DVICO (FusionHDTV 5 RT Gold) HDTV Tuner Card with Multifunctional Fusion MCE Remote Control- ATSC, QAM
DVICO add a new function to the popular Fusion HDTV Tuner card, the RT series Gold cards now offer PC boot on/off function using the Fusion Remote or power on/off before/after recording. You can Turn your Home Theater PC on and off with a single button as well as schedule and record with ease. Fusion Gold cards offer all you need to get up and running on your HDTV system, whether you're using XP or MCE. The highly acclaimed LG Electronics 5th Generation tuner with improved multi-path rejection as well as wider reception performance. DVICO's Fusion 5 ships with low-profile bracket for integration into the smallest of PC chassis. Record, watch, and store both over-the-air and unencrypted QAM broadcast HDTV shows on your PC.
Key Features:
Detail Features:
Power RecordingEven if the power is off on your PC, your RT Gold will Power ON by itself at scheduled hours and start recording your favorite programs. Then it will Power OFF automatically when the recordings are over. Now you won’t have to stay awake till dawn just to record your favorite matches anymore. The RT Gold will make the recordings for you. With Power Recording you won’t miss a goal!
True HD Time-ShiftingPause and replay live-broadcasting HDTV shows by simply pressing the Pause button and then pick up right where you left off. The FusionHDTV5 RT Gold provides various file playback functions such as pause, instant replay, time-shifting with the scroll bar, fast-forward, rewind and so forth.
Multifunctional Remote ControlTurn ON or OFF your PC like you do your TV. With RT Gold’s multifunctional remote control you will be able to boot your PC from a distance. Not only does it provide perfect control of all HDTV functions you will also be able to control Windows MCE 2005 and many other application programs with this multifunctional remote control.
Latest 5th Generation ShipsetThe latest 5th generation chipset made by LG Electronics has resolved the fringe area problems of poor reception and enhanced the reception quality with the indoor antenna. With this product not only will you receive analog and terrestrial HDTV broadcasting, but also cable HDTV receptions and unencrypted digital cable broadcasting programs, so you can easily convert to HDTV broadcasting at home. -Digital Cable is Supported (64/256 QAM)-
Support HDTV 64bitFusionHDTV RT Gold supports the industry’s first 64bit HDTV driver for Windows XP x64 edition and will also support the upcoming Windows Vista 64bit edition as well. The 64bit HDTV driver for Windows XP x64 Edition works in Intel EM64T series CPU as well as AMD x64 CPUs. This 64bit driver enables the FusionHDTV RT Gold tuner to work on 64bit Windows and will consequently allow users to seamlessly transit from a 32 bit to a 64 bit environment.
Scheduled Recording with EPG (Electronic Program Guide)Electronic Program Guide (EPG) is provided through TitanTV, making you only a click away from all the recording reservations you want! Now forget about manually setting a recording time for your favorite TV programs on a VCR. Once you install the RT Gold tuner you will be able to schedule TV recordings, have instant replay or view and pause live TV programs. Even programs which are still in the process of recording can be played back and watched from the beginning!
Conversion to Xvid/DivX/DVD FormatThe fastest Xvid/DivX/DVD conversion for burning and archiving is supported with ultra fast native mode .MPG conversion. The FusionHDTV5 RT Gold is also bundled with DVD authoring and burning software. With a format converter you will be able to convert to XviD, DivX, DVD and MPEG2.
Great Functions and Compatibility:
High Resolution, Crystal Clear Picture QualityWith DVICO’s HDTV engines implemented with its own original algorithms you will be provided with High Definition (HD) picture quality which excels 5 times the resolution of an average TV. So now you can experience the High Definition picture quality of the FusionHDTV5 RT Gold for yourself. High resolution picture qualities with crisp, crystal clear pictures will be displayed on your PC. Clear picture quality is even provided on LCD and low resolution monitors so enjoy the excellent picture quality for yourself, today!
Supports EPG (Real-Time Broadcasting Guide of HD Programs)The Electronic Program Guide (EPG) is provided through the internet so you can now make scheduled recordings whenever you need. *With the HD broadcasting streaming information you can make recordings and watch relevant channels. (Information of these relevant channels can be checked only when watching these channels.)
Real-Time Broadcasting RecordingThe FusionHDTV5 RT Gold can record digital HDTV directly to your hard drive just like a VCR. It supports native mode .MPG capturing as well as “AS IS” transport stream format. Recording stream cut-on-the-fly utility is supported with the APP software. You can also control the encoding option with the internal MPEG encoder SW which controls the various VCD/DVD formats, beat rate and resolution.
