Pinnacle PCTV To Go Wireless TV Tuner for PC ( 230100169 )

by Pinnacle

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000KMAW4W
• Item model number: 230100169
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,746 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

From the manufacturer

Introducing Pinnacle PCTV To Go, the ultimate wireless TV viewing solution. Now watch and control high quality TV on your PC from anywhere.

And, there are no set-up or monthly service fees. Pinnacle's PCTV To Go raises the bar for remote TV experience on your PC by providing full resolution DVD-like quality in both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4. You can control all of your TV features from your PC. You can pause and rewind live TV (local viewing) or even record your favorite TV shows with the included PCTV Player. Once recorded, you can burn them to DVD, or even transfer them to your Apple iPod or Sony PSP. You can even use Pinnacle PCTV To Go as a TV source for a Microsoft Media Center Edition equipped PC.

Designed to quickly plug into your existing entertainment system without causing a disruption, Pinnacle PCTV To Go acts as a pass through device, which means you'll avoid time-consuming technical complications. Component connectors ensure that you'll always have the best quality video signal. Don't have an Ethernet connection near your entertainment system? Don't worry, PCTV To Go wirelessly communicates to your existing wireless network or your wireless able PC.

PCTV offers these incredible features for your new TV experience:

• Watch and control TV in full screen MPEG-2 DVD like quality in and around your home on your PC
• Watch and control high-quality MPEG-4 TV content remotely anywhere in the world on an Internet connected PC
• Wireless set-up makes installation of PCTV To go a breeze
• Control all your TV features from your PC – remotely change channels, video sources, and even control your home Digital Video Recorder
• PCTV To Go wirelessly communicates to your existing network or directly to your wireless PC
• Pause and rewind live TV or record your favorite TV shows with the included PCTV To Go Player
• PCTV To Go seamlessly works as a TV source within a wirelessly connected Microsoft MCE equipped PC

Product Description

Introducing Pinnacle PCTV To Go - the best wireless solution available for watching high quality TV on your PC from anywhere in the world via the Internet. And, there are no set-up or monthly service fees. Pinnacle's PCTV To Go raises the bar for remote TV experience on your PC by providing full resolution DVD-like quality in both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4. You can control all of your TV features from your PC. You can pause and rewind live TV (local viewing) or even record your favorite TV shows with the included PCTV Player. Once recorded, you can burn them to DVD, or even transfer them to your Apple iPod or Sony PSP. You can even use Pinnacle PCTV To Go as a TV source for a Microsoft Media Center Edition equipped PC.
Designed to quickly plug into your existing entertainment system without causing a disruption, Pinnacle PCTV To Go acts as a pass through device which means you'll avoid time-consuming technical complications. Component connectors ensure that you'll always have the best quality video signal. Don't have an Ethernet connection near your entertainment system? Don't worry, PCTV To Go wirelessly communicates to your existing wireless network or your wireless able PC.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great!!!, May 21, 2007

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C. Berry "d3a7hl0k" (MIDLAND, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pinnacle PCTV To Go Wireless TV Tuner for PC ( 230100169 ) (Personal Computers)

I have been using this place shifter for about 4 months with minimal issues. I have a linksys MIMO router using MAC filtering and WPA TKIP encryption. I get about 100 feet of Good Picture before I run out of signal strength. Sometimes it fails to initialize through Media Center and I have to cycle power on the device before it will work. Got it for my Girlfriend so she can watch TV via Windows Media Center 2005 when shes in the kitchen or on the treadmill. I am extremely pleased with it so far.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ridiculous Setup!, February 3, 2007

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A. Hayum - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pinnacle PCTV To Go Wireless TV Tuner for PC ( 230100169 ) (Personal Computers)

I'm amazed at the setup for this. It is %100 software based with no ability to set it up via web browser which is unheard off on a network product like this, especially since it acts as a Wireless Access Point/Router.

Setting up the PCTV is a nightmare. I have updated the software and firmware to the current version as of 02/03/07 and it still made my wireless network router freeze. As a test I tried two different wireless routers and had to turn the power on and off on the router due to freezing multiple times with both units. That creates a huge issue obviously, because if you can only access the unit via their proprietary software, you can't update the firmware, and you can't manually setup IP addresses, ports, security, etc. to diagnose problems. So what are you left with? Burning up your one free phone call to tech support.

Once I did get the PCTV to work locally, I received an error message that it could not connect to the internet for remote viewing. All other internet applications connected fine and I even shut down my firewall which tells me that their Remote Viewing Server was, and 12 hours later, still is down.

They have a very long way to go with this product, especially without the ability to set it up with a browser.

As an alternative, the Sling Media: Slingbox Pro worked like a charm right out of the box and, yes, it can be configured with a browser!

5.0 out of 5 stars Pinnacle PCTV To Go Wireless TV Tuner for PC ( 230100169 ), May 27, 2011

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Honolulu City LIghts (Honolulu) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pinnacle PCTV To Go Wireless TV Tuner for PC ( 230100169 ) (Personal Computers)

Wireless TV fine on my Windows Vista Pc without messy and hard-to-install cables.
Fast, well-packed shipping.
A happy camper !