Pinnacle PCTV Dual DVB-T Hybrid Pro - PCIe HD TV Tuner
Product Code PIN01008
Dual Hybrid
PCIe
Product Code PIN01008
Dual Hybrid
PCIe
Product Information
Enjoy
- Bring digital terrestrial TV and radio* as well as analogue TV and FM radio to a desktop PC
- Enjoy two programmes at the same time
- Watch in full-screen with Picture-in-Picture or in scaleable windows
- Infrared remote control included
- Ultra-fast Teletext
- Plus: Listen to and record Stereo FM and digital radio*
- Plus: Listen to Internet radio stations**
- Uses PCI Express x1 slot, leaving other slots available
Control & Record
- Control two live TV shows with DualTimeShifting™
- Record video files compatible with Sony PSP™ or Apple iPod™ (MPEG-4)
- Schedule recordings to your hard drive or Direct-to- DVD
- AutoPower ON/OFF for scheduled recordings
- Record in MPEG-2 and DivX® formats
- Ease of use with Infrared remote control
- Free integrated Electronic Programme Guide
Create & Play
- Trim your videos and create DVDs with Pinnacle Studio QuickStart
- Remote control access to all your media files
- Play and burn personal CDs and DVDs
- Create photo slideshows
* DVB-T radio not available in all regions
** Internet connection required
Technical Specifications
Hardware
- Interface: PCI Express rev. 3.0
- Tuners
Frequency range 45.75.. 863.25 MHz (VHF and UHF) - DVB-T COFDM Demodulators
- Supported modulations 16, 64 QAM, QPSK
- Bandwidths 6, 7, 8 MHz
- Antenna inputs: IEC connectors
- PCB dimensions: 170(L) x 68(H) mm
Approvals
- CE
- Designed for Windows XP (WHQL)
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* (for dual analogue and HD DVB-T reception: Intel® Pentium® D or Athlon 64x2)
- 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 express slot
- CD-ROM drive
* 2x HDTV support (Australia only) requires an Intel® Pentium®D processor
TV Recording Formats
- MPEG-2 in native DVB quality or (re-)compressed to quality levels DVD or DVD long
- MPEG-1 (VCD)
- DivX (HomeTheater/Portable/Handheld Profile)
- MPEG-4 (compatible with portable media players)
Important notes on DVB-T reception
- DVB-T reception is depending on location and might be impaired by thick or steel-enforced walls, and high neighbouring buildings. In such environments, an outdoor/ roof-top DVB-T antenna is required. Mobile reception of DVB-T, e.g. in a car or train, is in general not possible
Package Contents
- Dual-TV tuner PCIe board for digital terrestrial (DVB-T) and analogue TV and radio reception
- PMC remote control kit including AA batteries
- Video Input adapter
- AutoPower ON/Off cable
- CD with Pinnacle MediaCenter, drivers and user manuals
- CD with Pinnacle Studio QuickStart 10 software
- Printed quick start manual
Lako product code: PIN01008
