Brand | AVerMedia |
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Item model number | H837 |
Hardware Platform | PC |
Item Weight | 8 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 5.91 x 1.97 x 7.87 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.91 x 1.97 x 7.87 inches |
Color | Black |
Manufacturer | AVerMedia Technologies, Inc. |
ASIN | B006PU81QE |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | March 29, 2010 |
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AVerMedia AVerTV Volar Hybrid Q, USB TV Tuner, ATSC, Clear QAM HDTV & FM Radio, Supports Windows 10 (H837)
Connector Type | usb |
Brand | AVerMedia |
Connectivity Technology | USB |
Color | Black |
Antenna | Television, Radio |
About this item
- Watch ATSC, Clear QAM and Analog TV, Listen to FM Radio, MPEG-2 & H.264 HDTV Ready, Watch & Record Two Channels at The Same Time
- PIP (Picture in Picture) Function, Real-time iPhone/ iPad Format Recording, Smart Channel Grouping TimeShift & Schedule Recording I9, Closed Caption, Teletext & EPG
- Customized Color Adjustment, Multi-channel Preview, Photo Slideshow & Music DJ, Windows 7 Compatible, Remote Viewing by SnugTV
- Specification:75 Ω TV/ FM Antenna, S-Video (Optional AV input cable), Composite (Optional AV input cable), L/R Stereo (Optional AV input cable)
- Package Includes: AVer TV Volar Hybrid Q (Weight: 25.5g), Installation CD, Quick Installation Guide, High Gain Antenna
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Product Description
AVerTV Volar Hybrid Q is presented with its elegant exterior and powerful performance that allows you to enjoy watching digital/ analog TV and listening to FM radio on your PC. The exclusive extendable High Gain Antenna promises a robust digital TV and FM radio reception. Even better, by simply connecting analog video devices through Composite or S-Video inputs, you can preserve your favorite videos in various digital formats. With the latest AVer MediaCenter3D software, you can easily pause, fast forward and rewind Live TV by applying TimeShift function when you need to leave the on-going show for a moment. Besides, you can also schedule a recording for your favorite program effortlessly via EPG without puzzling around finding the air time. Moreover, the real-time iPhone/ iPad format recording function allows you to enjoy recordings on your iPhone or iPad on the way without the tedious video conversion job. The accompanying SnugTV Station software lets you to enjoy your home TV real-time over the Internet when you are traveling around the world. Apart from those great software functions, AVerTV Volar Hybrid Q is fully compatible with Windows Media Center that allows you to watch TV with what you are accustomed to. *Snug TV software is now available on Apple App Store.
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Tech Support | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
Remote Control | 2.0 | — | — | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
Easy to install | 4.3 | — | 4.4 | — | — | 3.7 |
Easy to use | 3.9 | — | — | 4.6 | 3.7 | — |
Picture quality | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | — | — |
Sold By | — | Silicondust Shop | Silicondust Shop | Nooelec | Nooelec | Nooelec |
connector type | usb | RJ45 | RJ45 | usb | Mini USB | usb |
antenna description | Television, Radio | — | — | Radio | Radio | Radio |
connectivity tech | USB | Ethernet | Ethernet | Radio Frequency | USB | USB, Radio Frequency |
tuner technology | analog,atsc,digital,digital/,fm | ATSC 3.0 | ATSC | ADS-B | ads-b,satellite | ADS-B |
platform | windows | android | windows | windows, linux | windows | android |
video output format | mpeg 4 | mpeg 4 | mpeg 4 | mpeg 4 | mpeg 4 | mpeg 4 |
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Best Sellers Rank | #59 in External TV Tuners |
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Intuitive User InterfaceAVerTV 3D includes an intuitively designed user interface featuring the most frequently used function buttons directly on the toolbar. Easily switch between channels, adjust volume, or watch immersive live 3DTV in a single click. The better TV viewing experience. |
Record Content on your PC and View on Mobile DevicesAVer MediaCenter 3D DVR software records your favorite shows and allows to playback on your favorite mobile device without additional file conversion steps. Pre-load selected media formats works with iOS and Andriod. |
Cord CuttingAVerTV Volar Hybrid Q is a cord cutting device that allows you to enjoy digital/analog TV and FM radio on your PC and Android TV devices. |
Best in class U.S. based customer support & 2 year warrantyWe want to make sure your experience with AVerMedia is a positive one. We offer live customer service support and 2-year product warranty* Additional information for Live Support and product registration detail available inside product package, as well as our website. Our support team available Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm PST. *Registration required. |
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Customers like the appearance of the TV Tuner, mentioning it's a really neat device. They're also satisfied with the value. However, some customers have reported issues with thermal issues, saying the product runs quite hot. Opinions are mixed on performance, ease of use, quality, reception, and channels.
