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-Picture—or 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:
• Interface: PCI 2.3
• 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)

 2xHDTV support (Australia only) requires an Intel® Pentium® D processor or above

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