| WinXP, you should be able to run multiple TV Tuner | | | | · Watch, Record and Playback HDTV on |
| cards on your system at the With the right set-up, | | | | your PC |
| you can watch live TV on one channel and record | | | | · Record HDTV, Analog and Cable TV to |
| live TV on another channel if you install two (or | | | | your computer hard drive |
| more) TV Tuner cards. This can be done all in one | | | | · Control TV with the included IR Remote |
| cards like the ATI TV wonder card. And if you want | | | | Control |
| to use your PC-TV like a VCR (and if you have a | | | | · Schedule TV Recordings in Beyond TV |
| huge hard drive), then go hog wild in using your | | | | Express |
| PC-TV as a personal video recorder for home | | | | · Search the Electronic Program Guide for |
| television watching purposes. There is a growing | | | | your favorite shows by title or keyword |
| bunch of people who want to use their PC-TV | | | | · Time-Shift TV Watching |
| systems as VCR-like personal video recorders for the | | | | · Pause, Rewind and Fast Forward live TV |
| home. Most TV Tuner cards are packaged with | | | | · Display information for a summary of the |
| some sort of recorder software included with the | | | | program you are watching |
| cards. For instance, the ATI TV Wonder is packaged | | | | · Archive TV shows to CD or DVD for |
| with a basic recorder function in its software but you | | | | playback on your home DVD Player |
| may want to try using third-party software such as | | | | · Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition |
| the Cyberlink PowerVCR software. | | | | Certified |
| Installing two cards on your PC-TV system: | | | | · HDTV is here now! |
| If you are using same time. All of the new drivers | | | | · Today 95% of all households in the U.S. can |
| that you will get with TV Tuner cards for use with | | | | receive HDTV from at least one network |
| WinXP will be WDM (Windows Driver Model) drivers | | | | broadcaster. And more than 85% can receive an |
| which is what WinXP is intended to primarily work | | | | HDTV signal from three or more network |
| with. You will also have to see if your video card can | | | | broadcasters. |
| handle all of the TV cards on your system. Some | | | | HDTV broadcast's look better because they have up |
| video cards will only allow you to play one TV | | | | to 6 times the resolution of standard TV broadcasts |
| window at a time while other video cards will let you | | | | and many broadcasts include Dolby 5.1 Audio so |
| have several TV windows for each of the TV cards | | | | HDTV sounds better too! And HDTV is FREE - HD |
| on the screen at the same time. For those using | | | | Shows are broadcast over the air, no need for cable |
| WinXP, if you have a fast system that is at least 1.x | | | | TV or satellite subscriptions. Just add the Instant |
| Ghz (preferably 2.x Ghz or more) with a Pentium 4 | | | | HDTV PCI to your PC and a TV antenna to receive |
| with a lot of memory such as at least 512 | | | | HDTV! Plus, if you have analog Cable TV in your |
| megabytes ram, and with a good 4x AGP video card | | | | house you can also use the Instant HDTV PCI to |
| with at least 32 megabytes of ram (64 megabytes | | | | receive standard TV and Cable broadcasts in addition |
| or more may be preferably), then you should be able | | | | to HDTV broadcasts. |
| to run the multiple TV Tuner cards without any | | | | Full Featured Personal Video Recorder Capabilities |
| stuttering problems that you may have on less | | | | with SnapStream Beyond TV Express; Instant HDTV |
| powerful PCs. In other words, the more powerful | | | | PCI includes SnapStream's Beyond TV Express which |
| your PC is, then the more capable and more stable | | | | transforms your PC into a home theatre powerhouse |
| your system may be. | | | | with a powerful integrated electronic program guide. |
| There are a lot of TV cards available in the market | | | | Beyond TV Express lets you see "What's On" and |
| and if your planning to buy one, you should first | | | | watch it now or schedule for future recording. |
| consult the Internet for the best priced and best | | | | Beyond TV incorporates powerful Digital TV |
| featured cards.Installing it should be easy for TV | | | | capabilities that allow you to Pause, Fast Forward and |
| cards come with manuals and the peripherals(cables | | | | Rewind Live TV as well as recorded programs. You |
| and etc.) that you need is also included. | | | | have the power to program recordings of future |
| Here is a sample TV card with good features | | | | airings by searching the electronic program guide by |
| available in the market, its corresponding | | | | title or keyword. |
| specifications and requirements: | | | | System Requirements: |
| 1.ADS Instant HDTV PCI - HDTV PC Card | | | | · Pentium IV 2.4 GHz or higher |
| The Instant HDTV PCI from ADS Tech is an HDTV | | | | recommended |
| PC Card for your Windows XP and Vista computer | | | | · Available PCI slot |
| and turns it into a full-featured HDTV theatre, | | | | · Microsoft Windows XP SP2 (Home or |
| complete with a powerful personal video recorder | | | | Professional), Windows® XP Media Center Edition |
| (PVR). Now you can enjoy all the clarity and brilliance | | | | 2005, Windows Vista |
| of crystal clear HDTV broadcasts on your PC monitor | | | | · 512MB of RAM recommended |
| instead of buying a new HDTV. | | | | · 15 GB of available hard drive space - for |
| · Turn your PC into an HDTV Home Theatre | | | | software and record space. (1 hour of HDTV |
| · Enjoy the crystal clear quality of HDTV | | | | recording requires approx. 10GB of hard disc space.) |
| Broadcasts | | | | · ATI Radeon 9550 or NVIDIA GeForce FX |
| · Receive FREE over the Air HDTV | | | | 5200 or above video card |
| broadcasts on your PC | | | | · Sound Card (AC97 compatible sound card) |
| · Supports normal TV broadcasts and cable | | | | · Microsoft DirectX 9. |
| TV signals | | | | |