You can watch the shows in a window or full screen. I will say that when the signal was good, that the HD broadcasts looked great. As luck would have it, the only screen shot I was able to capture that wasn’t completely blank was of a cartoon. I tried to get some screen shots of different channels in action, but had a heck of a time doing so. But when I connected the coax from my 30 foot tower outside, it found all of them. In my area, scanning with the included desktop antenna found none of the network HD channels (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX) in my area. Your signal will definitely vary per channel. It’s also important to remember that even if you get a long list of channels during your scan, that they might not all actually look that great when you try to watch them. The moral of the story is that the number of channels that this tuner can find is entirely dependent on your location. Of course, when I did a second scan with the tuner connected to my 30 foot TV tower, it found quite a few more.

I was really surprised how many channels the included antenna found when I did my initial scan in my basement. Scanning can take awhile, so be prepared to wait about 10 minutes or so for that step to complete. It will also find FM radio stations for you. The first time you run the software, it will scan for available channels in your area. The included remote is not compatible with Windows Media Center though… FYI: you can also use this tuner with Windows Media Center. Then plug the USB tuner into a free port on your computer, attach the included antenna and start launch the TVCenter Pro software. To use the PCTV, you first need to install the Pinnacle TVCenter Pro software which is included on CD. It has realīuttons instead of the crummy plastic membrane type. I love the 25 button IR remote control that ships with the PCTV.

You can use this cable to attach the tuner to a satellite or cable box. On the Right side of the tuner is a small connector for the A/V Adapter cable which is included You can attach the included telescoping antenna to this connector, orĪ coax cable to another antenna or cable TV cable. The only noticeable difference is the threaded connector sticking out of The PCTV USB tuner doesn’t look much different than your run of the mill flashĭrive. USB 2.0 TV tuner for ATSC/ClearQAM/NTSC and FM radio receptionĬD with Pinnacle TVCenter Pro and VideoSpin editing software

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