One last note about Hauppauge. They announced and showed off a new USB video recording box called the “HD PVR” at CES 2008. Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to take a picture of this device while at the conference. According to Hauppauge, the HD PVR can record high definition content in H.264 format using a hardware based H.264 hardware encoder. Video sources such as high definition cable TV or satellite TV set top box receivers can connect to the HD PVR using component inputs. The HD PVR comes with an IR Blaster which allows it to control the set-top boxes. The package can also record in AVCHD recordings which is primarily used by Blu-ray players. The HD PVR will be available in Q1 of 2008 for an MSRP of $249.

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Leadtek Research has announced the world’s smallest universal video capture device called the WinFast VC100 U Video Editor. The USB 2.0 compatible Plug-and-Play device comes with built-in automatic scene detection and allows you to record video from all sorts of sources into high quality MPEG-4/2/1 formats. The VC100 comes with ArcSoft ShowBiz DVD 2 which allows you to cut and edit your own movie clips. ShowBiz DVD 2 also comes with a user friendly storyboard interface, a powerful photo slideshow wizard, and a full set of DVD authoring tools. The WinFast VC100 U Video Editor also comes bundled with 3D Album iPod/PSP Video Converter allowing you to easily convert videos into iPod/PSP video formats.

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