Colossus 2 is an internal video recorder which plugs into PCI Express x 1 or x 16 slots It contains the same studio quality video encoder which is used in the HD PVR 2 & can record both HDMI & Component video at up to 1080p 30 with support for 1080p 60 passthrough Like the HD PVR 2 Colossus 2 also has built-in hardware support for H264 Variable (VBR) & Constant bit rate (CBR) encoding video downscaling & a logo inserter for putting &bugs& or logos on your recordings or video streams Colossus 2 uses a high quality Analog Devices video front end & a Magnum studio quality video encoder The Magnum encoder supports data rates are from 2 Mbitssecond to 135 Mbitssec CBR with VBR datarates running to about 21 Mbitssec Colossus 2 runs under Windows 8 7 Vista & Windows XP Record your favorite TV programs from HD cable TV & satellite set top boxes Colossus 2 connects to most HD cable TV & satellite TV receivers with component video & optical digital audio Stereo audio inputs are supported too Some cable TV & satellite boxes allow recording from HDMI (non HDCP encrypted HDMI)
Includes:: Hauppauge&s Win TV v 7 TV application for automatic recording of TV programs from cable or satellite set top boxes If you have an un-encrypted HDMI video source such as a digital SLR you can record directly from this source
Includes:: IR blaster cable Colossus can automatically change the channel on your set top box Studio quality HD video recorder with HDMI & Component video input Record your TV programs in HD from a cable TV DVR or satellite TV box Record your Xbox Playstation or PC game play in HD Offload your cable or satellite DVR & free up DVR disk space Or create a library of your favorite TV programs! Now with optical audio plus IR blaster to control your cable or satellite set top box
Includes:: our no delay pass through so you can watch TV from your cable or satellite box while you record in HD! Now
Includes:: Stream Eez so you can live stream Create a Twitch You Tube or Ustream channel with Stream Eez!
Includes:: our Personal Logo inserter you can add your own logo to your recordings & Twitch & Ustream channels Note Some cable & satellite boxes do not allow recording from the HDMI port on the box Colossus 2 can record HD video from either HDMI or Component video using the supplied AV adapter cable If you have one of these boxes you will need to use the Component video connectors on the back of your box Component video connectors are normally Red Green Blue connectors & are sometimes marked &YPr Pb& Please check with your cable TV or satellite TV provider for the availability of Component video connectors on your box Both the Win TV & Hauppauge Capture applications can be set for either HDMI or Component video sources Hardware encoder
Specification Magnum H264 video encoder AC-3 recording from AC-3 source Recording datarate from 1 to 135 Mbitssec VBR or CBR (maximum rate using VBR aprroximately 21 Mbitssec) Recording formats 1080p 60p (recorded as 1080p 30) 720p 60 1080i 60 480p 60 480i 60 1080p 50p (recorded as 1080p 25) 1080i 50 720p 50 576p 50 576i 50 NTSC or PAL video formats supported System requirements Laptop or desktop PC with 30 GHz single core or 20 GHz multi-core processor Microsoft Windows 8 7 or Vista (32 or 64-bit) or Windows XP Service Pack 3 TV set with HDMI input (optional) 1 GB memory recommended Graphics card with 256 MB memory Sound card 220 MB free hard disk space CD-ROM drive (for software installation) Bundled software applications Hauppauge Capture for video recording trim & streaming with Hauppauge&s Stream Eez application Hauppauge Win TV v 7 application with support for the Hauppauge IR blaster Input & outputs HDMI input (Note for use with un-encrypted HDMI video sources) AV cable input adapter with Component video input Left Right RCA audio input Optical audio input IR receiverblaster connector (IR blaster cable supplied)