Mygica HDTV Thriller ATSC, QAM, NTSC, FM, HDTV PCI card for Desktop PC - PCI HD TV Tuner Card with Remote - Supports up to 1920 x 1080i Resolution Review

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(More customer reviews)Installed the Geniatech PCI tv tuner card into a system with Windows XP SP3 OS, core 2 duo 3 GHz CPU, and 2 GB RAM. A video card supporting Microsoft DirectX 9.0c is required. After turning on the computer, the OS recognized the new hardware, and requested CD with drivers. During driver installation, the OS warns that the software has not passed Windows Logo testing; click on "Continue Anyway" and the drivers are installed. The "Software Install" screen appears. After installation of the DirectX software, it was necessary to reboot. After the system rebooted, and Windows XP was restarting, the system hung up, showing a blank screen. Rebooted a few times with the same result. As a remedy, rebooted into "Safe Mode" by pressing and holding "F8" key during boot-up. This solved the problem. Next, installed the media center software, ArcSoft TotalMedia, included in the installation CD. The package includes a remote control requiring two AAA batteries not included in the package. It is necessary to plug-in the remote control cable with infrared sensor at the other end of the cable to allow line-of-sight remote control. Next, the remote control would not work; after testing the batteries to make sure they were good, turned to the installation CD to locate the infrared sensor driver, and installed it by clicking on the setup icon. An indoor digital antenna was attached to the tv tuner card BNC input and with the TotalMedia software, scanned the available channels, it worked, but an outdoor antenna would pick up more channels. Next, attached an "analog Cable" to test the QAM tuner; after a channel scan, got considerably more channels. The ArcSoft TotalMedia software works great, it allows recording to the current user's My Documents/My Videos folder. It is not possible to record one channel and view another channel at the same time. Video recordings are "software" encoded to mpeg; ergo a Pentium 4 2.4 GHz CPU or higher is required. The package includes an FM antenna, and the software includes a "Radio" FM digital tuner, which allows for listening and recording from the tv tuner card. The installation is not for a novice; but in my system the tv tuner card with ancillary software, works great.

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Product Description:
X8350A is the ultimate PC TV tuner which supports both digital cable (Clear QAM) and free-to-air HDTV with the built-in dual tuners. You can enjoy the crystal clear HDTV with resolution up to 1920 × 1080i. With its bundled player software Total Media by Arcsoft, your viewing experience is like a breeze. The player software also offers personal video recorder, picture viewer, music and DVD player capabilities. A fully functioning remote control is also included.

Highlights:
* Support both digital cable and OTA HDTV
* Let your LCD monitor do its second duty by displaying crystal clear HD pictures for you.
* The bundled software and the card also act as a PVR; you can record your favorite shows for later viewing.
* Listen to FM radio.
* Support video capturing for external video signals.
* Bottom-line, a big return for a little investment

Features:
* Watch digital cable HDTV on PC (QAM)
* Supports HDTV for ATSC over antenna(US/Canada/Mexico format)
* Supports up to 1920x1080i(HDTV)
* Supports NTSC/FM Radio
* Very easy to use interface (Arcsoft's Total Media)
* Support Electronic Program Guide(EPG)
* Fully functioning remote control
* Scheduled recording of your favorite show for later viewing
* Support still image capture in BMP or JPEG format
* Support multiple inputs (RCA and S-Video) for capturing external videos in DVD format (MPEG)

Specifications:
* Interface: PCI
* Digital TV Tuner: 75 Ohm (UHF/VHF) TV Antenna
* Video: -S-Video Input: 4-pin Mini-Din -- Composite input: RCA jack
* TV system Frequency: -54MHz-806MHz
* IR:Infrared Remote Control
* Dimension: 15×8 cm

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