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Behold TV X7

Model X7

Hybrid TV/FM PCI tuner with hardware MPEG2-encoder

  • Receiving digital (DVB-T) and analog TV programs;
  • Support of HDTV (high definition TV) standards;
  • View TV in window or fullscreen;
  • Flexible TV channel scan and setup;
  • Channel list sort and profiles creation;
  • Viewing TV programs with stereo sound in A2/NICAM format;
  • Individual settings of each channel;
  • CVBS (composite) and S-Video external inputs;
  • Built-in OSD menu;
  • Timetable in JTV format support;
  • Doubling frame rate in preview;
  • Digital processing of TV picture;
  • Support of additional plugin modules;
  • Timeshift in DVB-T, TV and FM
  • Multichannel preview.

FM-tuner

  • Receiving digital (DVB-T) radio and FM broadcast in standard and extended range;
  • Decoding stereo in FM range;
  • Comfortable channel search and setup;
  • Comfortable channel sorting;
  • Individual settings for each channel.

Recording

  • Recording video in AVI, ASF, WMV, MPEG1, MPEG2 and DVD formats using the codecs installed in system;
  • Processing picture while recording;
  • Digitizing sound with internal ADC with sampling frequency up to 48kHz;
  • Compressing sound with audio codecs installed in system;
  • Capturing single frames or series of frames in BMP, JPEG and PNG formats with resolution up to 768*576;
  • Displaying detailed information about recording process;
  • Saving individual presets for recording;
  • Recording by schedule;
  • Support of Windows energy saving modes.

Hardware encoding in MPEG2 format

  • Encoding of interlaced video 50/60 Hz according to stanfard MPEG-2 MP@ML;
  • Constant bitrate up to 15 Mbit/sec;
  • Peak bitrate up to 15 Mbit/sec;
  • Programmable GOP structure;
  • Scene change detection;
  • Noise reduction;
  • Sound encoding in MPEG-1 layer 2;
  • Multiplaxing video and audio streams according to standard MPEG-2 (ISO 13818-1);
  • DVD-compatible MPEG-2 Program Streams;
  • Hardware pause while recording.

Service functions

  • Turning PC on/off by remote control and support of foreign remote controls;
  • Possibility of remote control decoder firmware update;
  • Internal connection of IR sensor;
  • Broadcast audio and video to network;
  • Additional sound processing with effects Philips Incredible Mono, Philips Incredible Stereo;
  • Individual settings for each remote control button;
  • Individual settings for mouse buttons and hotkeys;
  • Individual settings for control panel indicator and OSD menu;
  • Using "Behold TV agent" for launching application by remote control;
  • Built-in scheduler;
  • Standby timer;
  • Teletext with local language support;
  • Multilanguage interface.

Additional functionality provided by plugin modules

  • Downloading from the web and output to screen a small frequently updated pictures called "Informers";
  • Hiding or making less visible on screen any logo of TV channel;
  • Extracting and saving a static parts of picture, channel logos etc;
  • Applying own logo on picture while recording or broadcasting to network;
  • Saving proportion of picture independent of window size or display aspect (in full screen);
  • Scaling and positioning picture frame when recording;
  • Correcting the U/V color components of TV signal with respect to Y component (luminosity);
  • Mirroring picture, rotating and color inverting;
  • Transforming picture to anaglyph stereo;
  • Measuring parameters of an arbitrary visible line of TV frame;
  • Seven different deinterlace algorithms;
  • Four different denoise algorithms;
  • Eight channel switching visual effects;
  • Removal of doubling and tripling picture;
  • Noise reduction and picture sharpening;
  • Filling border with selected color;
  • Simple guard system based on TV-tuner with motion detection;
  • Showing current date/time while viewing or recording;
  • Detecting the commercials translated without channel logo;
  • Analysing Y, R, G and B components level distribution;
  • Gamma correction for each RGB channel of picture;
  • Turning off PC or setting additional actions on TV signal loose;
  • Learning foreign language by method of subliminal message (25th frame);
  • PiP (picture in picture) if you have more than one TV tuner;
  • Crawling line with any text or news from RSS web feeds.

Specifications

Video standards:

  • TV: Autodetect, SECAM (50), PAL (50), PAL 60 (60), NTSC M (60), NTSC M Japan (60)
  • CVBS, S-Video: Autodetect, SECAM (50), PAL (50), PAL 60 (60), NTSC M (60), NTSC M Japan (60)

Audio standards:

  • TV: Autodetect, BG/DK/I/L Mono, BG/DK A2 Stereo, BG/DK/I/L NICAM 728 Stereo, M A2/EIAJ/BTSC Stereo
  • FM: Wide CCIR Stereo
  • CVBS, S-Video: Stereo

Tuner inputs and outputs:

  • Antenna 1/2: Universal inputs for connection TV/DVB-T/FM antennas/cables
  • IR sensor 1/2: Input for connection internal/external remote control sensor
  • A/V in: Input for connection S-Video or composite video and audio signals
  • Audio out: Output for connection to sound card
  • PWR_BTN: Input for connection ATX case power on button
  • PWR_MB: Output for connection to power on contact of mainboard

System requirements

  • Pentium III 450MHz or higher;
  • PCI 2.2 compatible slot;
  • Audio adapter;
  • Video adapter with support DirectX8.1 or higher;
  • Windows 2000/XP/2003/MCE/Vista/7/8 32/64 bits.

Package contents

Package contents
  • TV-tuner card
  • Remote control
  • Two batteries for remote control
  • IR sensor for remote control
  • Bracket for low profile case
  • Audio cable
  • A/V-cable
  • Power on cable
  • DVB-T/FM antenna
  • Application and driver CD
  • InterVideo WinDVD Creator CD
  • Setup quick guide

18.02.09