What operating systems can I use the WinTV-D on?
General WinTV-D and Digital broadcast Info The WinTV-D board accepts both standard Analog broadcasts, as well as HDTV signals. The HDTV signals are downsized to 480i interlaced. 480i is a so-called “standard definition” digital format. 1080i is one of the “high definition” digital formats. There are 18 allowed formats in all or more background, there is a white paper on our web site. (www.hauppauge.com/html/dtv.pdf) The WinTV-D converts all 18 formats to 480i so they can be easily moved across the PCI bus in your PC over to your graphics card for display on your PC monitor. It is also easy and convenient for us to convert the 480i to S-Video, so you can see the show on an existing large-screen analog TV. Since digital television in the US is available only by terrestrial broadcast, you will need an antenna. If you are close to the transmitters, a small indoor antenna may suffice, further away and you’ll need a roof-top. There is no service to buy, since digital television in the US is
