Hauppauge WinTV-HVR4000 HD digital satellite DVB-S2 TV Tuner

[BGonaSTICK]

Some details on this attractive-sounding PCI-format card:

Seen this card on sale for £120 inc. del in the UK.

Does analogue cable TV, digital terrestrial, SD satellite and HD (DVB-S2) satellite.

Note: Doesn't support DiSEqC 1.2 out of the box and with supplied software.

WinTV-HVR-4000: the best quad-mode TV receiver for your PC! WinTV-HVR-4000 is a four-in-one TV tuner which can receive four different television formats: analog cable TV, Freeview digital terrestrial DVB-T, digital satellite DVB-S and High Definition digital DVB-S2. Watch and record analog cable TV, digital Freeview and High Definition digital satellite TV, all from one PCI board!

Digital TV now comes in High Definition. High Definition DVB-S2 satellite TV brings the ultimate TV experience to the PC screen. HD gives you the best quality video and CD quality audio. Record movies in the full HD H.264 format to your PCs hard disk! But if you can't currently receive high definition digital satellite TV, the WinTV-HVR-4000 can still be used to watch and record cable TV, Freeview or standard free-to-air digital satellite TV.

Freeview DVB-T digital terrestrial TV and radio on your PC! Watch more than 50 Freeview digital terrestrial TV broadcasts and digital terrestrial radio on your PC, with a simple rooftop aerial. WinTV-HVR 4000 will also support High Definition DVB-T channels (when available).

Connect WinTV-HVR-4000 to cable TV and you can watch and record TV programs to disk. Record your TV shows (or your home videos) using "Good, Better or Best" MPEG-2 compression. Schedule FM radio recordings in WMA 32, 64 or 128 K/bits! You can also receive analog teletext.

Record analog, DVB-T or DVB-S TV in high quality MPEG-2, or high definition digital TV in H.264! Use CyberLink PowerCinema's TV scheduler to automatically record your favorites TV shows, on a daily, weekly or once only schedule. Or use the free Electronic Program Guide for digital TV to have an overview of all up coming programs!

Hauppauge's remote control makes the WinTV-HVR-4000 easy to use - control all of Media Center's functions of CyberLink PowerCinema with the ergonomic remote control. Change channels, adjust audio volume, start recordings, play music, start a slide show, all from the comfort of your living room couch!

WinTV-HVR-4000 features

Quad-mode TV tuner for your PC. Watch and record:
– DVB-S2 hi-definition digital Satellite TV
– DVB-S digital Satellite TV
– Freeview digital Terrestrial TV
– Analogue cable TV

CyberLink PowerCinema application included for full screen TV or TV-in-a-window on your PC.

Schedule your TV recordings on a daily, weekly or once only schedule. Free EPG for analogue and digital TV too!

Includes Hauppauge remote control.

Hi-Definition DVB-S2 features:

Satellite DVB-S2 TV receiver, for free-to-air hi-definition programmes.

Record DVB-S2 programmes to disk in the original hi-definition H.264 format.

DiSEqC 1.0 supported

Freeview DVB-T features:

Freeview terrestrial DVB-T receiver

Record Freeview programmes to disk in the original high quality MPEG-2 format.

Supports teletext and DVB radio.

Satellite DVB-S features:

Free-to-air digital satellite receiver.

Record DVB-S programmes to disk in the original high quality MPEG-2 format.

DiSEqC 1.0 supported.

Analogue cable TV features:

Record and pause analogue cable TV to disk using "Good, Better or Best" MPEG-2 compression.

Teletext and Nicam stereo audio for analogue TV, too.

Listen to FM radio with the built-in FM radio receiver.

Auxiliary audio/video input for analogue video sources such as camcorders or VCRs.

System Requirements

PC with 3.2 GHz processor or faster. Or Intel Core Duo processor, with 512 MB of RAM minimum.

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.

A free PCI slot.

AGP or PCI-Express graphic card with 128 MB memory minimum.

Sound card or on board sound.

CD-ROM drive (for software installation).

Included in this package

WinTV-HVR-4000 PCI card with built-in receivers for DVB-S2, DVB-S, DVB-T, PAL/SECAM TV and FM radio.

Includes S-Video, Composite and stereo audio inputs.

IR remote control transmitter, 2 batteries and remote control receiver.

WinTV-HVR-4000 installation CD-ROM CyberLink PowerCinema 4.7 application and manual.

Quick Installation Guide.

Notes:

* For Analogue TV reception, you need an antenna or cable TV connection.
* For Digital Terrestrial reception, a high gain aerial is recommended. The WinTV-HVR-4000 uses a rooftop aerial for DVB-T reception in the same way that most people currently receive their analogue television programmes. Some viewers will need to replace their aerials to receive digital transmissions if the installation is old or in poor condition. You cannot receive DVB-T using cable TV connection. To check if you receive a digital transmission in your area, input your POST Code at: www.dtg.org.uk/retailer/coverage.html
* For Digital Satellite reception, your satellite dish must be aimed at a satellite which is transmitting free-to-air Sat TV. For example, Astra and Eutelsat provide free-to-air satellite channels.
* Some HD Digital Satellite channels are available on Astra and Eutelsat (via DVB-S2 transmission).
* There is no Pay TV reception with WinTV-HVR-4000 today. WinTV-HVR-4000 can receive only free-to-air satellite channels until our Pay TV module (CAM reader) will became available as accessories in 2007.
* DVB-S/DVB-S2, DVB-T Radio is not DAB Radio.

[$ly]

No hardware decode ?

PAH !


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[BGonaSTICK]

LOL, you want a cherry on it too?

Hardware decode is old-hat now m8

Everyone has a PC that can compute Pi to a billion decimal places quicker than you can get a beer out of the fridge.

[Jimdefruit]

I can't imagine why I would want cable, terrestrial and satellite on one card. For £40 less, I could get the Skystar HD card.

I dont have cable, I already have terrestrial in every orifice and I think the beer out of the fridge is a great idea.

[$ly]

I know, I know - this was one of the first dual core 3.4gig P4's 3yrs ago, but I've just got used to having spare capacity


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[RocketMBA]

Nice card, but £120?! I could buy myself a son for that kind of money!