HAVA Platinum HD TV Device
- Lets you stream television content via your home network and watch from anywhere with a broadband internet connection
- Automatically adjusts video encoding for smooth video, no matter the network activity
- Functions as a PVR, letting you record, pause, and rewind live television
- Works as a virtual TV Tuner with Windows Media Center PCs
- Backed by a 1-year warranty
Product Description
If you are looking to improve your home theater experience, the HAVA Platinum HD is a natural fit. By connecting any of your HD video sources directly to HAVA you now have the ability to stream your live TV programs to multiple PC’s simultaneously around the home using your existing home network. If you have Media Center PC’s, HAVA will allow you to watch TV on them without requiring a TV Tuner card installed or even a TV connection in that room. HAVA Platinum HD enables any network connected PC to pause, rewind, fast forward and even record your favorite TV shows to your PC’s hard disk. If archiving of your favorite shows is important, then use the HAVA software client to burn them onto a DVD. Don’t leave your home theater experience at home, HAVA Platinum HD allows you watch and control you home TV, set top box or DVD player from anywhere in the world from a broadband Internet connected PC or mobile phone.Amazon.com Product Description
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HAVA Platinum HD TV Device
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5 comments
C. Hodes on December 14, 2009 at 5:13 pm
This is right up there with turn of the century technology ( Clap_On, Walkman and Floppy disks).
It’s 10 years behind the state of digital television and it is only marginally better than my VHS player. It’s cheap and I think it’s probably more handy for an inexpensive Video Security System, instead of good TV or Movies.
There is no excuse for poor Video quality in electronics. HD (1080×768) is the minimum standard and DVD quality is kinda like “Builder’s Quality”, it’s the lowest.
Anyway, who’s got a network cable by their TV these days? Or who buys Microsoft Media Player for an OS? This stuff is very out dated technology. Buy a TiVo or Apple TV.
Fortunately, I didn’t buy one – I watched it work in a store that couldn’t sell them, either.
James Cooper on December 14, 2009 at 7:42 pm
I am writing this review after finally setting up the Hava after 3 months. I thought I was doing things wrong, but the problem was not me. It was the Hava.
First, I am running Vista, but it doesn’t set up properly with 64 bit Vista. It seems it doesn’t support all versions of Vista.Forget about Mac support. There is none. So I set the program to compatibility mode. OK. I got through the setup.
But not in HD. I can’t seem to get that to work. I am connecting to a Time Warner (Scientific Atlanta 8300HD) DVR. So I’ve got it working in composite mode with a PC on my home network. I bring up the remote and click on the button for the recorded list of programs. No go. This really was the main reason I got this box. Subtract one star.
Then I tried to watch remotely via the internet. A message comes up that the server can’t be reached. Subtract another star.
I go to the help screen, but it was no help at all. Not even a link to a support website. The only web address was for a company that provided the fonts for the software (like anyone would ever need to know THAT!). Subtract another star.
So I google Monsoon and find their website. Not much help there. Another star gone.
The product description extols being able to watch from a mobile phone. The other reason I bought this, to watch on my iPhone. Apparently you need to purchase additional software to do this. I haven’t really looked into this since it works so poorly on a PC. Another star less.
I own a Slingbox and it couldn’t have been easier to setup and use. Plug it in load the software and you’re off to the races. I also was a network administrator in my job so I am not a complete moron when it comes to computers.
I know most people don’t like reading negative reviews of products, and they are often due to people’s dissatisfaction with Amazon service or delivery problems. Or they got a DOA device. This is not the case here. If you look at some of my other reviews, you’ll see there are lots of products I really like and are great purchases.
Please pay heed to this and the other one star reviews of this device and save your money. Buy a Slingbox.
I am sorely disappointed with this purchase. NO STARS
pweis on December 14, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Potential buyers should be aware that the HAVA Platinum box must be cable connected to your computer. A wireless version is available at about twice the cost.
A. C. Perrins on December 14, 2009 at 10:50 pm
I checked out other user reviews of this product before purchase and went ahead anyway. I am so glad I did. HAVA Platinum HD TV Device
This product works perfectly.
It installed easily first time. It DID come with component cables. The picture on the telly IS 1080 using the pass-through cable. The image on my Vista laptop is fabulous even at full-screen when used with my wireless network at home. When remote the picture degrades of course, but the most important thing is that I can still watch ALL the Hi-Def channels that I am paying Comcast so dearly for. A really nice touch here (which shows attention to detail so rare these days) there is an on-screen replica of my Comcast remote which works EXACTLY like the one at home.
PERFECT.
M. Sehgal on December 15, 2009 at 1:47 am
I don’t have a cable box and this does not have a direct cable co-axial input as does the more pricey Slingbox. However once I got it set to a cable box – installion was intutive and less than 45 min. Have used it internationally and it has a better quality than the Slingbox I have used ith the past.
Would recommend – I purchased for $109