The CardBus design of the Compro’s hybrid VideoMate P500 allows it to be plugged in anywhere, anytime to receive high-quality free-to-air HDTV DVB-T or analogue TV broadcast, stereo FM radio and capture audio/video on your laptop. Using the easy-to-use PCMCIA Plug & Play interface, you can be one step away from watching and recording your favourite TV programs even while you are on the move! Deriving the power from the CardBus gives great mobility as no external power adaptor is required.

VideoMate P500 turns your laptop into a superb home entertainment centre by bringing TV viewing, FM listening
and personal digital video recording capabilities to your laptop. Incorporating the new generation high-quality silicon tuner and Philips SAA7135 9-bit ADC video processor, VideoMate P500 lets users enjoy and experience crystal clear video quality DVB-T or analogue TV viewing, set flexible scheduled recording, use timeshift to pause and instant replay live TV, channel surf, receive FM radio reception, and capture single/multiple still frames with a keyboard, mouse, or even remote control on your laptop.

Also, the VideoMate P500 provides S-video, composite video, and stereo input for the transfer of analogue video or video tape into digital formats.

• Plug & Play PCMCIA interface
• Hybrid universal analogue TV, digital TV and FM tuner
• Philips SAA7135 video with stereo decoder
• Supports digital FM radio reception (not DAB type)
• Supports 1080i HDTV formats (where available)
• Supports all DVB-T audio formats and Australia HDTV audio formats
• Supports EPG and Teletext (where available)
• Card-design IR remote control for TV, FM and DVD
• SAP/NICAM/Stereo TV audio selection for analogue TV
• Capture analogue video from Composite or S-Video
• Listen to FM radio and MP3/WAV/WMA recordings
• MPEG-1/2/4 software based recording in analogue video
• MPEG-2 quality recording in digital TV
• Straight-to-Disc VCD/DVD recording
• Play and record PS2/Xbox game on laptop