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Terratec Cinergy S2 PCI HD review

Record HD Satellite TV on your PC

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2009-06-04June 4th 2009

Price at launch £90.00
Min Processor Speed (GHz) 2
OS Requirements Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Home, Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Professional
Ram Required (MB) 1024
Required Hard Disk Space (MB) 300
Device Type DVB-S2 compatible
Digital Video Recording Yes
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Yes
Graphics Requirements DirectX Compatible Graphics
No of Tuners 1
Remote Control Yes
Slot/Port type PCI
Teletext Yes
Video Encoder Compatible with MPEG2, MPEG4/H.264 for HD

Product Summary

Cinergy S2 PCI HD

Terratec Cinergy S2 PCI HD

Price at launch

£90.00

For

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CI upgrade

>

Fast searching and excellent performance with DVBViewer Professional

Against

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Supplied HomeCinema application yielded 'blue screen of death'

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No MCE patch

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