watchandgo™ : Features

watchandgo™ pcmcia card 
 - The space saving DVB-T Digital TV Tuner card is designed for Mobile PowerBook users. The PCMCIA card simply slots into your PowerBook's PCMCIA/Cardbus slot (15" & 17" PowerBooks)
 - The antenna is connected and the Formac DVB software allows you to enjoy Digital Terrestrial TV where ever you like. ** 
 - The Low energy consumption of the watchandgo™ card helps to sustain the life of your PowerBook's battery. 
 
Formac DVB Software 
 - The supplied Formac DVB software, allows you to tune in around 30 free to view digital terrestrial TV channels.
 - Which channels could I watch? (Please note: not all channels are available in all areas)

Antenna
 - The watchandgo™ card is supplied with a 'Passive' antenna, which is designed for the best possible signal reception.  

Watch TV 
 - Watch Digital terrestrial TV in a resizable window or in full screen mode.
 - Simply change between television channels using the channel select arrows or the channel select list.
 
Record TV 
 - Record the TV program you are watching by simply clicking on the Record button.
 - Files are saved into you Mac's movie folder and listed in the Formac DVB software's 'Clips' section.
 
Pause live TV
 - Pause live TV by simply clicking on the Pause button, the software will start recording the current program. When you return to the computer, click on the pause button again and the TV program will run from where you left off.  
 
Favourite channels
 - Once you have tuned in the watchandgo™ card you can choose to customise the name and logo of each channel for easy selection.
 - Adding logo couldn't be easier, simply add a JPEG or GIF image to the Thumbnail sized logo section within the channel set up section. 
 
Electronic Program Guide & Scheduler 
 - With the on screen EPG (Electronic Program Guide) you can see which programs are scheduled for the next 7 days, now you need never miss your favourite program again.
 - The built in recording scheduler, allows you to manually schedule recordings of your favourite programs, selecting the date, time and channel to start the recording, or simply select a program from the EPG and click the schedule recording button. 
 
Clips / Recordings 
 - Your recordings can easily be found. The Formac DVB Software saves the recorded movie files by default to your Mac's Movie folder for easy retrieval.
 - Each recording is added to the list in the 'Clips' section of the DVB software.
 - Playback of your recordings is simple. Simply double click on the recording you wish to view and the movie will play in the main DVB window. 
 
Bonus features 
 - Export to many programs and formats. Including iMovie®, iDVD®, and DVD studio Pro® for professionally editing your recordings. 
 
Handy Remote
 - Sony Ericsson Bluetooth enabled mobile phones can be used as a remote control for your Formac DVB™ software. (Bluetooth equipped Mac is required) 
 
Can I receive Free to view Digital TV channels?
 - ** The majority of UK homes can receive free to view Digital Terrestrial channels, however we strongly urge you to check you are in a strong signal area BEFORE purchasing the product.
 - Please beware that environmental factors may affect the number of channels you are able to receive or the signal strength/quality of some channels.
 - Click to check if you can receive DVB broadcasts in your area


Take a tour of the software

 
In the box:

 - watchandgo™ PCMCIA / Cardbus card
 - antenna
 - Software CD with PDF user manual


System Requirements: 

 - Apple Powerbook (15" or 17") with a G4 Prozessor (minimum 667 Mhz) and 1 PCMCIA slot, Mac OS X 10.4 or higher.


Specifications:

Interface - PCMCIA / Cardbus port
Tuner type - DVB T Digital Terrestrial Televison Tuner card for VHF and UHF bands 
Video - Image displayed in 50 half-images or 25 frames, 50 half-images offer extremely flicker free pictures.
Power consumption - Low power consumption 
DMA - Yes - Direct memory access. 
          Data is written and stored directly to memory giving faster responses
Antenna - 1x Active antenna with F type Connector Screw-On plug 
Antenna connector - 1x female coaxial F type Connector Screw-On socket
Recording Formats - MPEG 
Software - Formac DVB software package for viewing DVB-T Digital free to view. Terrestrial Television channels, Electronic Program Guide easy recording + scheduling and frame grabbing.
Channel reception - The majority of UK homes can receive free to view Digital Terrestrial channels, however we strongly urge you to check you are in a strong signal area BEFORE purchasing the product.
Please beware that environmental factors may affect the number of channels you are able to receive or the signal strength/quality of some channels.

Click to check you can receive DVB broadcasts in your area