Pinnacle Systems expanded its PCTV range with three USB tuners for digital terrestrial television.
The PCTV DVB-T Stick Ultimate supported live viewing, recording and timeshifting. DistanTV software could stream a live channel to as many as three other PCs on a home network, and a miniature remote control was included.
Recordings could be stored on the computer or written directly to DVD in MPEG-1, MPEG-2 or DivX format. Pinnacle Studio QuickStart Edition provided editing and DVD-authoring tools for recorded material.
The USB-powered tuner included a DVB-T chipset, connected to an existing or supplied aerial, and was certified for Windows Vista and Windows Media Center.
The standard PCTV DVB-T Stick omitted network streaming and video editing. The Solo model also removed the remote control.
Recommended prices were €39.90 for the available Solo, €49.90 for the available standard Stick and €59.90 for the Ultimate, scheduled for mid-October 2007.
