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Pinnacle PCTV Video Capturing Device

USB - NTSC, ATSC - MPN: 82301002071 See Product Details

Product Details of Pinnacle PCTV Video Capturing Device

Description

Pinnacle PCTV HD Ultimate Stick captures analog video from external devices like camcorders and game consoles. Watch and record SD and free HD TV with no service fees on any PC using the Pinnacle PCTV HD Ultimate Stick. The digital TV tuner and personal video recorder software run directly from the Stick's on-board flash memory, so you can plug it into any computer and start watching and recording TV in seconds without any installation required.

Quick Glance

Form Factor: External

Video Standard: NTSC, ATSC

Slot/Port Type: USB

A/V Connectors: 1 x TV, 1 x Audio/Video

Compatible OS: PC

Summary

Product Title: Pinnacle PCTV Video Capturing Device

Manufacturer: Pinnacle

Power Score: 3.1 | 4 Reviews

Device Type and Features

Video Standard Supported: NTSC, ATSC

Physical Features

Form Factor: External

Video Quality

Audio Video Connectors: 1 x TV, 1 x Audio/Video

Video Capture Format: DivX, MPEG-4, HDTV

Video Recording

Video Capture Format: DivX, MPEG-4, HDTV

Connectivity and Additional Features

Functionality: TV Tuner, Video Capture

Compatibility

Form Factor: External

Slot/Port Type: USB

Operating System: PC

System Features

Operating System: PC

Warranty

Warranty Information: 2 Year Limited

More Info

URL: Manufacturer Link

Additional Specifications

Software Included: Pinnacle TVCenter Pro Pinnacle VideoSpin

Functions: TV Tuning

Video Features: Full PVR application pre-installed on the stick's on-board memory Record up to 2 hours of TV directly to the stick to play it back on any PC Ultra-sensitive reception of both analog and digital TV signals Capture from your cable/satellite set-top box or camcorder with the A/V adapter cable

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Reviews on Pinnacle PCTV Video Capturing Device

  • 5
  By member: jd_e - May 30, 2008

Great product when you finally get it to work

Strengths: Very simple equipment, easy to operate, great picture.

Weakness: Installation

If you are daunted by crashing computer systems you will need patience with installing the Ultimate Stick. It requires a bit of ingenuity to get to the point where your channels are saved and PCTV operates. Once there, you have an exceptional product. After installing from the software provided and experiencing multiple system related errors, I downloaded the latest version from Pinnacles'...

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  • 3
  By member: jetino - Dec 29, 2007

great tv tuner

Strengths: Great specs: high gain HDTV antenna, records in multiple formats (DivX, PSP, iPod, etc)

Weakness: Needs powerful processor in order to view HD channels

Good HD over the air reception. Probably need greater than Pentium 4 2.4 Ghz for HDTV. Otherwise pixelation can occur and recordings can lose synchronization between video/audio. Pretty good specs for the price.

  • 2
  By member: wwwyyy - Jan 18, 2008

requiring fast computers to make it work

Strengths: small form factor, QAM tuner, built-in storage

Weakness: buggy software, very demanding on computer configurations

This would be a perfect gadget for a powerful computer, however, among the three relatively new computers I own, it only worked OK on the desktop PC. The pictures would be unwatchable on others, due to lags in decoding, regardlss ATSC or QAM tuning. The minimum requirement stated on the product manual is somewhat misleading, 'cause all my computers met the specs. The software kept generating...

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  • 3.0
  testseek.com - Nov 5, 2008

Pinnacle PCTV HD Ultimate Stick USB

Testseek.com has collected 3 expert reviews for Pinnacle PCTV HD Ultimate Stick USB and the average expert rating is 60 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Testseek.com to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.

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