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Review: TerraTec Cinergy Hybrid USB XS DVB-T/analogue TV tuner

by Steve Kerrison on 2 October 2005, 19:24

Tags: Terratec

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Specifications

Terratec's Cinergy XS is an external USB2.0 solution, capable of receiving analogue and DVB-T signals. Here's a rundown of the full specs.

Features

  • Digital and analogue TV for notebooks and PCs
  • Scheduled recordings and time shifting
  • EPG support (DVB-T mode only)
  • Teletext
  • Power supply via USB
  • USB 2.0 interface (480Mbps)
  • Infrared remote control
  • Digital video recorder with full MPEG2 support
  • Analogue video inputs: S-video, composite
  • Stereo audio input

General

  • Plug n’ Play
  • Voltage: 5V DC (USB bus powered)
  • Current: 480mA (USB bus powered)
  • Housing colour: white/orange
  • Dimensions: 80x30x15mm

Infrared remote control

  • 48 buttons
  • 2 x AAA batteries

System requirements

  • Intel Pentium 4/AMD Athlon XP/Centrino-certified CPU - 2GHz or higher
  • 512MB RAM
  • One available USB 2.0 interface
  • Audio hardware with DirectX support
  • CD-R/DVD-R burner for creating Video CDs/Video DVDs
  • AGP graphics board with DirectDraw drivers and video overlay support
  • Terrestrial digital TV reception (DVB-T, TNT)
  • Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2

Scope of delivery

  • TerraTec Cinergy Hybrid T USB XS
  • USB 2.0 extension cable (0.3m)
  • Antenna adaptor cable
  • Breakout cable - video/audio input; remote control receiver
  • Antenna with magnetic base
  • Infrared remote control , with batteries
  • Installation/software CD-ROM
  • Manual on CD-ROM

A long list of specs for a little device, let's take a look at it now.