in a ruler only appearance, the blessing specificity handheld notebooks of external devices does not impose essential restrictions on design. Specified a site of the manufacturer of an opportunity of a tuner considered in this review, like, do not allow to speak about an appreciable difference between it and. However hasty conclusions far not always are true, therefore we shall not hurry up. The design of a box traditionally for production of the company is practically faultless. Firm oranjevo-belo-sinyaya the color scale, a qualitative cardboard and the transparent insert showing handheld notebooks to a curious sight of the hero of the festivities, do VideoMate U8 by an ornament of any show-window. Has not done without additional ON, on disks it is possible to find firm DVD-proigry'vatel' ComproDVD 2, And Ulead DVD MovieFactory SE for creation own VCD, SVCD or DVD. Engineers Compro Technology one of the first have applied semi-conductor VCH-bloki manufactures, at observance of the certain requirements to obvyazke not handheld notebooks conceding to selectors of a classical can design on quality of reception. It has allowed the company to get in number of the first manufacturers who have offered compact analog tuners of class Pen Driver Size but as it often happens, the first pancakes have appeared though also edible, but for a role of delicacies, all the same, did not suit. Appearance U8 can seem to familiar our constant readers. It is no wonder, as U8 it is executed in the same case, as digital, the color scale (a dark blue insert instead of orange handheld notebooks through which at work appears through a dark blue light-emitting diode) differs only. If to not pay attention to an antenna socket, a tuner it is possible to accept for fle`sh-nakopitel'. The device is a little bit larger, than U8 ( x x against x x mm), but because of the plastic case the smaller weight ( g against 40) has mm. As a whole, the design is represented thought more over as presence of standard antenna socket IEC allows to exclude negative influence of an adapter at handheld notebooks connection. Dark blue color of textolite for the present did not meet to us at tuners of the company. The payment has bilaterial design, both basic microcircuits are placed on one party. For reception of a television signal, also as at U890, answers VCH-blok Xceive XC2028. Analogovo-cifrovoe transformation and work with the interface are assigned on TV Master TM5600. This microcircuit is made by the Shanghai division and represents 10-bitny'y handheld notebooks multistandard ACP, incorporated with USB 2.0-kontrollerom. Sanctions 720x480, 352x480, 352x2 for NTSC and 720x576, 352x576, 352x2 for PAL/SECAM are supported. Built in 16-bitny'y sound ACP allows to deduce a sound with frequency of digitization 44.1/ kGc. Two IK-datchika relieve of careful selection of an arrangement of a tuner at use of board DU. Individual adjustment of brightness, shade, saturation, contrast and clearness for each channel Hard disk 1 GB Maxtor Plus9-6Y120M 7200rpm SATA1 Mb Hard disk 1 GB Maxtor Plus9-6Y120M 7200rpm SATA1 Mb Power unit Thermaltake Purepower 680APD (W00 rev. 2, 6 W) Unification of the driver for adjacent models leads to occurrence after installation in handheld notebooks section Sound, video and game controllers devices VideoMate U8xx/U9xx. In system tree it is possible to find out icons of the scheduler and the resident program for work with board DU. Occurrence among products of the company of several models of tuners with support of a digital announcement in formats DVB-T and DVB-S together with unification have led to that program ComproPVR has raised on edinichku number of the version and it was transformed in ComproDTV 3. The new design of the interface, certainly, differs known originality. On change to a colour handheld notebooks score of the previous versions radical black-and-white (!) registration has come. From discomfort at use rescue obviously allocated knopki-ikonki a call of the basic functions, but the piquancy of a situation consists what originally to reach them not too simply. By default in the main window of the program switching of channels, record and adjustment of loudness are accessible only. To result the interface in more functional kind, it is necessary to press the left button of the mouse from above or from below the main window (the cursor handheld notebooks thus accepts the crosswise form). Finally primiryaet with new appearance of the program button Panel Lock (hot key Y), allowing to avoid the subsequent turning of additional adjustments. Used VCH-blok provides high speed of automatic search of channels. Accuracy of scanning also is at the good level, it is possible to consider two superfluous channels adequate result. Despite of change of number of the version, realization of search on frequency (the button the Expanded autoscanning, a step of search makes 0.05, 0.1, 0.25, 0. and MHz), unfortunately, till now it is necessary to recognize handheld notebooks unsatisfactory. Result of use of this kind of scanning becomes marks of all channels as found without an opportunity of editing of the list. It would be desirable to hope, that the manufacturer can finish this function to a comprehensible level, but absence of progress in this area since August of the last year (!) guards a little. Sorting of channels is carried out by dragging by their mousy with the clamped left button. The user list of the selected channels is supported. Individual adjustments of parameters of the videoimage and the standard of chromaticity are handheld notebooks accessible to each channel (a column User). The general adjustments of brightness, contrast, chromaticity, saturation, clearness, deinterleysinga