Avermedia TV tuner offers PC users more control

Avermedia has announced a TV tuner that turns a PC into a television, with most of the functions accessible by using a remote control.

When the AverTV HD Volar A867R is plugged into a USB port of a computer running Windows 7 or Vista with Windows Media Center, users can switch between Freeview (DVB-T) television and playback of DVDs or videos on their computer using just the remote control.

As with a digital video recorder such as Sky+, recordings can be scheduled and live TV can be ‘paused’.

The Volar comes with an electronic programme guide (EPG), Teletext, and can both watch and record high-definition (HD) television.

It can also switch on a computer that is in hibernate or standby mode in order to record a programme at a certain time.

Recorded video can be converted into a file format compatible with Apple's iPod or Sony’s Sony's Playstation Portable.

The AverTV HD Volar will cost £49.99.