Apple Mac owners have a new way to capture television broadcasts on their computers thanks to the newly announced ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo USB for Mac. The TV Wonder 650 Combo USB features two TV tuners capable of receiving over-the-air ATSC/HDTV broadcasts as well as analog television programming. Using the included ATI tvPORTAL TV application, users get full DVR functionality right on their Mac – including the ability to watch, pause, or record high definition television. Features of the ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo USB for Mac include:

• Two built in tuners offering combo tuning for ATSC and NTSC
• ATI Theater Video Processing Technology with Hardware MPEG-2 Compression, Motion Adaptive 3D Comb Filter, Automatic Color Control, Automatic Gain Control, Noise Reduction, and Edge Enhancement
• ATI tvPORTAL application with ability to watch TV and DTV on your Mac, full PVR and time shifting functionaloty, fast forward, rewind, or pause live analog TV and DTV, record MPEG-2 videos with ease to your hard drive, and built in electronic programming guide (EPG)
• USB 2.0 support
• Input connectors include F-Type Coax input for analog TV, F-Type coax input for ATSC(HDTV), S-Video input, Stereo audio input, Composite video input
• Requires Mac OS X 10.4.10 or higher

The ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo USB for Mac has an MSRP of $149 and is scheduled to be available later this month. The product will be distributed by VisionTek

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