PCTV nano Stick T2 is the world’s first DVB-T2 (Freeview HD in the UK) receiver & turns your PC & laptop into an HDTV PVR. The included TVCenter application lets you time shift & record TV shows & even stream SD live-TV & TV recordings to your iPhone, iPad or other PCs & Macs. PCTV nano Stick T2 is fully backward compatible to DVB-T (Freeview) & delivers outstanding reception for both standards. Other features include support for Windows Media Center (DVB-T only). DVB-T antenna, USB (Universal Serial Bus) extension cable & mini remote control are included. PCTV nano Stick T2 is a compact USB (Universal Serial Bus) tuner for the next gen digital terrestrial TV (Freeview HD / DVB-T2). Now you can watch, time shift & record free HDTV (Freeview HD) in perfect picture quality on your PC & laptop. PCTV nano Stick T2 also supports SDTV reception (DVB-T) & its streaming from a Windows PC to an iPhone or iPad. TV recordings with nano Stick T2 on your hard disk can be scheduled & played back from these mobile devices as well as from any PC or MAC via its web browser – never miss your favourite TV show. Key Features Enjoy future-proof DVB-T2 technology on your PC – Now! Watch & record in transport-stream quality on your PC! Stream & watch live-TV (SD) wherever you are! Imagine you can watch your home TV program on your iPhone in a cafe or hotel lobby. The included Distan TV software lets you stream Live-TV & TV recordings to your iPhone & iPad. You can even schedule TV recordings over the Internet with your smart phone. Distan TV works in your home network (W-LAN) as well as over the Internet (Wi-Fi hotspot & 3G). TVCenter: turns your PC into a full digital video recorder Watch TV in full-screen or scalable window Use time shifting to pause & rewind live TV Record your favourite shows or schedule future recordings Technical Specifications Tuner Interface: USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 (Hi-Speed) Supported TV standards: DVB-T2, DVB-T Stereo / dual channel sound Antenna input: MCX connector TV recording formats MPEG-1 (off-line trans-coding) MPEG-2 transport stream MPEG-4 H.264 (AVC) MPEG-4 compatible with PSP/iPod (try&buy) Minimum System Requirements Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows Vista with latest Service Pack, 1 GB RAM Or Windows XP (32 bit) with latest Service Pack, 512 MB RAM Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz, Pentium M 1.3 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon XP For HDTV: 2, 6 GHz multi core processor Hard disk with min. 1 GB free capacity (20 GB free capacity recommended) Sound & graphics with support for Direct X 9 or higher USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 port CD/DVD drive for software installation Recommended: Internet connection for software updates & activations Important notes on DVB-T reception: DVB-T reception is depending on location & might be impaired by thick or steel-enforced walls, & high neighboring buildings. In such environments, an outdoor / roof-top DVB-T antenna is required. Mobile reception of DVB-T, e.g. in a car or train, is in general not possible. For best reception a roof-top antenna is advised.