Hauppauge Releases XP Media Center Twin Tuner TV Bundle Submitted By: Media Link (Berkshire) Friday, 16 September 2005

Hauppauge Releases XP Media Center Twin Tuner TV Bundle Submitted by: Media Link (Berkshire) Friday, 16 September 2005

- Includes twin tuner card, remote control and IR blasters Photos at http://tinyurl.com/aynco (5th and 6th from end). Review enquiries to Peter Linton. London, England – Hauppauge Digital, the world leader in PC TV cards, has released a twin tuner upgrade package for Windows Media Center 2005. The Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500MCE bundle includes two TV tuners on a single PCI card, a Media Center remote control and two "IR blasters" to control external equipment such as satellite receivers. Available this month at £129.99 inc VAT, the PVR-500MCE, will appeal to PC owners who need to upgrade to Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) 2005 without buying a new PC. The twin tuners allow owners to watch one TV programme whilst recording another, or record two programmes at the same time. The "IR Blasters" allow the PVR-500 to be linked to record from external set top boxes, such as satellite receivers. The IR blaster acts as a remote control for the set-top box, changing the channel or switching on the box before recording from it. "There is demand for an upgrade package for experienced PC owners to move to Windows XP Media Center Edition," commented Yehia Oweiss, Managing Director of Hauppauge Digital. "This is the first upgrade bundle to include a twin tuner card and a Media Center remote control. An XP upgrade is all that needs to be added." Powerful hardware The PVR-500 hardware includes two complete TV tuners each with its own hardware MPEG encoder to ensure the best quality TV pictures. The MPEG encoders convert the TV picture into MPEG-2 whilst still on the card, ensuring minimal load on the PC and avoiding dropped frames. System Requirements: * Pentium IV processor 1.2GHz or faster for TV pause with full screen playback * WindowsXP Media Center Edition 2005, WindowsXP Home or WindowsXP Professional * Free PCI slot * Sound card * VGA card (PCI or AGP) with Media Center 2005 certified driver * DVD decoder certified for use with Media Center 2005 NOTE: when using the WinTV-PVR-500MCE without Media Center, users will need a third party TV application such as Showshifter, Snapstream, MythTV, SageTV or BeyondTV. Drivers for the Hauppauge WinTV PVR-500-MCE range are Microsoft WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Lab) certified.

Page 1 About Hauppauge: Hauppauge Digital, is the world leader in desktop TV products, with a range covering PC and Mac, analogue and digital, satellite television broadcast, teletext, FM stereo radio, Dolby surround and video capture. In addition the company has recently moved into the set-top box market with the Freeview receiver range. Prices range from £29 to £199 including VAT. www.hauppauge.co.uk WinTV and DEC Product is available online and on the high street, from Amazon, Comet, Dabs, eBuyer, Inmac, Insight, John Lewis, Light Computer Systems, Maplin Electronics, MicroDirect, MicroWarehouse, Micro Anvika, PCUpgrader, PC World, Procom Direct, RS Components, Savastore.com, Scan, SMC Direct, Staples, Technomatic, Time Computers. For further information please contact: Yehia Oweiss Hauppauge 020 7378 1997 [email protected] Peter Linton Media Link 0118 984 3386 [email protected] www.medialink.co.uk Tech PR Agency UK

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