Comparing TV Tuning Software That Work with PCIHDTV & FireDTV
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| Software: | MyTheatre | ShowShifter | MediaPortal | MS MCE2005 | GBPVR |
| Tuning: | |||||
| Stable Channels Scan | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Auto Tune Speed | Fast | Medium | Medium | Slow | Medium |
| Manual Tune | Yes | Difficult | Difficult | Not Possible | Difficult |
| Edit Channel Frequency | Easy | Difficult | Difficult | Need Inventa "freqchange" | Difficult |
| Weak Signal Handling | Could Hang Software | Show No Signal | Show No Signal | Show No Signal | Show No Signal |
| DVB Tuner Type Support | T, S, C | T, S, C | T, S, C | T only | T, S |
| Multi-Channel Preview | No | No | No | No | No |
| Support Analogue Tuner | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video: | |||||
| Multiple Codec Support | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| 1080i/AC3 HD Display | Smooth & Perfect | Smooth & Perfect | No Video | No Audio or No Video | No Video |
| 4:3/16:9 Handling | Awkward | Good | Awkward | Good | Difficult |
| Teletext | Good & Flexible | None | Overlap Video | No | No |
| Subtitle | Good & Flexible | None | OK | None | ? |
| EPG | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Timeshifting: | |||||
| Always On | Yes | Yes | Need Turn On | Yes | ? |
| Available at Recording | Yes | No | No | No | ? |
| Mouse-Click to Jump Back or Forward in Time | Yes | No | ? | No | ? |
| Audio: | |||||
| AC3/Dolby 5.1 Support | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Multi-Stream Switch | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| RemoteControl Support | Not Easy | Not Easy | Not Easy | Yes | Not Easy |
| Hotkey Mapping | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| TV Recording: | |||||
| DVD-Compliant MPEG2 | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| A/V Sync | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| TransportStream Record | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Comprehensive DVB Tech. Info List: | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| PC Compatibility: | High | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Software Stability: | High | High | Low | Medium | Low |
| Running Efficiency: | |||||
| Start up | Quick | Slow | Slow | Slow | Quick |
| Run DVB on PentiumIII | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Expandability: | |||||
| Simultaneous Multi-Card | Yes | No | In Theory Yes | Yes | In Theory |
| Watch 2 Different TV Channels Simultaneously | Yes | No | No | No | ? |
| Record 2 Different TV Channels Simultaneously | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
| TimeShift 2 Different TV Channels Simultaneously | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Third-Party Plug-in | Yes & Free | No | N/A | No | Yes |
| Open Source Code | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| SDK | Yes & Free | No | Yes & Free | No | Yes & Free |
| OS Supported: | WinXP, Win2K | WinXP Win2K | WinXP | WinXPMCE | WinXP,2K |
| Price: | A$35(Inventa) | > A$60 | Free | A$180 | Free |
| Software: | MyTheatre | ShowShifter | MediaPortal | MS MCE2005 | GBPVR |