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BrandPCTV
Item Height
20 millimetres
Item Width13.5 centimetres
Maximum Display Resolution720 pixels
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Tuner TechnologyDigital TV
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- Ultra-sensitive digital terrestrial TV & radio reception
- Watch and record digital TV in standard and high definition
- Works with Windows Media Center
- Remote control and mini-antenna included
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Manufacturer's Description
With its latest generation chipset, the gem-sized PCTV nanoStick Ultimate delivers high-quality digital TV and is ready for terrestrial HDTV (in MPEG-4 AVC / H.264), where available. Watch TV in full-screen or scaleable-window mode. The included software turns your PC or Mac into a full-fledged Personal Video Recorder that lets you timeshift and record TV shows. PC users can shoose between MPEG-1/2 or DivX recording formats or record direct to DVD. The included DistanTV software allows them to stream TV to other PCs on a local network. Recordings can be trimmed with VideoSpin. Mini remote included.
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Tuner TV Hauppauge PCTV NanoStick 73E ultimate External + Mac (23004)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Despite the advertising on the packaging as being "HDTV ready" it won't actually work with HDTV in the UK as (according to the manufacturer) the UK uses the DVB-T2 standard which is unique in Europe and which this product (no any other PC tuner apparently) is designed to receive. The manufacturers say they will eventually release a DVB-T2 tuner but not for "several months". Other than that, this is a good product for standard definition terrestrial TV and it integrates nicely with Windows 7 Media Center. From my location (near London) it picked up 97 channels no problems when connected to an external aerial.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I bought this to use with the supplied mini-aerial and was dismayed to read on the side of the box: "In Great Britain, in most cases indoor reception with the rod antenna provided will not be possible." I plugged the thing into my iMac, installed the EyeTV Lite software, and indeed no channels were found.
However, after repositioning the aerial, I did manage to receive all of the Freeview channels available in my area. The quality of the picture is pretty decent, but is dependent upon the aerial's position. For example, it needs to be moved when switching between BBC and ITV channels. The magnet in the base of the aerial greatly aids with this, and I found that attaching it to one of my desktop speakers improved the picture. Even then, the picture and audio are sometimes choppy.
I would definitely recommend upgrading the software to the full version of EyeTV. Apart from the improved features (programme guide, recording, preferences, etc.), it also improves the picture via its deinterlacing option.
Despite the relatively poor reception, I decided to keep the Nanostick for use with my MacBook Pro, turning it into a portable television. Using a static, external aerial would undoubtedly improve the Nanostick's performance, but this is impractical for me and I haven't tried it.
However, after repositioning the aerial, I did manage to receive all of the Freeview channels available in my area. The quality of the picture is pretty decent, but is dependent upon the aerial's position. For example, it needs to be moved when switching between BBC and ITV channels. The magnet in the base of the aerial greatly aids with this, and I found that attaching it to one of my desktop speakers improved the picture. Even then, the picture and audio are sometimes choppy.
I would definitely recommend upgrading the software to the full version of EyeTV. Apart from the improved features (programme guide, recording, preferences, etc.), it also improves the picture via its deinterlacing option.
Despite the relatively poor reception, I decided to keep the Nanostick for use with my MacBook Pro, turning it into a portable television. Using a static, external aerial would undoubtedly improve the Nanostick's performance, but this is impractical for me and I haven't tried it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Positives - small compact, easy to install, gives us a range of TV and Radio programmes. Negatives not HD, programme sequence,
Our TV reception area is poor and consequently the aerial provided with the Nanostick was not sufficient to give us a decent TV signal, so we have used an aerial lead connected to the house (HD) aerial, which has given us a decent enough picture. Our computer has a HD screen and I was a little disappointed not to be able to get High Definition broadcasts. Another annoying feature is that the programmes are not displayed in a sequence similar to our television i.e. BBC1,2,ITV1,Channel 4, 5 etc. they are all over the place which can take some finding. I've not yet used the computer to record TV programmes but it looks pretty easy to follow. The price of the Nanostick through Amazon was noticeably cheaper than the high street electrical stores. Overall we are quite pleased with it.
Our TV reception area is poor and consequently the aerial provided with the Nanostick was not sufficient to give us a decent TV signal, so we have used an aerial lead connected to the house (HD) aerial, which has given us a decent enough picture. Our computer has a HD screen and I was a little disappointed not to be able to get High Definition broadcasts. Another annoying feature is that the programmes are not displayed in a sequence similar to our television i.e. BBC1,2,ITV1,Channel 4, 5 etc. they are all over the place which can take some finding. I've not yet used the computer to record TV programmes but it looks pretty easy to follow. The price of the Nanostick through Amazon was noticeably cheaper than the high street electrical stores. Overall we are quite pleased with it.
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