and program shumoponijeniya concerning which change individual, and choice Mono/Stereo/SAP are in section Video/Zvuk. Here it is possible to find vklyuchenie/otklyuchenie a mode of reproduction videfaylov in a separate window and the timer of a dream (till o'clock with an interval of minutes). Standard format of record is MPEG1/ with access to adjustments of the sanction, audio-and videobitreyta (constant and variable) and frequencies of digitization (44. and kGc). Maximal videobitreyt makes Mbit/s, available preestablished structures (PAL DVD, handheld notebooks PAL 1/ DVD, PAL VCD and PAL 1/ DVD) and one user. Record with the foreign codecs established in system is supported (chekboks Other codec), thus additional adjustments are accessible. Let's note, that the manufacturer promises support MPEG4, compatibility with other codecs is not guaranteed. In adjustments of a mode of the postponed viewing (it is used MPEG2) it is possible to find out a choice of the sanction, audio-and videobitreyta, maximal time of the buffer and an interval of the miss at rewind. In section of adjustments of the user handheld notebooks interface it is possible to change the size, color and an arrangement of the screen menu, to adjust scaling, to choose a format of capture of the staff (bmp and jpeg) and the size of a matrix for a mode of preliminary multichannel viewing ( or channels). Some variants of a parity of the parties of the image (4:3, 16:9, , user) and correction of proportions handheld notebooks in view of a parity of the parties of the monitor (by default, 4:3, 5:4, 16:9, 5:3) are realized. In a mode -rE'=she``r-t-`rE'=she``h/-rE'=she``r-te`h-`rE'=she``sh the second window is used for reproduction of videofiles. This opportunity is realized by similar image in ON tuners from AVerMedia and Leadtek. In a mode of multichannel preliminary viewing the matrix would have the central window about l'shego the size, duplicating the looked through channel. In the inheritance from the previous versions of the program original management in a mode of a conclusion of the videoimage on a surface of a handheld notebooks desktop has got also. In the system contextual menu the corresponding item that allows to do without the control panel, a badge in system tree, etc. is added The used interface deprives U8 with firm system of direct management of a feed of computer Compro POWER UP SCHEDULING, therefore corresponding options in the scheduler are inactive. However, switching-off of a computer on the termination of record and transition in an expecting mode is authorized. Time of an output from expecting mode for performance of the planned task also is adjusted (by default minutes). Has surprised inactive handheld notebooks chekboks records with use of the foreign codec in the scheduler, remains to hope, that this misunderstanding will be corrected in following versions ON. Into structure Ulead DVD MovieFactory enters Ulead Disc-Direct SDK, allowing to carry out capture directly on an optical disk (function Straight-to-Disc). The place of the additional button appearing in the interface only after installation of this component, in program ComproDTV borrows one more structure of capture. Fortunately, the situation with U8 does not repeat, quality of reception is at a good level. Handicapes and navodok during testing it was not observed. handheld notebooks The tuner shows high quality of the image, as a whole, not conceding to models with ACP from Philips, Conexant and Texas Instruments. Owing to used algorithm deinterleysinga it is possible to compensate decrease in clearness adjustment of the corresponding parameter. The range of adjustments of brightness and contrast by default and a step of their adjustment differ from the tuners constructed on another shemotehnicheskoy to base that can become the reason of insignificant inconvenience for the users having experience of use handheld notebooks of models on the basis of others ACP a little. Automatic definition of the standard of chromaticity is absent, the manual choice regular ON works as means correctly. On one of my channels (703. MHz) the artefacts presented on a screenshot which reason to identify it was not possible were some times observed. U8 It is completed with the same compact board, that U9 and U500. Despite of slim-dizayn and small dimensions, owing to absence FM-radio, available buttons suffice not only for management of a tuner, but also for use with CompoDVD 2. Color division of the basic groups of handheld notebooks buttons also promotes good ergonomic characteristics. The board works from battery CR20 3V (enters into the complete set of delivery). Despite of external similarity of a tuner with U500, the difference in element base leaves use of a tuner with the board as universal HID-ustroystva only digital model. Function of direct record on optical disk Straight-to-Dis c (only at established Ulead Disc-Direct SDK) Absence of an opportunity of capture from external sources (partially is solved high-frequency connection of the videorecorder) At existence of conceptually similar models, real alternative U8 in the Russian market to find handheld notebooks difficultly. VideoMate U8 also concede as reception and have no board DU. In spite of the fact that in an active of a tuner from Kworld there is a difference in the price, high quality of reception and the image, a worthy complete set and convenient enough for the usual user ON allow to consider Compro VideoMate U8 as the priority candidate on purchase at a choice handheld notebooks supernumerary analog TV-tyunera with interface USB 2.0. Other discussions in conference: [8/30/2007, ] [8/29/2007, ]

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