New ! ShowCenter™ 1.7 available
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Record digital TV. Remote PVR functionality
support includes new PCTV MediaCenter products, including DVB-T support.
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Automatic playlists, including pre-defined
playlists such as top rated and most played.
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Broken link detection keeps your database and
playlists up-to-date
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Integrated audioCD ripping lets you add your
entire audio collection in MP3 to your database.
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Listen to music without turning on the television.
Assign radio stations or playlists to individual buttons on the ShowCenter
remote.
When used in conjunction with a PC equipped with a Pinnacle
PCTV tuner card, ShowCenter enables users to benefit from PVR features such
as Time Shifting, to pause live television, watch instant replays and skip through
a recording in progress, as well as easily program their PC to record their
favorite programs. Recordings are stored on the PC's hard drive and are accessible
from the ShowCenter TV-based interface. Users can also archive recordings by
burning them to CD or DVD in MPEG 2 format. The ShowCenter PVR features are
compatible with the PCTV Sat, PCTV Stereo, PCTV, PCTV Pro, PCTV USB2 and PCTV
MediaCenter (100e, 100i, 300i)
With ShowCenter, users can also listen to their favorite
Internet radio stations. The ShowCenter supports Internet radio stations compatible
with the ShoutCast standard.
Wide format support
ShowCenter supports a wide range of formats, including
the latest MPEG4-AVI, Xvid formats. If a format is not supported natively, the
ShowCenter software converts the file then streams it to the ShowCenter player.
Easy to install and use
ShowCenter intelligently searches your PC for all media
content and organizes them by type. From there you can organize your files further
by grouping them into custom playlists. Another great feature built into the
software is that it never moves your original media files from their location
on the hard drive, even when you're grouping, sorting, or reordering the media.
It's easy to find newly added content
ShowCenter lets you tag certain folders as "watched"
Folders. When a new file appears in these folders they are automatically included
in the new media category located on the top left hand corner of the TV interface.
Parental control
ShowCenter lets you restrict access to specified files
with a four-digit pin code. When a file has been restricted, it does not show
up on the list of available media files unless the user has entered the pin
code.
Backup all of your media files
ShowCenter lets you burn your media files to CD and DVD.
Burn your last "party" play list to CD and listen to it in your car! The software
can even convert an audio CD to the MP3 format and vice versa. For movie files,
the application copies content to VideoCD, Super Video CD, video DVD, data CD
or data DVD-and can do so without menus. Image files can be output to data CD
or data DVD.
Connect your entire home
ShowCenter lets you connect more than one ShowCenter
box to a single PC "media server" allowing you to stream content to several
rooms in your house simultaneously. It is also possible for ShowCenter to pull
content from more than one PC on the home network. Network cables are included
in the box.
Connect to practically any TV or home stereo
ShowCenter includes a vast array of audio and video inputs
and outputs, that allow you to attach the device to just about every type of
home entertainment system in the world. The outputs include, digital audio (coaxial,
optical), component video, S-Video and composite video.
It's all in the box!
- Extensive Audio/Video outputs for easy connection to your TV or stereo
system.
- Pinnacle ShowCenter also includes optical and coaxial S/PDIF audio outputs
for best-quality digital connection to your home theatre system.
- Component output gives you high-end video quality on your TV (YPrPb).
S-video and composite output connectors are also included for wider compatibility
with standard televisions.
- Network cable is also included.
Supported File formats:
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JPEG
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BMP
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PNG and GIF files are converted. All "Portrait"
oriented image files are rotated by 90 degrees in the ShowCenter database
and scaled to PAL or NTSC video resolution. The pictures are optimized for
being displayed on a TV screen and stored as a copy in JPEG format, while
preserving the original image file.
Video standards for A/V outputs:
Inputs and outputs:
The ShowCenter box provides all audio and video outputs for delivering the
optimum sound and video quality no matter what A/V equipment is connected.
The A/V connectivity is equivalent to a premium quality DVD-player and consists
of:
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SCART 21-pin connector (Europe-only, also known
as Peritel connector or Euroconnector) with composite, Y/C, RGB, stereo
audio
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Component video output ("YPrPb", 3 x RCA)
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Composite video output (1 x RCA)
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Y/C ("S-Video") video output (1 x Hosiden)
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Stereo audio outputs ("Line-Out") (2 x RCA)
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Additional stereo audio output (for separate connection
to stereo system) (2 x RCA)
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Digital audio outputs, both optical (1 x Toslink)
and electrical (S/PDIF 1 x RCA)
Further inputs and outputs:
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Power button on front panel
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LED for standby or power on mode
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Status LED which signals that a media file
on the server is ready for playback on the ShowCenter box
Minimum System Requirements:
- PC with Pentium 3 / Athlon 1GHz or Celeron/Duron 1.2GHz
- 256MB RAM
- EIDE hard disk with minimum 10GB free space
- DirectX 7-or higher-compatible graphics card
- DirectX 7-or higher-compatible soundcard
- CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
- Network adapter with one available 100baseT or 100baseT port
- Mouse
- OS: Windows XP Pro (or home), Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or higher
Recommended system:
- PC with Pentium 4 1.8GHz or Athlon XP 1800
- 512MB RAM
- UDMA hard drive with 80GB or more disk space
- DirectX 9-or higher-compatible graphic card and soundcard
- CD or DVD-Recorder
- Network adapter with one available 100baseT port
- Mouse
- OS: Windows XP Pro (or home)