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Customers like the appearance of the TV Tuner. They say it's a really neat device, and a great little device. They also say the antenna that came with it is nice and compact for taking on. Customers also say that it works perfectly, and is a simple TV tuner.
"...H837 AVerTV Volar Hybrid Q HDTV & FM Radio USB tuner is a really neat device...." Read more
"...seems nice and sturdy.- picks up every channel OTA that my TVs do hooked up to same antenna-..." Read more
"...The recordings are high definition and look just as they do when aired. Viewing through Roku I can fast forward through commercials...." Read more
"Pretty cool device. Im temporarily staying in an air bnb in brooklyn that does not have a tv...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the value of the TV tuner. They mention that it is relatively inexpensive, with no expensive cable bill. The unit performs well for its modest cost, and is basically a TiVo without the monthly fee. Some say that it's the cheapest and smallest TV tuners they have owned.
"...product compared to dual-tuner products is that in addition to a lower cost, setup is very easy with this product, with no need to either install an..." Read more
"...This is basically TiVo without the monthly fee. You can pause and rewind live TV and record your favorite over the air shows with ease...." Read more
"...time warner cable but it will suit my needs perfectly for a very reasonable price." Read more
"this is a great tuner and a great value...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the TV tuner. Some mention that it functions well, while others say that it failed last night while they were doing a recording.
"...The core hardware in the USB tuner stick works pretty solidly, and I recommend it. I have been running it on Windows 8 with no issues...." Read more
"...The recording feature and time shift work perfectly well and the programmed recording probably is fine too although I haven't tried it yet...." Read more
"...I soon discovered why. The program had stopped working; and, Windows 7 had to close it down (in other words, the program had crashed)...." Read more
"...As far as the reception and quality, it's excellent. I get most channels clearly though I'd probably get more with a better antenna...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the tuner. Some mention that the software was easy to install and program for recording, while others say that the user interface is unbelievably bad, not very intuitive, and unconventional. They are also not happy with the inflexibility of the schedules and the occasional volume drop.
"...to dual-tuner products is that in addition to a lower cost, setup is very easy with this product, with no need to either install an accessory inside..." Read more
"...I cannot give it five stars because of the glitches with the AVerMedia software...." Read more
"...The installation was simple enough plug in the device and antenna and run the downloaded software the new software/driver package supports Win7 x86,..." Read more
"I brought this tuner to use on my laptop with Windows 7. Setting it up was very easy; It took Windows Media Center about 20 minutes to scan for TV..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the antenna. Some mention that the picture and sound quality is outstanding, while others say that it has poor quality control. The recordings are high definition and look just as they do when aired. However, some customers feel the product feels cheap and has scratch marks all over the plastic casing. The drawback is that the quality isn't anywhere near dedicated cable quality, and the unit can be a little flaky if you watch a weak signal.
"...The functionality, though, of the hardware is superb. Once I got a good indoor antenna, in my case the Terk HDTVa, it worked without a hitch...." Read more
"...Felt very cheap and there were scratch marks all over the plastic casing. The threading on the F connector had crud in the threads as well...." Read more
"...The picture was excellent; and, the video was very smooth...." Read more
"...feature and time shift work perfectly well and the programmed recording probably is fine too although I haven't tried it yet...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the reception of the tuner. Some mention that it has strong signal reception, clear and seamless TV reception, and grabs full 1080p signals. However, others say that the antennae appears to provide a weak signal, and the picture is scrambled.
"...other problem with the hardware on this product is that the antenna is not very good at all for VHF channels, and there are considerable, noticeable..." Read more
"...The tiny clip-on antenna this comes with actually gets better reception! I am very impressed by this little thing...." Read more
"...channels where I live (a metropolitan area), although most of the channels are rather spotty (I get anywhere from 30% to 90% signal strength)...." Read more
"...Digital tv is impressively clear. The one major problem I have w/ Aver MediaCenter 3D is the occasional volume drop, very annoying...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the channels. Some mention that the tuner is very sensitive, picking up all the antenna channels their TV receives. They also say that it works smoothly and detects all the listed channels. However, other customers say that they are not able to get any channels, there are not many channels, and that the navigation is laborious and confusing.
"...Another thing I don't like is that channels cannot be manually selected, they have to be auto-scanned into the program in order to select them..." Read more
"...seems nice and sturdy.- picks up every channel OTA that my TVs do hooked up to same antenna-..." Read more
"...The user interface is unbelievably bad. You can't preset channels and the navigation is laborious and confusing. Timeshift doesn't work, period...." Read more
"...The app that comes with this item (Aver Media Center) picked up all of my analog channels and all of my local Over-the-Air channels, but showed..." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the thermal issues of the tuner. They mention that the product runs quite hot, the cable end of the device gets warm when recording, and the device tends to heat up quickly. The little circuit chip near the RG6 connector gets very hot. The metal part of the USB was really hot, and there were lots of freezing and stuttering issues.
"...This part does get hot, but as it is exposed, the heat is mostly released outside of the tuner and at the very tip...." Read more
"...I used Parallels and it seems to work fine. However, the product does run quite hot...." Read more
"...I noticed that it was hotter then normal. On June 16, it wouldn't work. I tried reloading the disk software.It didn't work...." Read more
"...The only issue so far is the extreme heat emitted when the green indicator is lit and MCE is displaying the cable TV reception...." Read more
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Something repeated in the other reviews is that the product gets very hot when it is running. That is true, and it concerned me when I was purchasing it because I was worried how it would affect the life of the product. At this point, I have had this product for more than two years, and it is true that it gets very hot when watching television. However, the part of the product that gets hot is the very end, the metal connection to the antenna. When you plug an antenna cable into the tuner, about 3 mm of the cable screw is left to exposed to the air. This part does get hot, but as it is exposed, the heat is mostly released outside of the tuner and at the very tip. I am not sure how much important circuitry is right near the cable screw, but most of the inside of the tuner--especially the tip that plugs into the computer--runs cool.
The other problem with the hardware on this product is that the antenna is not very good at all for VHF channels, and there are considerable, noticeable jitters for UHF channels when the antenna is used indoors. I live 9 miles from the towers in a flat, urban area and still had problems indoors. However, an old TV antenna that I had laying around did not work much better for UHF stations. So as antennas go, the UHF reception on the included antenna is pretty good.
The real problem with the antenna is its very weak ability to receive VHF signals. I suspect that you would have the same problem with any other small VHF antenna. You need large rabbit ears to receive many VHF signals, period, and the included antenna has only small rabbit ears. I live 9 miles from the towers and was unable to receive some VHF channels at all. I had to connect large rabbit ears and extend them for several feet in order to receive some channels. To find out whether a particular channel is VHF, run a signal analysis report at TVFool.com and check the "real" channel column. VHF signals are broadcast on "real" channels 2-13.
The included software is highly functional and records television programs in standard MPEG-2 and H.264 format, as well as MPEG-1 and AVI. The problem is, the interface is poor and, most annoyingly, there is no way to tune in to a specific frequency in the current version. If your antenna does not pick up a channel at all, you need to adjust it and run a channel scan, which takes me 5 or 6 minutes, all over again. Using Windows Media Center addressed this issue quite nicely, and the product is very compatible with it. I also figured out how to do what I wanted with the software, Aver MediaCenter 3D, after playing with it enough.
The functionality, though, of the hardware is superb. Once I got a good indoor antenna, in my case the Terk HDTVa, it worked without a hitch. I also got good results with old-fashioned rabbit ears and a UHF loop that I had laying around in my basement. Note that good antennas take up a lot of space. If you're looking to use this product, or any other TV tuner, indoors, and have VHF channels that you want to receive, the chances are that you will have to either use a good indoor antenna or run a cable from your roof antenna. FM radio tuning, with good VHF rabbit ears, works quite well.
Note that despite the product description, this is a one-tuner product and for most purposes you will only be able to watch or record one channel at a time if you have only bought one of these products. It is possible to watch two subchannels on the same channel at the same time using the included software, but I seldom use that feature. If being able to watch and record two channels at the same time is important to you, a "dual-tuner" product is best. As far as I can tell, the advantage of this product compared to dual-tuner products is that in addition to a lower cost, setup is very easy with this product, with no need to either install an accessory inside your computer or to spend a lot of time configuring it. Additionally, this product has an FM radio feature, while most dual-tuner products do not.
The core hardware in the USB tuner stick works pretty solidly, and I recommend it. I have been running it on Windows 8 with no issues. In fact, when I upgraded to Windows 8.1, it seems to run more smoothly when switching back and forth between Windows Media Center and the included AVer MediaCenter. I had no issues running it under Windows 7, previously.
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UPDATE: I've had the unit for about two years, with frequent use, and it's still functioning well. I get more than 23 channels using an external, indoor antenna and am pretty satisfied.
At first, I did notice that the AVerMedia software didn't seem to be saving any of the channels which it had scanned. I soon discovered why. The program had stopped working; and, Windows 7 had to close it down (in other words, the program had crashed). However, once I performed the channel scan and then exited the program normally (by clicking on the "X" in the upper right corner), the software did successfully save the channels (saving me the trouble of having to re-scan them again).
For better results, the device should be used with Windows Media Center instead of the AVerMedia software (which is included with the USB tuner). Windows Media Center is far more reliable than the bug-ridden AVerMedia software, which frequently crashes. Windows Media Center also includes additional features, such as a program guide. Windows Media Center comes pre-installed on many computers using the Windows 7 operating system.
I used an antenna ( August DTA270 TV Antenna - Portable Indoor/Outdoor Digital Aerial for USB TV Tuner / ATSC Television / DAB Radio - With detachable rod ) other than the one which was included with the USB tuner. In the future, I will attempt to use the included antenna.
During the winter months, I often have to sit inside my car and wait for the engine to warm up. When the weather is particularly cold, this can be a very long and boring process. It will be nice to be able to use this device with my laptop computer to watch television from inside my car as the engine warms up.
I did read other reviews in which people complained that they were unable to watch more than one channel at once. According to the AVerMedia website, the AVerMedia Center 3D software can support multiple TV tuners or capture cards. In other words, if you wish to watch more than one channel at once, the software will allow this, provided that you are running more than one piece of tuner hardware on your computer.
Overall, the AVERMEDIA H837 AVerTV Volar Hybrid Q HDTV & FM Radio USB tuner is a really neat device. I cannot give it five stars because of the glitches with the AVerMedia software. However, the device performs a very unique function which will give my laptop computer an added capability. I give five stars to the USB tuner but only three stars to the included software.
The installation was simple enough plug in the device and antenna and run the downloaded software the new software/driver package supports Win7 x86, Win7 x64, Win8 x86, Win8 x64, Win8.1 x86, Win8.1 x64, Win10 x86, Win10 x64.
The software works well and although not super intuitive it should pose no problem with anyone with modest PC skills to navigate and set up the unit.
Run the channel scan and watch TV.
The supplied antenna did pick up 33 channels but not very well. There were dropouts and poor sound on every channel. I Then tried a Amazon Basics leaf antenna. It was a little better with dropouts but sound was better. I then attached an amplified RCA indoor antenna Model #: ANT1251F and all 33 channels were clear and the sound was perfect. You should buy one here and avoid feeling like your tuner is a bad purchase:
http://www.amazon.com/RCA-Amplified-Indoor-HDTV-Antenna/dp/B000HKGK9I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457640200&sr=8-1&keywords=RCA+Model+%23%3A+ANT1251F
I assume I would get even more channels with an omni-directional amplified outdoor antenna but this RCA meets my needs.
The unit runs very warm when in use but not too hot. The recording feature and time shift work perfectly well and the programmed recording probably is fine too although I haven't tried it yet.
All in all it works very well and I can recommend the unit.
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Also returned this TV tuner, but to no fault of it's own. My plan all along was to be able to use my bluetooth headset to watch regular TV so I don't wake up family at night. Was using a PC with a bluetooth adapter for a little while until a discovered the "MEE audio Connect Universal Dual Headphone Bluetooth Wireless Audio Transmitter for TV", and I'm using that now instead.
Buen producto cumplió con mis expectativas y estoy totalmente satisfecho con el producto.
I just wanted a TV tuner, but had no idea there were so many different digital TV Tuner standards across the world. The complex and verbose technical description caught me unaware.
Now i know that advertising can use complexity to catch those not technically trained.
However, as a result, i was able to find a Hauppauge Tuner that does work in non-American countries. This is the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-935 HD Hybrid TV Stick. I bought this from New Zealand, and it works!