Also positive is PCTV's decision to adopt BDA drivers, instead of a proprietary one so we were successfully able to partner the capable DVBViewer with the nanoStick T2. Sensitivity appears to be good – better than some Freeview HD boxes we've tried recently. Picture and sound quality, especially with HD channels was, however, excellent on our regularly updated Yoyotech PC equipped with a quad-core Intel processor, digital audio output and powerful ATi graphics card. Neither can you record and view different channels, even if they're on the same mux.
The EPG covers full schedules, but they take a long time to appear. TV Center does, however, have its limitations. mpg, but you'll need to pay €5 to use each after a trial period. From the gallery you can also arrange for recordings to be transcoded into various formats, such as PSP/iPod-compatible MPEG-4, DivX. Analysis of these shows that all of the recorded channel's data, including subtitles and multiple soundtracks, is intact. Recordings, which can be quickly opened for playback in TV Center's 'gallery', take the form of transport streams. 'Red button' digital teletext does not figure here. TV Center offers all the essential features including the selection of subtitles and alternative soundtracks, time shifting and a smart, grid-based EPG for scheduling recordings (radio or TV) and channel-changes. It's also easy to use selection of channels can be achieved with up/down buttons or a pop-up channel list.
Setting up and tuning channels via a wizard was simple. The main program, TV Center, is neatly presented.