Mygica X8550A PCI Express Digital TV Tuner Card, Support ATSC OTA TV, Clear QAM Cable, NTSC Cable and FM Radio, Windows 7 Ready, Free Remote and HDTV Antenna

Manufacturer Part # X8550A

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X8550 is a digital/Analog PCI-Express TV Tuner card, which allows you access over-the-air HDTV and clear QAM digital terrestrial and digital cable TV , analogue TV and FM radio on your PC. It record and save TV programs directly in MPEG-II TS file.

Features:

• Watch over-the-air digital terrestrial and clear QAM cable TV , analogue TV, FM Program on your PC
• Sharp video on analogue TV
• Auto Channel scan and automatic channel name recognition
• Support S-Video, Components YPbPr, Composite video and Stereo audio capture
• High Sensitive Silicon tuner
• Support Windows Win 7/XP/MCE/Vista
• Fully Function Remote Control
• Bundle Total Media 3.5 Software
• Time-shift function

Specification:

• Input Signal
• 75 Ohm RF TV Antenna/Cable Input
• Dimensions: 145.2mm*106.68mm
• Receive Frequency: TV 48.25~863.25MHz
• Fully ATSC/NTSC Compliant
• Punctured Codes:1/2,2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6 and 7/8
• Bandwidth:6 MHz. Video Format: MPEG-II Main Profile & Main Level 2K to 8K FFT Size

System Requirements:

• IBM Compatible PC
• Pentium 4 2.0, 128MB RAM or more
• PCI-express 1.1 Compatible
• Direct Draw – Compatible PCI/AGP/PCI-E Graphic card, min. 8MB RAM
• Windows XP/Vista
• PCI VGA card with Direct X 9.0 or higher
• Creative Compatible Sound card
• Antenna for Over-the-air ATSC and Analog
• Cable for Analog TV
• PCI-E x1 slot . ClearQAM cable service

Package Includes:

• Mygica X8550A PCIe Digital TV card
• Video Cable adapter for S-Video, Components YPbPr, Composite video connection
• Remote Controller
• FM antenna Cable
• Quick installation Guide
• Software CD (Include application usage)

Tester's Review

Installed this Mygica X8550A ATSC Tuner card with enclosed TV Antenna in East Los Angles Area, California on my desktop running Win XP Pro and i got the following free digital channels over the air with great picture quality:

2-1 KCBS-DT 1080i
4-1 NBC-4LA 1080i
4-2 WX+NR NBC Weather
5-1 KTLA-DT 1080i
9-1 KCAL-DT KCAL9 1080i
22-1 KWHY-DT
28-1 KCET HD 1080i
28-2 KCET OC
28-3 KCET Vm
30-1 ION
30-2 qubo
30-3 ION Life
30-4 Worship
34-1 KMEX-DT
50-1 KOCE HD 1080i
50-2 KOCE OC
52-1 KVEA-HD
54-1 KAZA-DT
56-1 KDOC-SD

FAQ of Digital TV Tuner:

1. Q:what antenna is required?
A: Although it comes with one, you can use any antenna to connect to this tuner, like regular UHF/VHF antenna.

2. Q:How to capture more digital channels with strong signals?
A: It varies with factors like different brand of antennas, antenna direction and position, PC location and building structures. Pointing antenna to different direction to test the receiption and for sure you will get better signals when you place the antenna outdoor or near the windows and at higher position.

3. Q:Will i get 1080i or 720P video through this tuner?
A: yes. All PC and laptop LCD monitor has higher resolution than 720P.

4. Q: How many Over the Air HD channels in my area?
A: Go to antennaweb.org and input your address. You will see all the digital and alanog channnels available in your area. Another Website is www.titantv.com

5. Q:What is Clear QAM Cable?
A: Clear QAM TV channels are digital cable TV channels which are broadcast on cable TV "in the clear". These digital cable TV channels are broadcast in various resolution, like SD or HD.

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