DVB-T Cards

Prospective Buyers are encouraged to read this guide before purchasing

DNTV Live! QuattroS

Production of this card is currently suspended.

 

The Ultimate TV Tuner device. Another World First and exclusively available from DigitalNow and approved resellers.

Four tuners on one PCI-e card. This device is equipped with two DVB-S tuners and two Hybrid (Digital or Analogue) tuners supporting FTA Digital TV (satellite and Terrestrial) as well as Analogue TV and FM radio broadcasts. Supports all Australian DVB-T formats including 1080iHDTV (MP&HL) and AC3 Audio.

Features

Support DVB-S Protocol (EN 300 421)

Support DVB-T Protocol (EN 300 744)

Support DVB-Data Protocol (EN 301 192)

Support NTSC / PAL / SECAM Analog TV System*

PCI Express Standard

Dual DVB-S Tuners and Dual DVB-T/Analog Tuners

Dual Analog Video Capture (S-Video In / Composite Video In)*

DVB-S DiSEqC 1.2 / USALS Support

Advanced Signal Routing Technology (eg use one or two RF inputs to feed both tuners in WinXP) please read the Readme.txt file in the drivers archive for details of how to do this.

 

Bundled with DNTV Live! DVB Software developed in Australia, for Australia. Featuring  DVB-T, DVB-S multicard support, Picture in Picture, Timeshifting, etc.  Direct access to Channel Numbers!   Plays DVD, MP3 and many other multimedia file formats.

More information about the DNTV Live! software is here

* DNTV Live! does not support Analogue TV or analogue video capture, you will need alternative applications (eg Dscaler) for this functionality.

 Please also note that DigitalNow does not support analogue TV and related issues. This product is sold as (and suitable for those looking for) a DVB card with with FM Radio. Customers who predominantly require analogue TV should consider an analogue TV card.

PowerDVD6 Included

Please note the dimensions of the card (200x95mm) is such that may not fit in smaller PC cases, we suggest you check that space is available prior to purchasing.

 

Specifications

Tuner DVB-S:
  • Input Terminal: 75 Ohm Male F-type Connector
  • Receiving Frequency: 950~2150 MHz Tuning Range
  • Input Level: -75~-10dBm

DVB-T & Analog TV:

  • Input Terminal: 75 Ohm Male IEC (Din) Connector
  • Receiving Frequency: 49 ~ 911 MHz Tuning Range
  • Support MCPC and SCPC
QPSK & COFDM QPSK:
  • Symbol Rate: 2~45 Msps
  • Carrier capture range : ±5MHz
  • IQ automatic detection
  • Automatic detection of Viterbi code rate R=1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
  • DiSEqC 1.x compatible
  • Built-in carrier frequency offset monitor
  • C/N Monitoring function

COFDM

  • Fully DVB-T Compliant
  • 2K or 8K FFT Size
  • Punctured Codes: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6 and 7/8
  • Bandwidth: 6/7/8 MHz Auto Select
  • Supported hierarchical mode
  • FFT size and Guard Interval auto detection
  • Digital Frequency correction (± 90 KHz)
  • Frequency offset (from ± 1/6 to ± 3/6 MHz) automatic detection
Interface
  • PCI Express Bus
De-Multiplexing
  • Engine: Software
  • Stream capture:PES & TS
A/V Format
  • Video Format: MPEG-II Main Profile& Main Level
  • Audio Format: MPEG-II Audio Layer I & II
Minimum System Requirements Microsoft Windows XP SP2

P4 3.0GHz CPU or Above (for 4 tuners operation)

512M RAM or Above

VGA Card with 64MB Memory (DxVA support recommended)

Sound Card or On Board Sound Chip

One Free PCI Express Slot

Microsoft Direct X 9.0C or above

Microsoft Media Player 10.0 or above

Digital Satellite Dish & LNB

UHF/VHF Antenna for DVB-T and Analog Terrestrial TV

CATV Signal for Analog Cable TV

Included in the package

PCI-e Card

Infrared Remote Control with AAA batteries

IR Receiver

Software Installation CD

A/V Capture Cable