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Dvico Fusion Dual HDTV DVBT Tuner Pt 2

Key Features

Watch One Channel While Recording Another

Watch DVB-T Digital TV Programs on Your PC

Picture in Picture (PIP) & Multi-view Function

Record TV programs to hard drive as DVD/ MPEG2 format

Scheduled recording from Hibernation/Stand-by/PC-off mode

Pause and replay live TV shows (Time-shifting function)

Analog video capture and recording in digital

High-resolution still image capture

Compatible with Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

Low CPU consumption with DxVA SW decoder

EPG (Electronic Program Guide)

Supports digital Teletext & Subtitle (excluding U.K.)

Low profile form factor for slim PC

Supports HD-to-DVD or Divx format conversion

Supports power up as PME

Supports logical channel number

Full function infrared remote control

Specifications

I/O Connections	1 x Antenna Input
	1 x USB Port
	1 x SVHS/ 1 x Composite Video Input
	1 x Internal Stereo Sound Port
	1 x IR Remote Control Port
Minimum System Requirements	Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows 2000
	1 x USB2.0 Port and 1 x PCI Slot
	DxVA based VGA Cards
	Pentium3 800MHz ( ATI Radeon Series )
	Non-DxVA based VGA Cards
	Pentium4 1.6GHz with 128M memory
Drivers	Cypress FX2 drivers
	Conexant CX2388x drivers
	DViCO's own tuner/BDA driver
	DViCO's own dual HDTV decoder( full s/w mode & DxVA mode)

Conclusion

Not the cheapest digital Tv tuner card on the market, but if you're serious about building a decent Home Theater PC (HTPC) with a lot of features, then this card is well worth the consideration. The only thing letting this card down is the bundled TV software, but if you're planning to use Windows Media Center 2005 then you won't have a problem.

I did have a slight problem installing the infrared cable that came with this card, this is due to the fact that the rear slot openings on my case (thermaltake armor) are slightly smaller than usual, meaning that installation of the infrared jack plug was rather tricky. Once installed the infrared function worked perfectly.

johnsreviews rating: 9/10

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