Installation guide
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VideoMate Vista T500F Hybrid PCI Tuner Card
VideoMate Vista T500F lets you watch and record digital TV broadcast /
analog TV signal on your PC. VideoMate T500F features a TV tuner for either
digital TV or analog TV signals reception, Remote Power On/Off, Power Up
Scheduling, Digital Video Recording (DVR) functions, scheduled recording at
anytime, crystal video quality, intelligent TV viewing, video/audio capture, and
multi-functional MCE Remote Control.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Your PC must meet or exceed the following system requirements to watch TV
on your PC.
z 1.7 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent CPU for DVD-Quality recording or
timeshifting
z 512 MB System Memory
z Available PCI slot.
z Sound card or on-board sound chip
z Graphics card or on-board graphics chip support DirectX 9.0
z CD-ROM driver for software installation.
z Windows XP SP2
z 50 MB free disk space for basic software installation
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To use all the features of VideoMate Vista T500F PCI card, your PC should
meet the following requirements.
z 2.6 GHz with SSE 2 support for HDTV, 3.0 GHz support for PIP/POP
z 1.0 GB System Memory
z Available PCI slot
z Sound card or on-board sound chip
z Graphics card or on-board graphics chip support DirectX 9.0
z CD-ROM for software installation
z Windows Vista x86/x64
z Update the latest drivers of VGA, motherboard, and soundcard from
vendors.
z 50 MB free space for software installation
z 600 MB (VCD-quality) to 3 GB (DVD-quality) per hour of recorded video
z ATX power supply and a computer case with a separate power switch
cable from power on button for power up feature