PCTV HD Pro Stick

New & enhanced TVCenter Pro 4.98: Free update now available

Bring digital HDTV with full DVR functionality to your laptop with Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick. Enjoy all of your favorite shows in high quality HD anytime! PCTV HD Pro Stick is the first ultra-compact USB 2.0 powered TV tuner in an attractive stick form factor that brings the brilliant sharpness of HDTV via ATSC to your PC. The new digital TV standard ATSC comes over the air and for free in high or standard definition. In addition to ATSC, also standard analog TV (NTSC) can be received, via cable, satellite or antenna. The included Pinnacle MediaCenter software lets you not only watch TV but also record it. You can even pause live TV and resume exactly where you left off and you can rewind or fast forward. Good looks, great features and minimum size, will make the PCTV HD Pro Stick a must have wherever you are. Transform your PC into a DVR Take complete control of when you watch your favorite shows with TimeShifting Never miss a critical part of your favorite show again with pause, rewind and replay Schedule recordings with the integrated Electronic Program Guide and never worry about missing your favorite show (Web connection required) Eliminate the guess work by automatically recording shows in the destination file format of choice (i.e. Apple iPod - Sony PSP - DivX - more) Create your own DVD collection with direct-to-DVD recording to computer's DVD writer Capture audio and video from most consumer devices with analog composite outputs (e.g. VCRs, camcorders, DVD players, etc.) Create your own masterpiece by adding effects, titles, music and more with Pinnacle Studio QuickStart / Edit out your uninteresting moments using Pinnacle Studio QuickStart Composite A/V ports, S-Video port, F-Connector for optional external antenna For Windows XP and Vista PC

Can't stand missing your favorite TV shows? Schedule recordings ahead of time in HD and SD with no service fees.

Phone ringing? Pause live TV with TimeShifting and pick up where you left off when the interruption is over.

You can even record from external analog sources, such as a camcorder, DVD player or game console

Key features of the PCTV HD Pro Stick

• Watch SD and free HD TV¹ on your PC - no service fees
• Includes remote control and high-gain telescopic antenna
• Ultra-sensitive reception of both analog and digital TV signals
• New: supports both digital over-the-air (ATSC¹) and unencrypted digital cable (ClearQAM²) HDTV
• New: stereo sound for both digital and analog TV
• New: stereo FM radio reception
• Turns your PC into a PVR with TimeShifting: pause, rewind TV
• Electronic Programming Guide (EPG)
• Compatible with Windows® Media Center³ (Windows Vista^TM and XP MCE; remote kit sold separately)
• Bonus: VideoSpin video editing software
• Capture from your cable/satellite set-top box or camcorder with the included A/V adapter cable
• Automatically record shows to your hard drive in MPEG-1/2 or DivX⁴ formats, or direct-to-DVD

What's new:

• ClearQAM: full support for unencrypted digital cable TV*
• Encrypted digital cable channels are filtered out automatically*
• Improved automatic sorting and naming of digital channels**
• Digital channel numbers can now be selected according to their "virtual" channel number. Press e.g. 7stop1 on your remote (or 7.1 on your keyboard) to switch to channel 7.1**
• Zoom feature allows to zoom TV picture in and out (available in right-click context menu)
• Fast forward and rewind recordings when playing them back in TVCenter Pro
• Easier setup with redesigned set-up wizard
• Recording formats like DivX or MPEG-4 (for PSP/iPod) can now be activated at $4.99 per format (if they were not originally included in your product)
• Premium EPG service subscription: once your 1-year trial has expired, you can subscribe to the service at $20 for 12 months
• Improved lip-sync accuracy for 800i in Windows Media Center
• General performance and robustness improvements
• BETA support for Windows Vista 64bit systems