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WinTV-PVR-USB2
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model number 359 1118 312 217/223/1057 215
Type PCI Express X1 PCI PCI Express X1 PCI USB2
Number of tuners 1 Hybrid (Analogue & Freeview) 1 Hybrid (Analogue & Freeview) 1 Hybrid (Analogue & Freeview) 1 Analogue only 1 Analogue only
Digital TV receiver format DVB-T DVB-T DVB-T None None
Analog TV format PAL/SECAM PAL/SECAM PAL/SECAM PAL/SECAM PAL/SECAM
MPEG-2 Encoder for analog TV Software encoder Hardware encoder up to 12Mbits/sec Hardware encoder up to 12Mbits/sec Hardware encoder up to 12Mbits/sec Hardware- up to 12Mbits/sec
FM radio stereo    
Stereo audio Nicam Stereo Nicam Stereo Nicam Stereo Nicam Stereo Nicam Stereo
Remote control Media Center Remote Kit Media Center Remote Kit Media Center Remote Kit Media Center Remote Kit Media Center Remote Kit
A/V input S-video/Composite, left and right audio S-video/Composite, left and right audio S-video, Composite, left and right audio S-video, Composite, left and right audio S-video, Composite, left and right audio
Notes Low Profile   Low Profile    

 

Notes:
Microsoft's Vista Media Center does not currently support clear QAM TV reception. To receive clear QAM, you will need to use the Hauppauge WinTV v6 application, SageTV or BeyondTV.