AVerMedia AVerTVHD MCE A180 is a full height PCI ATSC HDTV card for free over-the-air digital TV and full quality free over-the-air HDTV reception. Enjoy free over-the-air Digital TV on your PC, watch, pause and record Digital TV programs, especially 1080i HDTV broadcast programs. Designed for for Microsoft Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005, or XP Home/Professional Operating Systems,the AVerTVHD MCE A180 completes your Home Entertainment Center capabilities with High Definition TV viewing. Watch TV, or use the PVR and Time Shift features to Pause, Rewind and Replay Live HDTV so that you will never miss a moment of your favorite TV programs again.

Windows Media Center not required! Check out MediaPortal MediaPortal is an Open Source application ideal for turning your PC in a very advanced Multi-Media Center / HTPC. MediaPortal allows you to listen to your favorite music & radio, watch your video's and DVD's, view, schedule and record live TV and much more. As Open Source software licensed under the GNU/GPL agreement, you get MediaPortal for free. This means anyone can contribute to MediaPortal or customize for their own needs! MediaPortal is built on the Microsoft .NET framework using C# and currently has a growing international community of over 10,000 users.

Note: You will need software, not included, to use this card. Use Windows XP MCE, Beyond-TV ($), or MediaPortal (free).

Download latest driver at: MCE A180 driver

• Microsoft Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Certified
• Hardware MPEG-2 Encoder for low-CPU usage and fast capture of analog sources
• Record, Playback and Time Shift (Pause, Rewind and Instant Replay) TV programs from your PC
• Support free over-the-air ATSC signal 480p, 720p and 1080i (with wide screen support)
• Dual TV Tuner drivers
• External analog TV capture with line-in jacks
• 3rd party applications supported using BDA drivers: BeyondTV, MediaPortal (opensource!)