Strengths: TV tuner works great, great picture on TV and desktop, Dual display that works great with Windows XP drivers.
Weakness: Can't use Dual display and TV Tuner at the same time, loud processor fan sometimes, sound doesn't always match up with video when playing back a recording.
Overall, I am very happy with this product. It has a green box that everything external plugs into (except the monitor) it holds the tuner, and gets the infrared signal from the remote control. The TV tuner works great and puts out a great picture, even full screen on my 19 inch. Tried out the dual monitor display and it rocks. Don't use drivers that come on the CD unless the monitors are the same size. If they aren't use Windows XP's drivers and you can change the size of each monitor. I used a 19 inch and a 17 inch and with Windows XP it works great.
The games I play are displayed with good to better graphics including Medal of Honor Allied Attack, Duke Nukem: Manhatten Project, Rollercoaster Tycoon, and Stronghold.
Remote control does everthing for the TV tuner and a DVD playing program, it even adjusts the volume! I love being able to play DVDs on my computer in my room without having to get out of bed every five minutes to change the volume.
When I had a dual monitor display, I could not use the TV tuner. It always came up with some error.
The fan can be noisy sometimes, but is overall quiet.
When playing a something you recorded onto you computer with the TV tuner, the sound doesn't always match up. There is a new driver on the website that might help, which I am going to try out. www.visiontek.com
UPDATE: The new driver works great and I never have problems with sound matching up with the video. Works great!
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VisionTek Xtasy XCESS Personal Cinema 5564 64MB...
Strengths: TV tuner works great, great picture on TV and desktop, Dual display that works great with Windows XP drivers.
Weakness: Can't use Dual display and TV Tuner at the same time, loud processor fan sometimes, sound doesn't always match up with video when playing back a recording.
Overall, I am very happy with this product. It has a green box that everything external plugs into (except the monitor) it holds the tuner, and gets the infrared signal from the remote control. The TV tuner works great and puts out a great picture, even full screen on my 19 inch. Tried out the dual monitor display and it rocks. Don't use drivers that come on the CD unless the monitors are the same size. If they aren't use Windows XP's drivers and you can change the size of each monitor. I used a 19 inch and a 17 inch and with Windows XP it works great.
The games I play are displayed with good to better graphics including Medal of Honor Allied Attack, Duke Nukem: Manhatten Project, Rollercoaster Tycoon, and Stronghold.
Remote control does everthing for the TV tuner and a DVD playing program, it even adjusts the volume! I love being able to play DVDs on my computer in my room without having to get out of bed every five minutes to change the volume.
When I had a dual monitor display, I could not use the TV tuner. It always came up with some error.
The fan can be noisy sometimes, but is overall quiet.
When playing a something you recorded onto you computer with the TV tuner, the sound doesn't always match up. There is a new driver on the website that might help, which I am going to try out. www.visiontek.com
UPDATE: The new driver works great and I never have problems with sound matching up with the video. Works great!
100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful?