ATI TV Wonder™ Product Matrix 

Premium Digital Cable Tuners ATI TV Wonder™ 650 Series ATI TV Wonder™ 600 Series ATI TV Wonder™ 500 Series ATI TV Wonder™ 200 Series
Key Features
ATI TV Wonder™ model ATI TV Wonder™ Digital Cable Tuner ATI TV Wonder™ HD 650 Combo USB for Mac ATI TV Wonder™ HD 650 Combo USB ATI TV Wonder™ HD 650 Combo PCIe ATI TV Wonder™ HD 650 PCI ATI TV Wonder™ HD 600 PCIe ATI TV Wonder™ HD 600 PCI ATI TV Wonder™ HD 600 USB ATI TV Wonder™ 550 PCI ATI TV Wonder™ 200 PCI
Bus Type USB 2.0 USB 2.0 USB 2.0 PCIe x1 PCI PCIe x1 PCI USB 2.0 PCI PCI
Tuner Type Hybrid Tuner Combo Tuner Combo Tuner Combo Tuner Hybrid Tuner Hybrid Tuner Hybrid Tuner Hybrid Tuner Analog Tuner Analog Tuner
(1 tuner) (2 tuners) (2 tuners) (2 tuners) (1 tuner) (1 tuner) (1 tuner) (1 tuner) (1 tuner) (1 tuner)
Where to Use Desktop or Notebook Desktop or Notebook Desktop or Notebook Desktop Desktop Desktop Desktop Desktop or Notebook Desktop Desktop
Watch & Listen Features
Unencrypted Clear-QAM Digital Cable TV4 - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - -
Free-to-air HDTV Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - -
Analog TV Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Digital Cable TV/CableCARD™ Yes - - - - - - - - -
FM Radio - - Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes -
Personal Video Recorder
Watch, Record or Pause Live TV Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Schedule Recording of TV Programs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Video Capture Support
Composite Video Input Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RCA Stereo Audio Input Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
S-Video Input Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
DVDs
Built-in DVD Player Software3 - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
DVD Authoring Software2,3 - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Video Capture & Convert
Hardware MPEG-2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes -
MPEG-2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
MPEG-4 - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
WMV9 - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
DivX - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
H.264 - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
H.264 video formats for portable media players2 - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Video Enhancement
3D Comb Filter Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes -
Automatic Gain Control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic Color Control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Noise Reduction Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes -
Edge Enhancement Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - - -
Operating System Support
Windows® XP Home, Pro, MCE 2005 - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Vista® Support - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes With Catalyst Media Center1
Certified for Windows Vista® Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - -
Windows Vista® Media Center Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes -
Mac OS X 10.4.10 (and higher) - Yes - - - - - - - -
System Requirements
512MB of system memory, 1GB recommended for Microsoft Vista® View
requirements		 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 128 MB;
256 MB recommended		 256 MB or more
Sound Card and speakers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Motherboard with available bus slot N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes
High-speed USB port available Yes Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A N/A
DirectX® 9 compatible or better graphics card (for PC) - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - -
OpenGL 2.0 or better graphics card (software will adjust video quality on lower-end graphics systems) (for MAC) Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cable TV signal or amplified antenna for NTSC TV signals Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Amplified antenna for ATSC HDTV signals Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Installation software requires CD-ROM drive for software installation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
DVD Authoring requires DVD Burner - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes
DVD decoder is included with ATI Catalyst Media Center™ - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes -

  1. This support will be available in the near future. Please go to amd.com for further updates.
  2. Some content may be subject to digital rights management and rights protection.
  3. DVD Playback required a DVD drive and DVD Authoring requires a DVD burner.
  4. Unencrypted Clear-QAM Digital Cable TV is supported with Catalyst Media Center build 1.0.3202 and higher in Windows Vista® for PCs. Unencrypted Clear-QAM Digital Cable TV is supported with Mac OS X 10.4.10+ and higher using ATI tvPORTAL™ for MACs.