Two tuners make satellite TV on your PC twice as entertaining

PCTV Dual Sat PCI turns your PC into a high-end PVR with two digital satellite tuners and remote control. This unique DVB-S board lets you watch, record and timeshift two free-to-air satellite programmes at the same time. The integrated AutoPowerON/OFF technology automatically starts the PC and shuts it down for scheduled recordings. The brand new TVCenter 6 software offers a wide range of PVR features, accessible with remote control or keyboard and mouse. Recorded TV shows can be converted into PlayStation™ Portable (PSP) or iPod™ compatible format.

Product Overview

PCTV Dual Sat PCI features two high-quality digital satellite tuners on one PCI board. Used in combination with the included, all-new TVCenter software, it delivers a more versatile satellite 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.

Key Features

Enjoy two satellite TV or radio (DVB-S) 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.
Convert your recordings into PlayStation™ Portable (PSP) or iPod™ Video compatible MPEG-4 format to take your favourite TV shows with you.
Auto power ON before scheduled recordings
Auto power OFF after finished recordings
Use the integrated Electronic Program Guide (EPG) to schedule one-time or recurring recordings.
Enjoy TV with Dolby® Digital sound¹ on your PC.
Get ultra-fast Teletext from two channels in parallel and select your favourite Teletext channel while watching another channel.
Free customisable channel lists

Technical Specifications

Hardware

Interface: PCI 2.3
2xDVB-S Tuner:
- Frequency range: IF 950MHz- 2150MHz
- Symbol rate: 10-30MSymbols/s
DiSEqC 1.0 Standard
LNB-voltage 13-14V, 17-18V, 22kHz, 400mA
Antenna/LNB inputs 2x F-connector
PCB dimensions: 150(L) x 70(H) mm (ca.)

TV Recording/Transcoding Formats

MPEG-1
MPEG-2
DivX
MPEG-4 (compatible with portable media players)

Minimum System Requirements

Windows 7, Windows XP or Windows Vista (32 bit) 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
Digital Satellite (DVB-S) IF signal (from LNB or MultiSwitch), two independent signals recommended
CD-ROM drive (DVD burner recommended)

Package Contents

Dual-TV tuner PCI board for digital satellite TV and radio (DVB-S) reception
Remote control including batteries
CD with TVCenter application, drivers and user manuals
Printed quick start manual

Important notes on DVB-T reception:
Please ask your dealer whether DVB-T is available in your region. DVB-T reception is depending on location and might be impaired by thick or steel-enforced walls, and high neighboring 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.

PCTV Systems reserve the right to change product specifications without notice.