Pinnacle 3010ix PCTV Dual Hybrid Pro TV Tuner DVB-T $30 Landed! (Now about $40)

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wisc on 09/09/2009 - 16:42 cgi.ebay.com.au (3280 clicks)
Last edited 15/10/2009 - 10:54 by 1 other user

Dual HD TV tuner capture card PCI-e For PC.
my favorite functions are capture directly to DVD (with Pinnacle software), record two shows at once, or watch one and record another

product specs on the link: (snarfed from xpmediacentre)
PDF on the card: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PressKits/EMEA/PCTV/North/Q&APinn…

dual HD tuner turn your PC into a PVR.
2x HDTV support (Australia only) requires an Intel® Pentium®D processor

I know a lot of people don't like ebay because of limited supply but this guy has hundreds and thats all he seems to be selling and for 20 bux + 10 postage its too good to miss been looking for this exact same thing but most of the same spec cards are 200+
with all his positive feedback looks good.

keep in mind that its pci-e not PCI/USB thats seems to be the only catch, (ie can't use on a laptop, different to PCI) it uses 1x PCI-e, (not the graphics slot, although it also fits in that if you have 2)

mine has now arrived,
I've been updating the link, with new batch, this guy sells them fairly constantly.
Yes this is HD, yes this is a dual DIGITAL tuner. (each tuner is digital AND analogue)

7 second issue hasnt been a problem in AU… (see below comments) i have not experienced these problems a typical channel change takes 2 seconds.

received my card in the morning before work, had 5 minutes to set it up and test.
my thoughts with 5 minutes:
windows 7 64 picked it up right away no intervention required.
no 8 second channel change delay
media centre noted that it had a dual tuner installed.
i didn't plug the audio internal cable in and sound worked fine with the digital tuners, didn't worry about checking if it worked for analogue.
I won't be using analogue except for the svideo connector
problem i've found is that when i record i get a signal issue on the channel i'm recording, didn't have enough time to investigate. Edit: upon further investigation found a compatible driver link provided.

for 30 bux you cant really go wrong!

blackgold compatible new drivers. with thanks to blurn
http://shop.blackgold.tv/epages/BT3159.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=…

Grab these ones: I've only tried the 64 bit ones, update your windows driver.
BGT3540 Driver 6.0.0.49 64 bit Vista 64, Windows 7 (Windows 7 Limited pre-release support)

first batch (now sold out)
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190330…

second batch (now sold out)
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Pinnacle-PCTV-Dual-Hybrid-TV-Tuner-Re…

third batch current + 5 AUD but still an absolute bargain.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Pinnacle-PCTV-Dual-Hybrid-TV-Tuner-Re…

another batch:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Pinnacle-PCTV-Dual-Hybrid-TV-Tuner-Re…
bit more expensive again but with the strong AUD still only 30 bux plus cheap post…

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      skinny on 10/10/2009 - 21:29

      I have the newest i7 cpu quad core and still is not enabled - if I do the benchmark, it says I get a tick that I can run all of the options.

      Also, the h.264 is an optional item you can buy with the newver version of the software for 5 Euro!

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        wisc on 15/10/2009 - 10:51

        have you clocked it over 3.0 GHZ? stock they are 2.66. i've over clocked mine to 3.5 without lifting the voltage
        (think it was something like 175 BLK and make sure the turbo stuff is off. as it lifts it to 3.675 which is unstable. then you have to change the ram and uniclock something like 8* for ram and 16* for unibus is pretty safe.)

        doesn't really run too much hotter either as the voltage isn't increased. just keep an eye on it and run prime95 or something.

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          skinny on 15/10/2009 - 13:20

          @wisc: Is there any step-by-step on overclocking - also not sure if it will void my warranty?

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            wisc on 16/10/2009 - 12:45

            @skinny: look it up, but as long as you don't over vault it (best to keep voltages at stock) i think your pretty fine… best to look it up though… make sure you also change the voltages from auto to normal as if they are set to auto it will up the voltages as you up the clock automatically, and it puts more voltage than it needs though it..

            have a look though your bios and change those settings. there are no magic numbers, but most people seem safe with those settings.

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  agoodtip on 10/10/2009 - 17:22

  He's got another batch

  http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Pinnacle-PCTV-Dual-Hybrid-TV-Tuner-Re…

  and … you guessed it … the price has gone up.

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    wisc on 15/10/2009 - 10:32

    good spot… really need another thread but dont think you can list ebay anymore…even if you can it would just be labeled a dupe anyway.

    I've updated the main post in case someone comes here from a google search…as I don't think to many people will still see this…

    still 30 bux + about 10-12 bux you can really complain! still 1/4 of the price of any other identical card…

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  Lenneth on 14/03/2010 - 13:47

  I know I'm a bit late but is this guy still selling these? What is his ebay name? I tried all the older links but they don't work any more.

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    wisc on 16/03/2010 - 11:47

    lucky, just happened to be checking my previous posts and noticed this otherwise i wouldn't check it for months….

    seller was:
    asuperstar1

    doesn't look like he has any items for sale though.

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