If you've ever seen a TV's picture rolling when the vertical sync is out of alignment, then you've no doubt noticed the black bar at the bottom of the picture as it rolls up the screen. The VBI has been used for closed captioning for years, and is also utilized by Intel's Intercast to provide you with extended TV program information. The service is free, and is fully supported by advertisers. The Desktop TV also fully supports Intel's Intercast and WebTV for Windows as well, but is not included. You can also video conference using the composite or SVGA inputs and a camcorder.
Setup is easy, and everything worked without a hitch.
No problem here. The Desktop TV does an excellent job of video and single frame captures from TV, VCR, or camcorder, and even includes Digital Video Producer for creating your own masterpiece. You can capture .avi format videos at 30 fps with a max resolution of 320x240, and still images up to full screen resolution. All in all, STB's Desktop TV is an excellent choice for an add-on TV tuner card, offering many excellent features and added extras that will give you all you need for TV on your desktop, FM radio, video conferencing, video and still image capture, and options for utilizing WaveTop's Wavephore, Intel Intercast, or WebTV for Windows at a very affordable price.