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Pinnacle PCTV Nanostick review

It's half the size of a typical USB TV tuner but is the Nano also short on features?

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2008-12-17December 17th 2008

Price at launch £30.00
Accessories Mini antenna, Mini remote control including batteries, USB extender cable, USB 2.0 TV tuner stick for DVB-T, Antenna adapter (MCX to IEC)
OS Requirements Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP 2
Processor Type Required Pentium 4
RAM Recommended (MB) 512
Ram Required (MB) 256
Recommended Hard Disk Space (GB) 5
Required Peripherals DVD-ROM Drive, USB Port
Recommended Processor Speed (Ghz) 2
Connectivity USB 2.0
Software Provided Pinnacle TVCenter Pro and video editing softwares, drivers and documentation
Graphics Requirements DirectX 9 or Higher Compatible Sound or Graphics Card
Tuner Details Digital terrestrial TV standard: DVB-T (MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264)

Product Summary

PCTV Nanostick

Pinnacle PCTV Nanostick

Price at launch

£30.00

For

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Good reception capability

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Recording format support

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Editing software

Against

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Simplistic EPG

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Not Freeview HD-compatible

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Windows Media Center niggles

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