Commentary, bath, Apple TV, notebook PC anything is OK! Try the USB tuner "PIX-DT295"

There is a lot of content that can only be enjoyed on TV

How much do AV Watch readers watch TV these days? I think there are various voices such as "I'm too busy...", "I watch online videos, but".

　The author listens to the news on the radio while working during the day, and before falling asleep in the middle of the night, he listens to movies and foreign dramas via online video distribution. often see However, at other times, especially at dinner time, I often watch live sports and variety shows on TV. It is a real feeling that "I am familiar with TV moderately".

　However, even in these days when words such as "YouTubers" and "livers" are born, it is a bit difficult to think of "a life without TV". As there is goodness in distribution in distribution, after all TV has goodness in television.

　The first thing that comes to mind for me as content unique to television is the dubbed version of foreign films. Recently, the number of dubbed versions has decreased significantly, but when it comes to major movies, different dubbed versions are produced for each TV station. Among them, the first "Back to the Future" is memorable. The version in which actor Yuji Oda was in charge of the voice of the main character, Marty, was broadcast on Fuji TV. I still have a VHS tape I recorded somewhere in my house (should be).

I don't think this Yuji Oda dubbing will be rebroadcast, much less will it be released as video software. Similarly, Atom Shimojo's version of "Beverly Hills Cop 2", Masatane Tsukayama's version of "Otokotachi no Eki II", Yoshito Yasuhara's version of "The Shawshank Sky", etc. I should have made a standard recording and then made a separate tape for storage...", he only regrets.

... I've gotten a little off topic. In other words, even in television, which is a very familiar medium, there are many precious moments of “Aura” as taught by Walter Benjamin, and it is a loss if you do not enjoy them.

　The way to enjoy TV is not necessarily just watching the big screen TV in the living room. Rather, these days, more and more people are enjoying watching TV casually using PCs in their own rooms. E-mailing and tweeting while watching TV in a multi-window environment... It's also attractive to be able to have a slightly different viewing experience than a single TV.

On the other hand, the focus of PCs is shifting from desktops to laptops. As for notebook PCs, a long time ago there was a large "multimedia notebook" equipped with a tuner as a high-end model, but now the thin zero-spindle type is popular. As you know, there are many gaming PCs in high-end models. In other words, even if you buy a notebook PC, it is becoming more and more common that it does not have a tuner.

In the midst of this, the new model of TV tuner for Windows is Pixela's "PIX-DT295" (open price / actual sales around 17,800 yen). While maintaining the simplicity of enjoying TV with a USB connection, it is said that it incorporates network cooperation functions with mobile terminals and even Apple TV. I tried the actual usability.