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PCTV picoStick – nano-sized DVB-T TV tuner

Pinnacle USB DVB-T TV tuner
The PCTV picoStick is a super tiny DVB-T TV tuner which allows those live in the Western Europe to enjoy watching DVB-T TV on their laptop or netbook while on the run. The little picoStick also comes with an MCX connector and a flipping antenna that help boost the efficiency of signal reception.

Pinnacle also includes the TVCenter 6 software that provides DVR and time shifting function, allows the user to record the shows for later watching. It can record in a number of formats including DivX or H.264, MPEG-2 and you can transfer them to other devices for playback. And it comes with an additional software for editing the video.

The Pinnacle DVB-T TV simply hooks up to your computer’s USB port to allow you to receive the DVB-T TV signal. It supports only Windows XP, Vista and 7 and has been designed to run in environment with low resources, having no problem to run on a netbook. The minimum hardware requirements of this device are Intel 1.6GHz Atom processor and 256MB RAM only. This tiny DVB-T tuner will go on sale for a price around $80 in Europe next week.

via everythingusb

4 Responses to “PCTV picoStick – nano-sized DVB-T TV tuner”

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    windy abdurrahman Says:

    like to buy..

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    Neo Gadgets of the Week – September 19th, 2009 | Neo Gadgets Says:

    [...] 15.  PCTV picoStick – nano-sized DVB-T TV tuner [...]

  3. 3
    george varghese Says:

    whether this unt can make auto tune in frequency band , UHF,VHFand hyper bands

  4. 4
    Elgato EyeTV One tuner – free HDTV over-the-air for your Mac or PC Says:

    [...] digital live TV broadcast in North America. It doesn’t work in other countries. One of these TV tuners costs you only $120. The package also includes one year free TV guide data with optional renewal [...]

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