Hauppauge WinTV Nova S2-HD/Satellite and HD Satellite PCI TV Tuner card
from Hauppauge
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Model No: 1377908
Release Date: 21/02/2008
Availability: dispatched within 24 hours
Index: Digital & Electronics
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Digital Box Price: £74.99
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Product Description -WinTV-NOVA-HD-S2: high definition Satellite TV for your PC! Watch and record free-to-air High Definition satellite TV DVB-S2 and standard definition satellite TV DVB-S on your PC. Recordings are made to your PCTs hard disk in the same quality as live TV. Listen and record digital satellite radio* too! -High Definition satellite TV brings the best video quality and CD quality audio to your PC. WinTV-NOVA-HD-S2 can receive ofree-to-air_ high definition broadcasts, such as AstraTs Pro7 HD or SAT1 HD. -Turn your PC into a Digital Video Recorder for satellite TV. CyberlinkTs PowerCinema application is included to record standard or high definition digital satellite TV to your PCTs hard disk, with otime shifting_. A TV scheduler is included to automatically record your favourite TV shows on a daily, weekly or once only schedule.-Hauppauges remote control makes WinTV-NOVA-HD-S2 easy to use. Change channels, adjust audio volume, start recordings, play music, start a slide show, all from the comfort of your living room chair!FeatureProduct FeaturesConnectivityInterface typePCI RadioFM radioN TeletextTeletext functionN System requirementsMinimum system requirements-PC with 3.2 GHz processor or faster. Or Intel Core Duo processor, with 512 MB of RAM minimum-Microsoft Windows XP, with Service Pack 2-Available PCI slot-AGP or PCI-Express graphic card with 128 MB memory minimum-Sound card or on board sound-CD-ROM drive for software installation TV tunerHandheld remote controlY InternalY TV tuner typeDVB-S2
A very good card.  Sent: 13 August 2010
After much technical comparison, and not finding any freeview HD cards available, I've opted for this.
Hauppauge are very well established in this field, if not the industry leaders.
To the card then.
Hardware wise this card needs a feed from your satellite dish, keep that in mind.
It's a typically well made and robust card, as you would expect from hauppauge.
The hand remote control is a welcome addition.
Picture ... absolutely rock solid.
HD Picture ... Outstandingly Good. (ITV HD, BBC HD, Luxe HD)
Channels... Not hundreds as someone reported if using the sky satellite but about 50+ (which are free to air). But that's good for free.
Software... Operation is Good, although it's a few seconds when switching between channels as it tunes for a second and buffers for a few.
Overall software is Good.
Recording ... very good indeed.
DOWNSIDES.
No tv listing capability, would have been nice.
it's available for those in america though, so it could be on the way.
It would have been nice to have the computer desktop area as the tv.
Its been done in DVD player packages. Isn't rocket science.
OVERALL.
I think this card is worth every penny.
Bare in mind, it's Aug 2010 we are at a transitional phase where Freeview HD is comming in and there are no pc cards to cater for it, this card brings hd onto your desktop.
I think this card is the ideal solution, There are other satellites that it can be pointed to for other channels.
Good TV Tuner, Does what it says on the box Sent: 18 July 2010
I have installed this tv tuner on my win7 (32bit) media centre computer, using my old sky wiring and dish.
The tuner works well, haven't found any compatibility issues with windows media centre yet.
NB: I haven't used this with the Hauppauge software...
Fantastic HD Satellite receiver  Sent: 15 August 2009
I've used this card in my media center PC, which is running Windows 7 Ultimate, alongside a Hauppage NovaT-500 for regular Freeview reception. The card works beautifully, adding hundreds of satellite channels, including BBC and ITV HD, with no headache. Do download the latest driver and install that BEFORE you set up Windows Media Center if you go this route as it's easier than adding as you don't have to find the transponder scan settings then. The card works great and the additional channels are fantastic, especially since there's no monthly charge ala sky.
great hardware, bad support  Sent: 12 May 2009
Easy to install , very capable hardware and that is where all the good stops.
Software supplied is very limited and buggy. HD does not work, you need to find codec on the internet. ITV HD doesn't work they advise you to purchase another software as already mentioned here. Does not work with DiSEqC switch.
When contacting support on the phone you are told its your PC or your setup issue , not their software. I was thinking I would have a better luck with their support forum but that place is full of users like me begging for help and not getting any.
Bottom line excellent hardware badly let down by VERY buggy software and poor support.
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Associated digital product categories: Input Adaptor Devices, 1377908, Computer Components, Satellite, Setanta, SKY, Hauppauge, WinTV, Satellite, Setanta, SKY, Hauppauge, WinTV, cam, ci |
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