Aver Media AVerTV Hybrid Volar T2

The only representative of the fourth after the AVerTV Hybrid Volar HD generation of "handheld", and this is how "Volar" is translated, AVerMedia TV tuners received another change in appearance. Visually, the body consists of two elements - a middle made of glossy plastic of medium grade and a plastic frame with a decorative element for milled metal in the upper part. At the same time, design tricks do not actually affect the design of the case, the case of the device traditionally consists of the upper and lower halves.

The tuner provides good reception of digital and analogue channels. The sound quality is also commendable.

AVerMedia belongs to the manufacturers that have implemented software emulation of hardware compression in MPEG2. This allows the tuner to be used with Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 multimedia interfaces.

AVerTV Hybrid Volar T2 comes with a 27-button remote control powered by two AAA batteries. Despite the convenient arrangement of the buttons and their separation by functional zones, the large travel at a miniature size does not allow for good informational content of pressing, this is especially noticeable in cursor buttons. However, this is compensated by the relative compactness of the remote control, which is critical when using tuners with mobile computers.

The AVerTV Hybrid Volar T2 is one of the best compact TV tuners available today. The manufacturer offers a wide range of features: watching TV, receiving a digital signal, outputting a broadcast program, subtitles, capturing and timing. A big plus is the ability to capture an analog signal via the RCA connector, allowing you to digitize video. USB connectivity works with home nettops, laptops, Windows tablets, desktops.

The tuner can boast of reliable digital TV reception and a large number of channels found. Note, however, that we have replaced the complete antenna to improve the results.

Support for analog TV is now becoming not a main function, but a pleasant feature that will be in demand in rare situations. And in such situations, the AverMedia AVerTV Hybrid Volar T2 tuner will prove itself no worse than most external tuners. But the "old guard" of AVerMedia PCI devices still offers better reception of a bygone standard.

The big advantage of the tested model was the functional software with all the necessary settings. The speed of its work is not lightning fast, but the stability is at a height, as well as the thoughtfulness of the interface. The package also includes everything you need. Add a nice look and get a decent external tuner that would have deserved a different recommendation a few years ago.

AVerTV Hybrid Volar T2 is currently one of the best and most functional devices in its class that can be found on store shelves. The package contains everything you need. The workmanship of the device is good. The device is equipped with support for all popular technologies and broadcast formats. There is a possibility of connecting analog devices to capture the signal. In the presence of a convenient software interface with a large number of settings.And the operation of the device as a whole is not accompanied by any problems. Therefore, when choosing an external TV tuner, of course, you should pay attention to the AVerTV Hybrid Volar T2. No serious alternatives have been identified at the moment.

AVerMedia The AVerTV Hybrid Volar T2 is a versatile harvester that can do everything a TV tuner should be able to do. In addition to supporting analog and digital TV and FM radio, the tuner can also be used for digitizing (for example, old cassettes). And most importantly, all this functionality fits into a small USB stick, the size of a very large flash drive.

A tuner with a complete universal antenna will not take up much space in a bag with a laptop, but it will allow you to enjoy TV and radio broadcasting in the suburbs, at the dacha, camp site or village.