Two tuners make satellite TV on your PC twice as entertaining

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

Product Overview

PCTV Dual Sat Pro features two high-quality digital satellite tuners on one PCI board. Used in combination with the included, all-new TVCenter Pro 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 programs 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
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
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
Use IP data services such as Internet via Sat or Video On Demand

Technical Specifications

Hardware

Interface: PCI 2.3
DVB-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 Formats

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

Minimum System Requirements

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 Pro application, drivers and user manuals
Printed quick start manual

¹ Nécessite la diffusion du Dolby Digital
² Une connexion Internet est requise

Informations importantes sur la réception DVB-T:
N’hésitez pas à demander des précisions auprès de votre revendeur au sujet de la couverture DVB-T (TNT) dans votre région. La réception DVB-T varie en fonction de l'endroit où vous êtes, elle peut être compromise par d'épais murs ou structure en acier. Dans de tels environnements, une antenne de toit est nécessaire.La réception mobile de la TNT, par exemple, en voiture ou en train, n'est en général pas possible.

PCTV Systems se réserve le droit de modifier les spécifications sans préavis.