DVB-T Cards

Prospective Buyers are encouraged to read this guide before purchasing

DigitalNow TwinDVB-T Receiver

tinyUSB2Includes

USB header cableUSB header cable

Splitter Cable

The DigitalNow Twin DVB-t device is basically two tinyUSB 2 receivers mounted on a standard bracket so that it can be installed inside a PC. This product requires above average knowledge of Personal Computers - It is not suitable for the inexperienced computer user.

Featuring

  • Latest low power Cypress FX 2LP chipset
  • Third Party Mac drivers
  • Linux Drivers
  • BDA Drivers (compatible with MCE2005 etc.)

Package Contents

  • Dual USB DVB-t Receiver
  • Software Installation CD
  • USB header cable
  • Splitter Cable

Specifications

Hardware
Tuner:
  • Input Terminal: 75 Ohm
  • Receiving Frequency: VHF 174 ~ 230 MHz
  • UHF 470 ~ 862 MHz
  • Input Signal Level: -78~-20dBm
  • Operation Temperature: 0oC ~ +65oC
  • Support MCPC and SCPC
CODFM & FEC:
  • 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
USB Interface:
  • Universal Serial Bus 2.0 Standard
  • A Type USB Male Connector
Demutiplexing:
  • Engine: Software
  • Stream capture: PES & TS
Input Connections

1x Coax Antenna

Minimum System Requirements

Please note that certain motherboards particularly those using Via chipset are known to have difficulties in providing regular and sufficient power (5V, 0.5A) to each USB 2 port to support Digital TV tuners, in such cases customers are advised that they may need to use a separately powered USB2 hub to ensure that this device works properly.

DxVA based Video cards 1

PC with Pentium III 800Mhz (SD) or P4 1.6Ghz (HD)

128MB RAM

All DxVA Compatible Video cards1

Non-DxVA based Video cards

PC  with Pentium 4 1.6Ghz (SD) or P4 2.GHz (HD)

256MB RAM

Almost all recent VGAs

All systems

16-Bit Sound Card

CD ROM – for installation

Windows XP with Service Pack 2

NTFS formatted HDD for greater than >4GB recordings

DirectX 9c

Motherboard with USB2 header socket delivering sufficient power to feed two USB devices.

Free space in your PC case if used internally.

DVB-T Signal in your area (see note 3)

Decent VHF/UHF Antenna (see note 3)

Please note that if you are using Windows XP SP1, you may need to update your USB2 port by installing this hotfix from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=822603

Included software

BDA Drivers

DNTV Live!

Webscheduler

HIP

Note 1: The specifications above apply to one tuner, a minimum of 2GHz CPU is required for 2 tuner PiP (Picture in Picture).

When using DNTV Live! with 4 tuners all recording, a minimum of 2.4GHz CPU and 7200rpm HDD is required.

Note 2: Many modern Video Cards support DXVA (DirectX Video Acceleration). This helps reducing the load on your CPU and assists in  decoding the Digital TV stream – this is especially useful for HD.

Note 3: Digital TV isn’t a fix for people who suffer from poor analogue reception – on an Analogue system the picture deteriorates to  the point where it becomes unwatchable. With Digital – it either is perfect or it doesn’t work/unwatchable. If you currently have good analogue reception you should be fine – but be prepared to upgrade your antenna system with Quad Shielded cabling and a decent antenna if you haven't done so already

Not all Digital TV Stations may be broadcasting in your area – please visit the regularly updated DBA Broadcasting website to find out: http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=22

Click here for the DNTV Live! Software online manual

Latest drivers (now supporting Windows 2000) are here


Bonus Software Tools

A special tool to help you setup your antenna more effectively has been developed and is included in the CD that is bundled with the device. It can also be downloaded form here

A TSReader plug-in is available here