WinFast TV2000 XP Expert Review

It's 2010, and analogue tv cards such as the WinFast TV2000 XP Expert are quite outdated. But at $15, it's a steal. WinFast TV2000 XP RM and Asus MyCinema P7131 were going at only $10, but reviews told me this was a more quality card. It uses the Conexant CX2388x chip and it's much better than the Fusion 878A that the RM version used. This one can tune (in Australia) all the channels with 7,9,10 the clearest (analogue). When I had the WinFast TV2000 XP RM, I always got a hissing sound with channel 7 and 9 which uses the Fusion 878A chip. Thankfully this one gives me great sound - no hiss! And a note - my VCR and TV never gave me weird hissing sounds also.

My analogue reception is decent for channels 7,9,10 but channel 2 and 28 are not so good - this is the same for tv/vcr tuning. The input feature is useful because I can record from my set top box, VHS or any external source. So in conclusion: the tuning device much better than RM version.

As for the winfast software, personally I like it, but you have to trial and error to see which version is best for you. The newest one is not always the best one. This one works best for me: WinFastPVR2_setup_2037
Some versions gave me a strange aspect ratio if I personalised my recording settings, or lagged.

Here are some screen caps of analogue reception.