Hauppauge WinTV Nova-TD 500 Dual digital DVB-T PCI TV card (289)

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Description

WinTV-NOVA-T-500, the dual digital DVB-T receiver for your PC! WinTV-NOVA-T-500 is a high sensitivity dual DVB-T receiver. Connect a digital TV aerial to the WinTV-NOVA-T-500, and you can watch and record DVB-T digital TV on your PC, in a window or full screen. With the dual digital tuners on WinTV-NOVA-T-500, you can record one digital TV channel while watching another. Or record two digital TV programs at once!

Specifications

Summary

Product Description: Hauppauge WinTV NOVA-T-500 - digital TV tuner - PCI

Device Type: Digital TV tuner - DVB-T

Compatibility: MS Windows XP Media Centre compatible, MS Windows Vista Media Center compatible

Interface Type: PCI

Included Input Adapter Accessories: Remote control, IR receiver

Digital Video Format: MPEG-2, DVB

Features: Electronic Program Guide (EPG), dual tuner

OS Required: Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit versions)

Microsoft Certification: Certified for Windows Vista

Detailed Specification

General

Device Type: Digital TV tuner - DVB-T

Compatibility: MS Windows XP Media Centre compatible, MS Windows Vista Media Center compatible

Interface Type: PCI

Video

Digital Video Format: MPEG-2, DVB

Features: Electronic Program Guide (EPG), dual tuner

Audio Input

Type: Digital radio tuner

Expansion / Connectivity

Interfaces: 1 x TV antenna - input , 1 x remote control - input

Compatible Slots: 1 x PCI

Miscellaneous

Included Accessories: Remote control, IR receiver

Certified for Windows Vista: Certified for Windows Vista software and devices have undergone compatibility tests for ease-of-use, better performance and enhanced security.

Software / System Requirements

Software Included: Drivers & Utilities, WinTV-Scheduler, WingSE

OS Required: Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit versions)

Additional Requirements: Sound card, CD-ROM, 64MB video memory

Customer reviews

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stop worrying...

By Greg Neumann.
Posted 30/05/2008

Just bought 2 of these dual tuners for two different machines and both are (now) working.
In the first install, a VISTA Home Premium setup but on an 'old' motherboard (circa 3-4 years old design), I ran into the "device not installed" problem whereby the bios doesn't recognise the card and so VISTA has no chance of installing drivers. Moved the card to another PCI slot. No change. Moved Tuner to yet another PCI slot (slot 1!) - and the device was recognised which, together with the latest drivers off Hauppauge web site, then installed effortlessly and tuned in both tuners via Media Centre first time.
Second install - another VISTA premium but on a much more modern GIGABYTE board. Recognized and installed drivers first time and tuned into Media Centre no hassle.
Stop worrying; card is fine but you need to have some way of investigating IF you get install problems - that's the nature of this technical area. If this scares you, got for an external USB TV Tuner and clutter your desktop!

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Does exactly what it says on the tin (well, Box actually...)

By powerarmour.
Posted 02/01/2008

Lucky to have received the Single antenna/VIA IC/Linux Compatible version... :)

Works fine/tested in MythTV, but using it 24/7 in Vista Home Premium 32bit Media Center with the latest 4.3.25080 drivers without any issues at all, both tuners detected and as long as you have decent signal strength you wont get any stutter.

Much better than my previous Hauppauge HVR-1110 for Vista MCE use, recommended.

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Works Well

By Chris Shaw.
Posted 07/12/2006

Using Windows Media Center 2005, this works well. Unlike the Terratec Cinergy 2400 that I have just ditched for repeated signal bombs...

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