Pinnacle DVB-T PCI Digital TV Tuner Quickcode: #25550  

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Manufacturer code: 230100103
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Description:

    PCTV DVB-T PCI is a high-quality digital terrestrial TV tuner on single PCI board. Slip it into your PC and start watching, controlling and recording your favourite free-to-air DVB-T shows.
  • Enjoy digital terrestrial TV and radio in crisp clear quality on a desktop PC.
  • Control live TV with TimeShifting
  • Record TV or radio shows to your hard disk in MPEG-1/-2 or DivX format.
  • AutoPowerON before scheduled recordings
  • AutoPowerOFF after finished recordings
  • Schedule recordings or start them on the fly at the touch of a button.
  • Ultra-fast Teletext (not available in all regions) and integrated free EPG
  • Fully compatible with Windows Media Center Edition
    PCTV DVB-T PCI is the perfect way to begin enjoying digital terrestrial TV (and radio) on a desktop PC without adding to desktop clutter. Set-up is quick and easy, thanks to automatic channel scanning. Sit back and watch shows in full-screen mode or watch TV in a moveable, resizable window while using other applications. The included Pinnacle TVCenter software offers powerful PVR features such as TimeShifting, MPEG-1/2 and DivX recording, EPG (free trial), and FM and Internet radio. DivX recordings are compatible with most portable media players.
    Package Contents
  • PCI DVB-T TV tuner
  • Mini remote control
  • CD-ROM with Pinnacle TVCenter software, drivers and documentation
  • Printed quick start guide

Technical Details:

Product Description Pinnacle PCTV 250i - DVB-T receiver - PCI
Device Type DVB-T receiver - plug-in card
Compatibility MS Windows XP Media Centre compatible
Interface Type PCI
Dimensions (WxDxH) 12 cm x 6.5 cm
Localisation France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
Video Input TV tuner - plug-in card
Digital Video Format MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX
Audio Input Support Standard
Features Remote control, time shift function
OS Required Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

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 PCI-e interface by DaveG307

Does this fit into the PCI-e x4 interface?

Answer by philip on Thursday, March 27, 2008
Nope - PCI only

 Vista? by jon

Will this work under Vista?

Answer by paulc on Friday, March 14, 2008
Yes

Comment by katykat

Can you tell me if this card works with freeview?

Response by paulc
Yes

Not for Vista 64bit by Lon

Pinnacle claims ths card is 'Certified for Windows Vista'!

32bit maybe but not 64bit! I foolishly bought Vista Home Basic (no Media Centre) as I was going to use the media centre functionality that comes with the card (TVCentre Pro) but it doesnt work on 64bit!

Response by paulc
You can find a Vista 64Bit Driver here:

http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/uk/Products/Consumer+Products/PCTV+Tuners/PCTV+Analog+PVR+%28cable_antenna%29/Pinnacle+MediaCenter+Support/Download+Area/Drivers+-+Updates/PCTV+Drivers.htm?mode=documents&newProductDisplayName=PCTV+DVB-T+Pro+PCI&newProductName=PCTV+DVB-T+Pro+PCI

 Review by yan

bought this the other day and arrived next day,great service from aria btw.
didnt work properly with my asrock dual-vsta mothboard and the c-media onboard audio(which was the culprit)no matter what i tried, best i got was jerky playback and sound.its mentioned on the pinnacle website that some onboard sound chips are problematic and there are workarounds but as ive said above, it wouldnt work properly when i tried these.
eventualy i put it in the kids pc with an asus motherboard and ac97 onboard sound and it works a treat,a bargain for the money and id recommned the product as when it works it works well
ive put the kids haupauge tv card in mine and it works fine.

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