Pinnacle Systems 8230-10023-51 PCTV HD Card - PCI From:Pinnacle , Pinnacle Systems ,
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Pinnacle
EAN: 0613570222385
Is Memorabilia: 0
Height: 906 hundredths-inches
Length: 807 hundredths-inches
Weight: 300 hundredths-pounds
Width: 262 hundredths-inches
Label: Pinnacle Systems
Manufacturer: Pinnacle Systems
Model: 8230-10023-51
Packaged Height: 250 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 780 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 70 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 610 hundredths-inches
Publisher: Pinnacle Systems
Studio: Pinnacle Systems
Feature:
- Box Contents - PCTV HD PCI Card, Remote Control, FM radio antenna, A/V adapter cable, Pinnacle Software
- 3-in-1 TV Tuner card for digital TV (ATSC), analog TV (NTSC) and FM radio
- Watch SD and free HD TV on your PC - no service fees
- Hardware ready for ClearQAM (unencrypted digital cable) reception
- Automatically record shows to your hard drive in the destination file format of choice (i.e. MPEG-2, DivX, etc), or even direct-to-DVD
Product Description:
Pinnacle PCTV HD Card brings SD and HD TV with full personal video recorder (PVR) functionality to your PC - with no desktop clutter. Watch, time shift and even automatically record all of your favorite HD and SD TV shows with no service fees.
Customer Reviews:
 64-bit Vista Media Center w/ 360 Extender - works great!, 2008-11-12
This is now a great product. When I first purchased it, I used it on 32-bit Windows XP, and had to use the Pinnacle software it came with for watching TV. The software sometimes crashed, I would have to uninstall and reinstall, and it wasn't very usable software either. But it mostly worked. The software and the drivers have since become much better, so a lot of the reviews from several months ago are really outdated.
I've since switched to 64-bit Vista Ultimate, and use Media Center to watch television. I only watch over the air TV, not ClearQAM, but for ota it works perfectly. Even though the drivers are technically in beta, it hasn't had any problems whatsoever. I also use it with an Xbox 360 Media Center. It handles minor static during bad weather a heck of a lot better than the Pinnacle software did, too. If you're going to get this card, which is a pretty good card, I'd highly recommend getting Media Center as well.
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