Pinnacle PCTV USB2 lets you watch, control and record live TV (cable or antenna) on your PC. You can also use it to import video footage from other sources like a VCR, camcorder or DVD-player. Video can be recorded using MPEG or DV real-time compression. An interactive set-up assistant makes the installation fast and easy. Turn your PC into a PVR Pinnacle PCTV USB2 is an affordable, external TV tuner/personal video recorder (PVR) that plugs into the Hi-Speed USB port of your computer. It offers easy, one-button recording and CD/DVD burning. Perfect for mobile users, it is small and compact, and draws power from the Hi-Speed USB port, therefore eliminating the need for a separate power supply. Control live TV Using Time Shifting technology, PCTV USB2 puts you in control of live TV. You can pause the show you're watching and resume viewing where you left off. You can also rewind and fast forward through recorded live TV no more commercials! This is great for viewing sporting events like football matches. Just activate Time Shifting at the start of the match and you can pause and replay important action at any moment. With the press of a button, you can return to the match in progress. Record TV programmes PCTV USB2 lets you use your computer like a VCR. Just schedule the recording of your favourite programme and the included Pinnacle Vision 5 software handles the rest. You can also copy video footage from a VCR, camcorder or DVD player to your hard drive, and even capture high-quality still images from video. Burn recordings to disc You can archive your recordings to CD and DVD, thanks to the built-in disc burning capabilities. Create anthologies of your favourite TV series and collections of sports highlights. It's also perfect for protecting precious video memoriesjust copy your old video tape footage to the hard drive and burn it to disc. High quality TV viewing You can watch TV shows in full-screen mode or in a moveable, scaleable window, which lets you enjoy TV while you use other applications. You can watch programmes broadcast in 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios. PCTV USB2 features real time de-interlacing and a digital noise-killer for best-in-class video quality. Other features include automatic channel scanning and a multi-channel preview grid, which lets you channel hop using a matrix of all available channels. Viewing External Hi-Speed USB TV tuner, compatible with both analogue cable and antenna TV Play, pause and rewind TV (Time-shifting technology) Watch TV in a resizable window or full-screen mode Real-time de-interlacing and noise-filter for best-in-class video quality View programmes broadcast in 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios Easy-to-use features including multi-channel preview grid Easy set-up with automatic channel scan Recording Record in MPEG1 and DV format with no file size restrictions Time-Shifting (delayed viewing) in MPEG1 formats Use your PC like a digital VCR to schedule recordings of your favourite programmes Capture |