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Beyond TV 4 uses the television signal that the TV tuner card provides to record programs and display Live TV. It is an essential piece of hardware and it is essential to employ a tuner card that is supported for use with Beyond TV 4.

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SnapStream Media recommends the use of tuner cards with hardware encoding.

High-quality hardware encoding tuner cards can purchased for less than $70 in the SnapStream Store.

 
 
Notes:  
·Beyond TV 4 only supports use of WDM (Windows Driver Model) drivers for analog tuner cards. This type of driver is used because it is compatible all Microsoft Windows operating systems. If the tuner card has VFW (Video for Windows) drivers or outdated WDM drivers, refer to the card manufacturer's website to obtain the latest WDM drivers.  
·For a complete list of tuner cards supported for use with Beyond TV 4, including directions to drivers, links to kits featuring some of these cards, and notes on the cards' limitations, please refer to the Beyond TV System Requirements page.  

Below is a list of supported analog tuner cards, current as of the writing of this document. Refer to the manufacturer's instructions for guidance on installing and configuring the TV tuner card and its drivers. After a supported tuner card has been installed according to the manufacturer's instructions, proceed to the next section of this document.


With Hardware Encoding:  
·Adaptec AVC-3610  
·Adaptec VideOh! Media Center (USB 2.0)  
·Adaptec VideOh! Media Center (PCI)  
·ADSTech InstantTV Deluxe (USB 2.0)  
·ADSTech InstantTV Deluxe (PCI)  
·ATI eHome Wonder  
·ATI TV Wonder Elite  
·ATI 550 chipset-based tuners, including:  
·ATI Theater 550 Pro  
·Sapphire Theatrix  
·others by GeCube, Gigabyte, MSI, Tul, and Yuan. Other models by ATI or Sapphire may use the same chipset as well.  
·ATI Theater 650 chipset based TV tuners  
·AverMedia m150  
·Avermedia m175  
·Diamond XtremeTV PVR550 (PCI)  
·Diamond XtremeTV PVR600 (USB)  
·Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150  
·Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150MCE  
·Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-250  
·Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250BTV  
·Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-350  
·Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500MCE  
·Hauppauge WinTV-PVR USB2  
·Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600  
·Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1800  
·Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250  
·Hauppauge  
·PixelView PlayTV P7000  
·Plextor PX-TV402U / PXM402U  
·Prolink Pixelview PlayTV HD  
·Yuan MPG-600  
·Yuan MPG-843  
·Yuan PG-600  
 
Without Hardware Encoding:  
·ASUS TV880  
·ATI TV Wonder (PCI / USB)  
·ATI TV Wonder Pro (PCI)  
·ATI TV Wonder USB 2.0  
·ATI TV Wonder VE  
·ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon family  
·ATI All-In-Wonder "X-series" models (X300, X600, X800, X850)  
·AVerMedia AverTV Stereo (PCI)  
·AVerMedia AverTV Studio family  
·Hauppauge Win-TV Go PCI  
·Hauppauge Win-TV Go FM  
·Hauppauge Win-TV Go Stereo PCI  
·Hauppauge Win-TV Radio  
·Hauppauge Win-TV USB  
·Hauppauge Win-TV USB Pro  
·Hauppauge Win-TV USB 2  
·I/O Magic PC PVR  
·LifeView FlyVideo 98  
·LifeView FlyVideo 3000  
·nVidia Personal Cinema family  
·Osprey 100 (PCI) (Using BTWinCap Drivers)  
·Pinnacle PCTV (PCI)  
·Pinnacle PCTV Deluxe  
·Pinnacle PCTV Pro  
·Pinnacle PCTV Rave PCI  
·Pinnacle PCTV (USB)  
·PixelView XCapture PCI (Conexant 2338x chipset)  
·Plextor PX-TV100U / PX-AV100U  
·STB Systems (PCI)  
·TerraTec Cinergy 400 TV