Discover the world of free-to-air satellite TV and radio on your PC or media centre with TechniSat's line of Skystar DVB cards. These are among the very best and rival set top boxes that cost up to $400. DVB cards for the computer are better because the platform is generally more open and various software can be used such as:

    * DVB Dream
    * MyTheatre
    * ProgDVB
    * DVB Viewer
    * ALT DVB
    * TS Reader


FEATURES

    * DVB-S and DVB-S2 support
    * MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 support
    * 1080i Hi-Definition and Dolby AC3 Surround Sound
    * Reception of free-to-air TV and radio programmes via satellite
    * Supports HDTV reception
    * Personal video recorder (PVR)
    * Timeshift function
    * PCI (internal) card
    * Plug & Play
    * Common Interface/CAM slot available (optional add-on)


INCLUDES

    * Skystar 2 HD PCI card
    * USB IR receiver
    * Remote control
    * 2xAAA batteries
    * Installation and Applications CD-ROM
    * Quick installation guide


MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

    * One PCI (internal) slot
    * Pentium 4 - 1.8 GHz or faster CPU
    * 512 MB or more of RAM
    * 64 MB of available hard-disk space for installation
    * At least 10 GB free hard-dish space for PVR functioning
    * 3D-enabled graphics card


RECOMMENDED FOR HDTV

    * Intel or AMD dual-core processor at 3.0 GHz or faster
    * 1024 MB or more of RAM
    * PCI-Express graphics card (with 256 MB or more of RAM)


OPERATING SYSTEMS

    * Windows XP Home/Professional (SP2 or higher)
    * Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2 or higher)
    * Windows Vista x86/x64 (SP1 or higher)