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External solution for watching and recording digital terrestrial TV or radio on your PC
Tiny, ultra-portable and powered by the USB port
Includes remote control
Use Timeshifting to pause, rewind, fast-forward TV and radio while recording.
Access to Internet radio stations¹ integrated together in one interface
One button or scheduled recording
Teletext²is database driven providing instant access to all pages and sub-pages
Access programme information from included webbased EPG³.
Programme your computer to shut itself off after recording
BONUS: includes passive telescopic antenna for use when no roof antenna is available

¹ Requires an existing Internet connection.
²Teletext information is not available for all channels
³ tvtv EPG included (30-day trial)

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DivX^®Video			Designed for Microsoft Windows XP		Designed for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition

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Turn your PC into a TV and Digital PVR
Pinnacle PCTV 60e with TVCenter combines a highquality Digital TV viewing experience with advanced personal video recording features. Use our Timeshifting technology to control live TV…fast-forward past commercials or instantly replay a scene. Pause the show you’re watching and resume viewing later, exactly where you left off. It’s easy to change channels with the included remote control.

Tiny and ultra-portable
PCTV 60e is very small and lightweight. It’s powered by the USB 1.1. or USB 2.0 port requiring no extra power cable. The USB tuner connects to any PC or notebook, without complicated hardware installation.

Superior reception and digital quality
Intended to replace analogue broadcasts, DVB-T is digital quality without requiring cable or a satellite antenna. Digital Terrestrial Television offers a wider range of free, digital quality content without subscription fees from anywhere that DVB-T service is available. (Check other side for important notes on DVB-T reception)

Enhanced Teletext features
With Pinnacle TVCenter, get access to channel information with our advanced Teletext support. Unlike competing products, there’s no need to research and refresh content each time you change the channel. PCTV keeps all content in its memory giving you immediate access to pages and sub-pages, saving you time. In addition, TVCenter also supports TOP/FLOF technology, a general subject-based index for accessing program information by category, as well as weather, sports lotto.

Expandable feature set
The PCTV 60e comes with easy-to-use TV viewing and PVR software including recording, Timeshifting, and integrated Internet radio. For customers wanting to add even more possibilities to their PCTV product, an upgrade package is available offering advanced PVR and digital media management features, such as Direct-to-DVD recording and extensive photo, video and music playback and management options.

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PCTV 60e is equipped with a premium quality digital terrestrial TV tuner with digital terrestrial radio support.

IR remote transmitter incl. batteries
IR receiver integrated into hardware
USB cable

PCTV 60e has the following approvals

FCC and CE
Microsoft WHQL certification for Windows XP
Designed for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

PCTV 60e is compliant with

USB.org “Hi-Speed” (USB 2.0), “Full Speed” (USB 1.1) backward compatible

Capture Format

Captures to hard drive without any quality loss as MPEG-2 program stream

Supported Teletext Standards

TOP, FLOF, “Hi-Text” (TT level 2.5), export option, and page memory for all pages of all channels

Wichtige Hinweise zum DVB-T-Empfang

Important notes on DVB-T reception
Please ask your dealer whether DVB-T is available in your region.
DVB-T reception is depending on location and might be impaired by thick or steel-enforced walls and high neighbouring buildings. In such environments, an outdoor/roof-top DVB-T antenna is required.
Mobile reception of DVB-T, i.e. in a car or train, is in general not possible.

System Requirements

Operating System:

Windows® XP (Home, Professional or Media Center Edition 2005) with latest service pack

Minimum System Requirements:

Intel® Pentium® 3, 1.0 GHz or equivalent AMD® Athlon® XP (SD only)**
256 MB of RAM
UDMA IDE hard disk (min. 5 GB free capacity)
Graphics controller with support for DirectX® 8 or higher
Sound controller with support for DirectX 9 or higher
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
One USB 1.1 (Full-Speed) port or one USB 2.0 (Hi- Speed) port**
Mouse

Recommended System Requirements:

Intel Pentium 4, 2.0 GHz, Intel Pentium M, 1.3 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon 64*
512 MB of RAM
UDMA hard drive with 20 GB or more disk space
DirectX 9 or higher compatible graphics card and sound card
DVD recorder
One USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) port
Mouse

*Note: High Definition support requires Intel Pentium 4, 2.2 GHz or higher, and a USB 2.0 port.
** High Definition (HD) television support requires an Intel Pentium 4, 2.2 GHz or higher with a USB 2.0 port.

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DivX^®Video			Designed for Microsoft Windows XP		Designed for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition

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PCTV 60e - PC Home, Dec issue - 4/5
"This is a good DVB-T tuner".
27/12/2005,
PCTV 60e - www.somethingjewish.co.uk
"The PCTV 60e is one of the best ways to watch Freeview. Until built in digital TV comes as standard on most laptops, the PCTV 60e from Pinnacle provides all you need to watch digital TV and make the most of all current and future channels that will be broadcast on Freeview".
21/12/2005,

PCTV 60e

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"This is a good DVB-T tuner".

"The PCTV 60e is one of the best ways to watch Freeview. Until built in digital TV comes as standard on most laptops, the PCTV 60e from Pinnacle provides all you need to watch digital TV and make the most of all current and future channels that will be broadcast on Freeview".