Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD Four HD Digital TV Tuners for PCIe

With the WinTV-quadHD by Hauppauge, you can watch, pause or record up to four ATSC or clear QAM HD TV programs at the same time! The PCI board features four tuners on one half height PCI Express board, and will fit in both full and half height PC's. ATSC is free over-the-air HD TV. ATSC is broadcast in the US and Canada, and does not require a subscription. ATSC is HD and FREE! WinTV-quadHD has four ATSC over-the-air digital TV tuners and supports all ATSC formats, up to the highest HD format.

Key Features

• Four tuners on one half height PCI Express board. WinTV-quadHD will fit in both full and half height PC's
• Watch, pause or record up to four ATSC or clear QAM HD TV programs at the same time
• Includes a Hauppauge remote control, with 1 meter IR receiver cable
• Includes the WinTV v8 application, which give you TV-in-a-window or TV full screen, plus picture-in-picture
• Also works with Windows Media Center (included in Windows 7 and optional in Windows 8)
• The WinTV-quadHD is seen as 4 tuners so you can watch one TV program or record up to 4 TV programs at the same time.
• ATSC is free HD TV for the U.S. and Canada
• Clear QAM is digital cable TV (please contact your cable TV provider to see if clear QAM is available in your area)
• ATSC is free over-the-air HD TV. ATSC is broadcast in the US and Canada, and does not require a subscription. ATSC is HD and FREE!
• WinTV-quadHD has four ATSC over-the-air digital TV tuners. Supports all ATSC formats, up to the highest HD format
• Watch, pause or record up to four ATSC digital TV programs using high quality MPEG-2. TV recordings will typically consume 5 GB of disk space per hour for ATSC high definition
• Built-in antenna splitter allows you to make one connection to an ATSC antenna but watch and record up to 4 channels
• Quad clear QAM digital cable TV receivers
• Watch and record up to four clear QAM digital cable TV channels at the same time
• Built-in cable TV splitter allows you to make one connection to cable TV
• Note: not all cable TV networks send clear QAM channels. Please check with your local cable operator for the availability of clear QAM digital cable TV

Technical Specifications

Bundled software
WinTV v8, the new TV application for Windows, with TV pause and recording. When used with the WinTV-quadlHD, WinTV v8 also gives you the option of picture-in-picture or watch one TV channel when recording three others. There is also a 'Open additional TV window' function to give up to four live TV windows on your PC screen.
Tuner
Supported TV standards: ATSC HD TV; Clear QAM digital cable TV
Sound: Stereo / dual channel sound
Antenna input: F connector
PC-interface: PCIe x1
TV recording formats: Transport stream (the original transmitted format, without any quality loss)
System Requirements
Microsoft Windows 10, 8, 7 or Windows Vista with latest Service Pack, 1 GB RAM
Windows Media Center in Windows 7 or Windows 8
Minimum processor: Core2Duo 2.93Ghz or faster (Note: If your PC is not fast enough, you might see jerky live TV video, but your TV recordings will be fine.)
Sound and graphics with support for DirectX 9 or higher
PCI Express slot: x1
CD/DVD drive for software installation
Recommended: Internet connection for software updates and activations

Installation / Use Cases

• Watching and recording multiple channels using a quad digital TV tuner card
• PC-based media systems requiring multi-channel TV recording capability
• Home theater PC setups using PCIe TV tuner hardware
• Recording and streaming multiple broadcasts simultaneously with multi-tuner functionality

Package Contents

• Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD PCIe TV Tuner Card