The Basics:
Although many of AVerMedia's current products are sold in "white boxes" for OEM resale, the two tuner cards being reviewed today are available in full retail packaging. The images below show that the packaging provides a good look at the product, as well as the basic specifications and features (in a variety of languages).
Below we have a look at the TV tuner card from either end. You have a typical PCMCIA card, with a black plastic housing at one end, which will be the only visible part once installed. The styling is simple, but sleek enough to look well integrated with many modern notebook computers.
Taking a look at the connection end of the TV tuner card shows (from left to right), an unavailable port labeled for FM radio, a rectangular vent, a rectangular A/V-in connection, and a miniature coaxial cable connection.
Just seeing the end view above may cause some confusion, as the connections are definitely atypical. The picture of the included cables below may help. The cable on top is a miniature coaxial to standard coaxial cable adaptor. The small plug pops onto the TV tuner card's connector, while the other end is threaded to receive your typical television cable. The other cable shown converts the rectangular A/V-in connection to a few more common types of audio/video plugs. The is an s-video connection (black), composite video (yellow), and composite stereo audio (red and white).
The other items included with the AVerTV Cardbus TV tuner are shown below. You have a multi-lingual manual, a warranty registration card, and the driver/application CD-ROM. You can get a good idea of about how old the drivers on any CD-ROM might be by looking at the revision levels of other software included on the disc. Considering Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.1 is included, and that the current revision is 7.0.7, it may be fair to assume that you should check the AVerMedia website for updates!
