Product Information
Two tuners make digital TV on your PC twice as entertaining
- Picture in Picture
- DualTimeShifting
- Direct-to-DVD
- MPEG-2 & DivX recording
- Remote Control
PCTV Dual DVB-T Pro PCI turns your PC into a high-end PVR with two digital TV tuners. Watch, record and TimeShift two different DVB-T programmes independently.
PCTV Dual DVB-T Pro features two high-quality digital TV tuners on one PCI board. Used in combination with the included, all-new Pinnacle MediaCenter 4.0 software, PCTV Dual DVB-T Pro delivers a more versatile digital TV and PVR experience. You can enjoy Picture-In-Picture (PiP) viewing on your PC. You can also watch, record and TimeShift two TV programmes at the same time.
Enjoy, Control, Record, Create and Play
- Enjoy two digital terrestrial TV or radio* programmes simultaneously on your PC
- On your PC, watch one TV show in full screen mode and the other as Picture-In-Pictureor watch two TV shows in moveable, scaleable windows
- Gain full control over two TV programmes with the unique DualTimeShifting feature.
- Record TV programmes directly to hard disk in the original MPEG-2 format or in the space-saving DivX format.
Record directly in PlayStation Portable (PSP) or iPod Video compatible MPEG-4 format to take your favourite TV shows with you.
- AutoPowerON before scheduled recordings
- AutoPowerOFF after finished recordings
- Use the integrated Electronic Program Guide (EPG) to schedule one-time or recurring recordings
- Get ultra-fast Teletext from two channels in parallel and select your favourite Teletext channel while watching another channel
- Remove commercials and create your own DVDs with the included Pinnacle Studio QuickStart video editing application
- Access thousands of Internet radio stations with customisable channel lists.**
* DVB-T radio is not available in all regions.
** Internet connection required.
Product Specifications
Hardware
- DVB-T Tuners:
- VHF and UHF
- Channel bandwidth 6, 7, 8 MHz
- Antenna input: IEC connector
- PCB dimensions: 120(L) x 65(H) mm
Approvals
- CE
- Designed for Windows XP (WHQL)
- Designed for Windows XP MediaCenter Edition
TV Recording Formats:
- MPEG-2 in native DVB quality or recompressed to DVD or DVD long quality levels
- MPEG-1 (VCD)
- DivX (HomeTheater/Portable/Handheld Profile)
- MPEG-4 (compatible with portable media players)
Minimum System Requirements
- Windows XP (Home, Professional, or Media Center Edition 2005) with latest Service Pack
- Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon XP* (recommended: Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon 64)
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
- UDMA/IDE hard disk with min. 5 GB free capacity (20GB free capacity recommended)
- Graphics controller with support for DirectX 8 or higher
- Sound controller with support for DirectX 9
- Open PCI slot
- CD-ROM drive (DVD burner recommended)
* 2x HDTV support (Australia only) requires an Intel Pentium D processor
Package Contents
- Dual-TV tuner PCI board for digital terrestrial TV (DVB-T) reception
- Remote control including batteries
- CD with Pinnacle MediaCenter and TVCenter application, drivers and user manuals
- CD with Pinnacle Studio QuickStart 10 software
- Printed quick start manual