By Dean on 8 Mar, 2010 at 5:17 PM

Competition Change… Because You’re All Lazy — Enter Now And Win A COMPRO Videomate T500F With HDTV Support

Apparently some of you do not like free stuff. Either that, or our entry form was not working. Either way, we’ve decided to change this up a bit.

We recently held a competition asking you to tag eGamer somewhere. It was pretty darn easy, you could put it anywhere — and no, that’s not what she said. Relax.

So — starting over, with only five days to go, we want to know what was so tough about the last competition?

The previous requirement saw a closing date of 12 March, but we’ve now extended this to 13 March — oh look, and extra day for you lazy peeps.

The prize this time round, is once again sponsored by BuyComputers.co.za, and it will be a COMPRO Videomate T500F Mce Hybrid Analogue+Digital Internal TV Card. Quite a lot to digest, but essentially this is a TV card with a remote.

It’s pretty handy — these features stand out to me:

Video Desktop to setup the live TV screen as wallpaper mode
Straight-to-Disc recording to VCD and DVD discs
Support SDTV and 1080i HDTV (where available)
Timeshift to pause and instant replay of live TV

Product information below.

Remember, when entering you agree to our Competition Terms & Conditions.

Fill out the form below and tell us why you didn’t enter the previous competition. It can be any reason, like, the prize sucked, I cannot tag anything, it was too difficult, I’m lazy, etc. Please just be honest so that we know for next time. We’ll land up randomizing the winner — so your feedback is for us to do better next time round.

Winners will be announced shortly, hold on tight!

Once again, we’d like to thank BuyComputers.co.za for the prize. Competition ends 13 March, 2010.

Feature list (Click to expand list)

COMPRO videomate T500F Mce – hybrid – analogue+digital (DVB-T) , with pc power-up scheduling ( from S3/S4/S5 mode) + MCE remote control with pc power on/off on remote ( 51 keys ) , internal pci , stereo sound , tv-tuner+FM , with remote control , Philips 7131 chipset , MPEG 1/2/4 encoding , video in ( s-video+ rca – 1080i HDTV ) ; support PiP/PoP/video as desktop , teletext , timeshifting , Straight-to-Disc for direct burn TV shows on VCD and DVD , vista 64bit certified ; bundle software : Ulead MovieFactory

Compro VideoMate Vista T500F Hybrid D/A TV card is a PCI interface hybrid DVB-T and analog TV/FM reception tuner card, which provides 1080i HDTV quality digital TV, universal analog TV watching/recording and FM radio listening on your desktop PC. Bundled Microsoft certified Windows Media Center remote and MPEG-2 encoder, directly support DVB-T or universal analog TV watch/record in Windows Media Center of Vista Premium/Ultimate. Accompanied by Compro’s Picture Purifying Technology, VideoMate Vista T500F Hybrid D/A PCI TV card provides crystal clear pictures watching on your PC and turns your computer into a home entertainment center by bringing digital/analog TV viewing, analog video/audio capturing, FM radio, and personal digital video recording (PVR) capabilities to your PC.

With Compro’s exclusive ComproDTV 4 software, you can watch digital/analog TV shows, play recorded files, timeshift live TV, channel surf, capture still frames, and exclusive S5 (shutdown)/ S4 (hibernation) /S3 (standby) mode power up scheduled recording; support Transport Stream recording and playing back in digital TV let you record all the programs in the same stream then you can watch each of them when you are free; customize channel order and set my favorite channel list for more easy-to-use; Video Desktop to setup the live TV screen in wallpaper mode can let you use other applications simultaneously; customize brightness, hue, saturation, contrast, sharpness, TV format, and audio selection in each analog TV channel; the advanced Picture In/Out Picture allow you to watch live TV and playback video file, or open up to 1 main/3 sub live digital channel windows to watch at the same time, and even you can install multiple Compro TV card/box to watch and record them at once.

In addition, VideoMate Vista T500F PCI TV card provide the useful Vista Gadget tool to watch live TV directly on your Vista sidebar, check schedule and playback list. All-New DTV Add-In for Windows Media Center makes the Windows Media Center more powerful from the ComproDTV 4 software. ComproDTV 4 also can integrate the scheduling list from Windows Media Center for more easy-to-use scheduled recording control. The VideoMate Vista T500F Hybrid D/A PCI TV card also bundles the Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5 SE for DVD authoring. With the convenient Windows Media Center remote and powerful features, VideoMate Vista T500F TV card is undoubtedly your best TV and video choice.

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Key Features
Watch DVB-T digital TV, analog TV, and listen to FM on your PC
Worldwide analog TV (NTSC/SECAM/PAL) reception
Bundles Windows Media Center remote to controls Vista and ComproDTV
Included Microsoft certified MPEG-2 encoder support TV watch/record in Windows Media Center of Vista Premium/Ultimate
All-new ComproDTV 4 software with Vista Gadget, DTV Add-In, and integrate the scheduling list from Windows Media Center
All-new ComproDTV 4 supports multiple Compro TV card/box devices which allow you to install, watch, and record at the system
Supports SAP (MTS/EIAJ/NICAM/A2) and stereo audio input
Timeshift to pause and instant replay of live TV
Compro exclusive S5/S4/S3 mode Power Up Scheduled Recording
Convenient Remote Controlled Power On/Off
Support SDTV and 1080i HDTV (where available)
Timeshift and instant replay live TV
Advanced PIP/POP feature allows up to 5 windows watch including one playback recorded video file, 1 main and 3 sub digital TV channels watch at once
Video Desktop to setup the live TV screen as wallpaper mode
Straight-to-Disc recording to VCD and DVD discs
Customize Brightness, Hue, Saturation, Contrast, Sharpness, and TV/audio format in each analog TV channel
Customize channel order and my favorite list
Digital TV Support EPG, subtitle, Teletext
(not support MHEG-5 UK Digital Teletext Service)
Single/Multiple still frame captures and remote snapshot
Support MPEG-1/2/4 in analog TV and video capture
Capture analog video from Composite or S-Video
MPEG-2 and TS record/playback in digital TV
Supports digital radio reception (not DAB type)
Certified for Windows Vista 32/64 bit