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