Dvico has released the FusionHDTV7 PCI express card, which is a dual HD TV tuner. Dvico claims that this is the first PCIe card capable of recording two HDTV channels (either digital or QAM) at the same time, and I can't think of any others off the top of my head, so I'm going to agree that this is at least one of the first. Like most HDTV tuner cards these days, the FusionHDTV7 can tune into either digital ATSC broadcats or analog NTSC signals.
The card allows you to record two shows at once, record one show while watching a live program on anothr channel, or view Picture-in-picture videos. Of course, you can get all of the same features by buying two cards, but at about $140, the FusionHDTV is probably cheaper than picking up two other cards. And it takes up less space in your PC.
[via The Green Button]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-02-2008 @ 3:47PM
Ian said...
Hmmm very nice piece of equipment. Now if it only handled CableCards I would buy it in a nanosecond.
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5-02-2008 @ 5:07PM
maxpower said...
What does this have to do with TiVo?
I hope this isn't a trend in posting every article about every new fangled HD card on the market
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5-06-2008 @ 12:45PM
puffin said...
PVRwire is (was) a blog about all things PVR related and a very good source of information for enthusiasts. HD cards are definately PVR related because there are a lot of people who are interested in or own a MythTV box (or something similar).
5-06-2008 @ 12:53PM
MaxPower said...
Then why is this section entitled TiVo and every previous post is directly related to TiVo?
I thought PVRWire had several sections in the blog, including one dedicated to TiVo. I did not think that this section was for all things related to PVRs including HD cards and MythTV.
5-06-2008 @ 12:54PM
Brad Linder said...
Sorry guys. I think my finger slipped and I hit the wrong category on this button. You're both right. PVR Wire covers a ton of territory. But if you click the TiVo category you should only see TiVo related news. Sorry about the mixup.
5-04-2008 @ 8:53PM
qurly63 said...
The Hauppauge HVR2200 MCE is a PCIe dual digital and analog + FM tuner that does HD.
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