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The Dual Hybrid PCIe S3 card, supports all Australian DVB-T formats including SDTV, 1080i HDTV (MP&HL) and AC3 Audio as well as Analogue TV an FM Radio.. You can watch one channel while record another, or watch/record two channels at the same time all integrated in the same application and using only one PCI-e X1 slot. Possible simultaneous combinations that can be used are (2xDigital Tuners, 1xDigital + 1xAnalogue, 2xAnalogue) +AV inputs, where Analogue can be Analogue TV or FM Radio To assist existing customers, and those new customers that prefer to use MCE or other application software, we are giving customers a choice with this product. It can be purchased with and without DNTV Live! Application software. However you are strongly encouraged to buy it with the DNTV Live! software. Please note installation CD is provided for the purpose of installing the drivers/decoders only, the included application is not supported. Customers opting to purchase this product with DNTV Live! will be able to download, register and use DNTV Live! and DNTV Scheduler Pro with the above product. More information about the DNTV Live! software is here Features
Audio/Video Connections |
Package contents
** Note: DNTV Live! does not support Analogue TV or analogue video capture, You may use our DNTV Scheduler Pro to record from the analogue inputs. Third party applications such as Cyberlink Power Producer and Power Director may also be used with this card analogue inputs
Please also note that DigitalNow does not support analogue TV and/or analogue A/V capture and related issues.
Specifications
Tuner |
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Input Terminal: 75 Ohm • Receiving frequency:
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COFDM & FEC |
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PCI Interface | •
PCI bus: PCI Express x1 |
Board Size |
• About 180mm×55mm |
System Requirements |
PC with Pentium 4 2.0 GHz (SD) or P4 3.0GHz (HD) 512 MB RAM (note:- we do not recommend 4GB or more of RAM)* VGA card with at least 32MB memory (DxVA support recommended) 16-Bit Sound Card PCIe slot CD ROM - for installation Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Vista OS NTFS formatted HDD for greater than >4GB recordings DirectX 9c or later DVB-T Signal in your area VHF/UHF Antenna for both Analogue and Digital TV |
*Some customers have reported unusual behaviour when using x64 systems and 4GB or more of RAM with Dual PCIe tuners.
This combination is, therefore, not recommended.
Please note that some customers (less than 1%) have reported having issues with this card working correctly after resuming from standby power states. We can not verify or replicate this issue on our systems and therefore can not determine if we can resolve it. If this feature is important to you, you are advised to check immediately once you receive the card and if necessary take advantage of our money back policy (read our terms of sale).