Dual Decoder (DXVA & Full Software Methods)DViCO’s Dual HD Decoder can be used with nearly all the newly released VGAs. FusionHDTV products can even be used with VGAs which does not support video speeding functions.
Low Profile (LP)This product has been produced as a low profile type for both slim PCs and general PCs. So it can be used on HTPC home theaters and more.
Recommended System Specification
*Recommended system specs may differ with the user’s system environment.
Package Content:
FusionHDTV5 RT Gold Board
Fusion MCE Remote Control
Installation CD
Converter Cable for External Input
Connection Cable for Internal Sound
Users Manual
Ulead VideoStudio 8se DVD
Q & A:
What is FusionHDTV? A. DViCO's FusionHDTV is a total solution of hardware tuner and software decoding that makes up the total HDTV package. Main features are the ability to record and store Broadcast Transport Streams on the hard disk. Unlike hardware decoders which have their own output, the FusionHDTV uses the main graphics card overlay output which allows for the use of VGA or DVI.
Q. How do you connect it to receive a broadcast? A. Where available, over-the-air local programs need an antenna to receive. Simply connect an antenna coax to the 'RF input of the HDTV card and scan for signals. Check with TitanTV for available programming in your local area.
Q. What kind of display do I need? A. Because the Fusion HDTV uses the output of your graphics card, a VGA compatible HDTV or PC monitor would be ideal. For HDTV's with Component (Y-Pb-Pr) input, a transcoder is required for both FusionHDTV and the PC's Windows desktop.
Q. Can I get digital audio? A. The FusionHDTV card utilizes the audio output of the system sound card. Sound card with S/PDIF is recommended for optimal performance.
Q. What kind of PC do I need? A. Graphic card performance is one of the most important aspects of software decoders. Following is a compilation of graphics card compliance as provided by DViCO.
nVdia (DxVa mode) GeForce2,3 DxVA does not work at all. (reboot or hang or strange picture) GeForce4 Ti series do not have IDCT but only MC (requires faster CPU) GeForce4 Mx series do have IDCT and MC. (consumes less than 50% cpu cycle with P4 2.4G) Radeon (DxVA mode) 7200,7200,7500,9000 works similiar even thogh 9000 has better quality at with high Windows resolution like 1920x1080. (all the latest driver is Ok up to 3.2) 8500,9100 reboots or hang with 3.1,3.2 driver (3.0 is ok) 9500,9700 reboots or hang with 3.2 driver (3.0,3.1 is ok) Using GeForce4 MX or Radeon SDR model may result in stutter and drop frames depending on the CPU, motherboard, OS combination. DDR model is recommended Full software mode will work fine once you have 2.4G or faster CPU.
nVdia (DxVa mode) GeForce2,3 DxVA does not work at all. (reboot or hang or strange picture) GeForce4 Ti series do not have IDCT but only MC (requires faster CPU) GeForce4 Mx series do have IDCT and MC. (consumes less than 50% cpu cycle with P4 2.4G) Radeon (DxVA mode) 7200,7200,7500,9000 works similiar even thogh 9000 has better quality at with high Windows resolution like 1920x1080. (all the latest driver is Ok up to 3.2) 8500,9100 reboots or hang with 3.1,3.2 driver (3.0 is ok) 9500,9700 reboots or hang with 3.2 driver (3.0,3.1 is ok)
Using GeForce4 MX or Radeon SDR model may result in stutter and drop frames depending on the CPU, motherboard, OS combination. DDR model is recommended Full software mode will work fine once you have 2.4G or faster CPU.
Q. Can I schedule a recording like a VCR? A. Yes, scheduling can be done using TitanTV.
Q. How much hard disk space is required to record HDTV? A. ATSC signals require 8.7GB per hour.
Q. Can I watch standard definition (NTSC) TV? A. Yes. The card will tune to analog TV or cable. The output can be scaled to the HDTV singals of 720p or 1080i.
Q. Will it scale the S-Video and Composite inputs? A. For FusionHD II and above, the NTSC video inputs will be scaled to the resolution of the PC overlay resolution.
Q. Can I record premium (encrypted) cable or satellite HD programs? A. No. All HDTV card stores high-def signals in their raw data form and decodes the signal during playback. Since Cable and Satellite services do not use same modulation format, their signals require dedicated tuners, and once decoded, cannot be routed to the input of the HDTV PC cards.
Q. Can I record analog TV? A. No.
Q. Can I create screen captures? A. Yes.
