Computer Woes

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2006-01-26

Haupauge mixed emotions

I was very happy with the ripping quality of my Hauppauge PVR USB 2 external TV card. I was not very happy with its instability however. Recordings regularly end up half-sized or zero bytes.

I returned it and was very happy to get a new one. I was not very happen when I plugged it in however, and not a single life-sign could be detected. Plugging it in to the computer only resulted in the message that a device has exceeded the allowed power consumption level (or something similar). A number of my friends and colleagues have had nothing but trouble with the Hauppauge cards, so think hard before you buy one.
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