Plextor launches ConvertX PVR PX-TV402U
Plextor has unveiled its ConvertX PVR PX-TV402U personal video recorder, the world’s first real-time DivX Certified PVR (Personal Video Recorder). The PX-TV402U allows connection to a satellite receiver, cable or broadcast TV signal for watching and recording television programmes and home videos to a PC or DVD. As well as for just watching TV, Plextor’s convenient and flexible solution enables the user to either store data on the computer for watching at a later date or burn data direct to DVD, saving hard drive space and time.
The ability to record video in real time and straight into DivX format means the PX-TV402U allows the user store up to three times as much video than normal. This can save hours of time, eliminating the need to use a software-encoding programme to convert video to DivX after capture.
The PX-TV402U is able to record video into resolutions suited for playback on both full size TV’s and monitors, as well as portable and handheld devices and with its integrated high quality TV tuner, there is no compromise on quality. Similar to the ConvertX PX-M402U, a camcorder, VCR or DVD player can be connected to the PX-TV402U enabling the user to transfer home videos to a PC.
Supporting DivX, MPEG-4, MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 formats, the PX-TV402U is an external USB 2.0 device, which connects to a PC running Windows 2000 or XP. It also includes powerful yet easy to use software, including Intervideo WinDVR, to watch and pause live TV and to record programmes, and Intervideo WinDVD Creator software that allows the capturing and editing of home videos and the authoring of interactive DVD’s.
Rudy De Meirsman, Sales and Marketing Manager, Plextor Europe, comments: “Following our successful launch into the digital video conversion market with the ConvertX PX-M402U earlier this year, Plextor is now able to offer a solution for transforming a PC into a complete digital home entertainment centre, at a highly cost effective price. The new PX-TV402U enables an ordinary home PC to perform multiple tasks by incorporating the functionalities of a television, video and DVD player/recorder.”
