Binding: Electronics Brand: Pinnacle EAN: 0613570221821 Label: Pinnacle Systems Manufacturer: Pinnacle Systems Model: 8230-10020-71 Publisher: Pinnacle Systems Sales Rank: 12249 Studio: Pinnacle Systems
Features:
Box Contents - PCTV HD Ultimate Stick, Remote control, High-gain telescopic antenna, A/V adapter cable, USB extender cable, Printed QuickStart guide, CD-ROM with Pinnacle TV Center Pro recovery / Studio Quickstart software
Ultra-portable USB 2.0 HDTV tuner stick with integrated FlashPVR -- no installation required
Watch SD and free HD TV on your PC - no service fees
Supports both analog (NTSC) and digital (ATSC) TV signals
Hardware ready for ClearQAM (unencrypted digital cable) reception
Product DescriptionWatch and record Standard Definition and HDTV on any PC using the Pinnacle PCTV HD Ultimate Stick, featuring a unique PVR application that runs from the stick's on-board flash memory. Plug it into any PC and start watching and recording in seconds - no software installation required. Full PVR application preinstalled on the stick's on-board memory Record up to 2 hours of TV directly to the stick to play it back on any PC Capture SD video from camcorder or set-top box using included adapter cable Turns your PC into a PVR with TimeShifting - pause, rewind TV Electronic Programming Guide Automatically record shows to the integrated flash memory or to your hard drive in the destination file format of choice (i.e. iPod, PSP, DivX, etc.), or even direct-to-DVD Trim you videos with Pinnacle Studio QuickStart On-board memory can also be used to store additional files TV tuner fully compatible with Windows Media Center (Windows Vista and XP MCE; remote kit sold separately)
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Seems to work for me.
I bought today and loaded up. Has problem and reloaded using autoplay to load up program. Did not take long. I have a 2.5 Quad 64 bit Dell with 6G memory, also a 22 inch flat screen Samsung. I think Vista with this unit needs speed and memory, although mine handles it good. After installed and all, I rebooted computer.
So, I watched the ALCS and NCLS Baseball series. I did not hook up to cable yet but great picture with supplied antenna. I taped a half hour TV show and it worked great. Even ... Read More
Rating: - Don't bother.
As others have mentioned the included software is almost useless. Using Windows Media Center, the sound and video are out of sync. No fix available, and never will be. No Mac support, unlike with the 800e version ( PCTV HD Pro which at least works with EyeTV, another $100 purchase ). I mistakenly thought that the Ultimate Stick would be an upgrade. It is not. I have attempted to use this as the cornerstone of a Media Center, with a 3.2Ghz Core 2 Duo with 4GB, 1TB Dell XPS 630i, a brand new machine ... Read More
Rating: - Higher cost is not equal to better quality (I learnt that the hard way)
I bought this yesterday. Here is the scoop...
1. It does NOT work with Vista 64 bit edition. However, there is absolutely no way to figure that out from the box. The box says "Windows Vista Certified". I was very very careful to choose something that is Windows Vista compliant, and that is what I get. Deceiving practice by Pinnacle. Not impressive at all.
2. I uninstalled Vista 64 and installed Vista 32 just for this piece of hardware to work, and guess what? It is terrible. ... Read More
Rating: - Pretty cool! Saves a step when recording TV shows for PSP
On initial install, I did have some problem, so I rebooted then plugged the USB stick back and it reinstall worked well. The updated software (recommended during install) does add a couple of other features.
As a TV tuner device, the quality is better than Slingbox Classic (low) but not as good as a PCI TV card. But since I am planning to record to shows for viewing on handheld like PSP, this is not a big deal.
As for the EPG, it is crap. Better to use Yahoo or MSN to get ... Read More
Rating: - Zapping Channels is to slow
My opinion is that the zapping channel process could be improve, like a comun TV Remote controller.
But at last, I think is a good deal for the price.
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Electronics : Pinnacle Systems 8230-10020-71 PCTV HD Ultimate Stick
- Seems to work for me.
- Don't bother.
- Higher cost is not equal to better quality (I learnt that the hard way)
- Zapping Channels is to slow