Hauppauge releases more specs for HD-PVR

Hauppauge has added a page to their web site with detailed specifications for the upcoming HD-PVR, a new box that will be able to capture 1080i video from a component source. Hauppauge says the unit will be available May 1st, but despite earlier rumors that a pre-order page would go live soon, there's none to be seen yet.

Here are some other interesting tidbits:

• Compresses video in real-time using the H.264 codec, with constant and variable bit-rates ranging from 1Mbps to 13.5Mbps
• Format recordings so they can be burned to Blu-ray discs
• Record at 1080i, 720p, or VGA resolutions
• Comes with IR remote control and IR Blaster for changing the TV channels on your set top box
• NTSC, PAL, and SECAM support
• Requires a PC with a dual core CPU and at least 256MB of graphics memory for playback of high definition H.264 videos

Oh, and the HD-PVR has a model number now. It's officially the HD-PVR 1212.

[via Brent Evans Geek Tonic]