Manufacturer: Technisat
Part No: SkyStar 2 Bundle

The SkyStar 2 TV PVR PC card is the best selling PC card in Europe and is specifically optimised for the reception of data via satellite, based on the DVB standard. This can be used for instance, to implement high-speed internet connections over satellite with ISPs such as Europe On-Line.

This PC card is also ideal for receiving and recording free-to-air digital satellite TV and radio programmes on your PC, and was quoted by hardware guide What Satellite TV magazine as "the best TV PC card money can buy." The SkyStar 2 offers excellent digital tuner sensitivity, allowing you to pick up channels and digital feeds other PC cards and set-top boxes can't.

In addition, What Satellite awarded the SkyStar 2 with in the 2004 Hardware Awards as 'Best Satellite TV PC Adapter'. What Satellite's conclusion "If user interest is anything to go by, the SkyStar 2 PVR is the most popular satellite receiver adapter, as well as our pick of the crop. TechniSat's own TV viewing and data-collection software is both easy to use and stable, with a full range of PVR features included in the latest release. It has also become a first choice for software developers to build their own TV viewing programmes, and we had no trouble tuning into high-definition TV with a fast PC. It's now bundled with a remote control, and its an absolute bargain."

The recording PVR (Personal Video Recorder) function of this card means that, apart from receiving digital TV and radio programmes via satellite, you can now also record these programmes. Features such as starting or stopping recording at pre-set times (timer function) are also included, as is the option of programming the timer directly from Electronic Programme Guide data.