PCI-Express TV tuner for Microsoft Media Center.

WinTV-HVR-1200 Media Center Kit features

• Digital or Analogue TV for your Vista Media Center PC in a single slot PCI-Express 1x board. The WinTV-HVR-1200 includes an analogue TV receiver plus a Freeview DVB-T digital TV receiver, all on one PCI Express board!
• Use the MyTV button in Media Center to watch, pause and record TV on your PC. And use Media Center’s built-in TV scheduler to record your analogue or Freeview digital TV programmes to disk.
• Connect to a satellite or cable TV set-top box with the built-in S-Video or composite connectors.
• WinTV-HVR-1200 MC includes the Media Center driver CD.

With Microsoft Media Center and the WinTV-HVR-1200 MC-Board you can

• Watch Freeview digital TV (DVB-T) or analogue TV on your PC screen.
• Pause analogue or digital TV, with instant replay, skip, fast forward and rewind.
• Record digital TV programmes in original MPEG-2 quality.
• Record analogue TV to disk.
• Use Media Center’s TV scheduler to automatically record your favourite TV shows. Playback your recordings at any time on your PC screen.

Watch analogue and digital TV on your Media Center PC. The WinTV-HVR-1200 MC includes everything you need to watch, pause and record analogue PAL and digital Freeview TV on your Vista Media Center PC.

The WinTV-HVR-1200 MC can be used in either full height or half height PC systems, using the supplied low profile adapter bracket.

WinTV-HVR-1200 makes your PC future proof.WinTV-HVR-1200 can switch between analogue PAL TV and digital Freeview TV, so you can watch analogue PAL TV now and receive Freeview TV when it is available in your area. You can also connect your cable TV or satellite TV set top box to WinTV-HVR-1200, so you can watch, pause and record set top box programmes too.

WinTV-HVR-1200 is a compact, low profile, PCI-Express card that fits in all the latest Microsoft Vista Home Premium and Ultimate PCs with a PCI-Express 1x slot. If you have a normal PC or an extra slim one, WinTV-HVR-1200 comes with both full height and half height brackets.

Notes

• DVB-T or Analogue TV reception requires a TV aerial (a high gain rooftop aerial is recommended). If you have a cable or satellite TV box, Windows Media Center will need to use the included “IR blaster” to control the box for channel changing (not inlcuded in the package).
• For Digital Terrestrial reception, some viewers may need to replace their aerials if the installation is old or in poor condition. Digital Terrestrial coverage is improving all the time as digital terrestrial television transmitters are continuously being updated. However it may take some time for full coverage to reach particular areas of the country. Your local retailer will be able to provide up to date coverage information for your area based on a post code database.
• An Internet connection is required for the Windows Media Center EPG service.
• Media Center supports a single TV tuner configured for either Analogue, DVB-T or STB reception. It also supports the addition of a second TV tuner however it must be configured as the same reception type as the first (i.e. if you are using Media Center for DVB-T reception you may add the WinTV-HVR-1200 MC and configure it for DVB-T reception).
• The WinTV-NOVA / WinTV-HVR uses a rooftop antenna in the same way that most people currently receive their analogue television programmes. Digital Terrestrial coverage is improving all the time as digital terrestrial television transmitters are continuously being deployed.
• For Singapore residence, some DVB-T reception with indoor antenna might be impaired by walls and high neighboring buildings/structures/trees. In such environments, an outdoor / roof-top DVB-T antenna is recommended. If you are using roof-top antenna with amplified signal, in theory, you should not encounter any reception problem and you should be able to receive all free-to-air DVB-t channels available in Singapore.
• For optimal reception of DVB-T channels with any indoor antenna (DVB-t compatible), you have to be in a location with minimum disturbance on the DVB-T signal.
  

 

Please note that Starhub SCV point in Singapore is not for DVB-t reception.

Hauppauge also reserves the right to make improvements and/or changes to the product, programmes and/or specifications described in the above information at any time without notice.

 

System Requirements

• Processor 2.2 GHz Intel P4 or equivalent.
• Microsoft Windows 7 (32 &64bit), Vista (32 & 64bit) or XP MCE(32bit only) with Service Pack 2.
• Available PCI Express X1 slot (can be used in x4/x8/x16 slots).
• Graphics with 64MB memory (or greater).
• Sound card or on board sound.
• CD-ROM drive (for Software installation).

Included in the box

• WinTV-HVR-1200 PCI-Express 1x card with a multi-standard PAL TV and DVB-T receiver, S-Video, composite video and stereo audio inputs.
• A low profile bracket, for use when installing in a low profile chassis.
• Windows Driver CD for Media Centre.
• Quick Installation Guide