come since the last generation of TV tuner/capture cards until you look at the tuner capsule from the previous generation and the M780. Some measurements will help to set the stage, after which we'll provide a very telling photo: The HDTV and SDTV tuner capsules...

• -More About The AVerMedia M780, Continued

the middle and OTA ATSC antenna input at the bottom. Not only does this card feature new-design compact ATSC/QAM and NTSC tuner capsules, it’s the only one of these three cards to include an FM tuner as well. The HVR-1800 packs a lot of circuitry into a...

• -Power Consumption

help to prove our contention that bigger tuner capsules running at lower temperatures output more heat overall than small capsules at hotter temps. The only anomaly in that data is the Leadtek card, but as it’s the newest of the old generation TV tuner/capture...

• -Measuring Heat From Circuit Components
• -A Fly In The Ointment Helps The Learning Process