Downloads :

• Hauppauge MCE family product sheet (PDF)
• Vista/XP MCE Drivers

Links :

• Hauppauge web site
• NVIDIA MPEG decoder for use with Nova-T 500 MCE
• Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005 home page

Reviews & Awards

• Atomic Magazine Hot Award for Performance, July 2006 (PDF)
• Atomic Magazine HDTV comparative review July 2006 (PDF)

Hauppauge Nova-T 500 MCE Dual Digital (SD/HD) TV PCI Card (OEM)

Bring TWO simultaneous channels of live Digital TV recording to Microsoft® Windows® Vista Media Center or Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005

The Hauppauge Nova-T 500 MCE is the latest state-of-the-art, single-slot PCI TV receiver offered by Hauppauge to system builders. This card is specially designed for use and integration with Microsoft Windows Media Centre. The Hauppauge Nova-T 500 MCE provides outstanding picture quality with dual digital TV tuners for simultaneous recording of two TV channels: watch one channel whilst recording both it and another! Nova-T 5 also supports DVB-T Radio listening and and both standard and high-definition broadcasts.

(*Windows Media Centre now supports High Definition television).

Please note :

• This is a OEM (non retail boxed product) and would be integrated within a complete turnkey Windows MCE PC system at the time of purchase via your favorite dealer.

Features

• Bring TWO simultaneous channels of live Digital TV recording to Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005.
• State-of-the-art technology: Silicon based tuner, fully next-generation digital tuner architecture
• TRUE single PCI slot, dual-tuner solution (no loop-back cables unlike a competitor's products)
• Supports Australian Digital SD/HD TV
• Watch digital TV with the MyTV button on MCE 2005. Nova-T 500 MCE brings digital TV's perfect video quality and CD quality sound to your Windows XP Media Centre Edition PC
• Use the Media Centre Edition TV scheduler to record your TV shows to disk
• Hauppauge Nova-T 500 MCE allows you to watch TV and continue to use your computer while recording. Listen to music, watch digital pictures or play a DVD movie while recording!
• Listen to DVB-T digital radio

Note: The MCE 2005 remote control is used to control the TV window under Windows XP MCE 2005.

Nova-T 500 MCE includes :

• Single slot PCI tuner card.
• Dual DVB-T digital TV tuners, for terrestrial TV transmissions. Supports ALL Australia TV stations
• Windows XP Media Center Edition drivers
• Connections: RF Aerial
• 2 Year Warranty

System Requirements:

• Processor requirements: Pentium® IV processor 2GHz or faster for TV pause with full screen playback
• Windows® XP Media Centre Edition 2005, Windows Vista™ Home Premium or Windows Vista™ Ultimate.
• Compatible* MPEG 2 decoder plug-in (refer to setup/troubleshooting section below for details)
• Free PCI slot
• Compatible* Sound card
• Compatible* Video card

* hardware and decoders must be compatible with the specific operating system, either Windows® XP Media Centre Edition 2005, Windows Vista™ Home Premium or Windows Vista™ Ultimate

Setup and Troubleshooting for Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Centre Edition 2005

note:  These instructions DO NOT APPLY to Microsoft® Windows® Vista Media Centre

Instructions for a fresh MCE system set up:

1. Build MCE PC
2. ENSURE you are using an MCE VGA driver NOT standard reference drivers. Both ATI and Nvidia have specific MCE drivers on their websites.
3. Load / Set-up and complete MCE OS installation (Do not run Media Centre application at this stage)
4. Power Down and install Hauppauge Nova-T 500 MCE card
5. Place Hauppauge Nova-T 500 MCE driver disc (SUPPLIED with the Nova-T 500 MCE card) in ROM drive and allow driver detection
6. Download/Purchase the NVIDIA DVD Decoder (US$19.95), go to www.nvidia.com/object/dvd_decoder.html press the "Buy Now >" button (near top on the right), add the qty (example "1") to the qty section at the bottom and then select "add to cart" follow the prompts that follow to complete the sale/download
7. Install NVIDIA DVD Decoder
8. Reboot
9. Run Media Centre application and complete set-up wizard and tuning procedure
10. You're Done!

Instructions if you are correcting a pre-set-up MCE System with the "Decoder Error" or alike:

1. ENSURE the Nova-T 500 MCE driver is installed from the CD ROM SUPPLIED with the Nova-T 500 MCE
2. ENSURE you are using an MCE VGA driver NOT standard reference drivers. Both ATI and Nvidia have specific MCE drivers on their websites
3. Download/Purchase the NVIDIA DVD Decoder (US$19.95), go to www.nvidia.com/object/dvd_decoder.html press the "Buy Now >" button (near top on the right), add the qty (example "1") to the qty section at the bottom and then select "add to cart" follow the prompts that follow to complete the sale/download
4. Uninstall ANY "Power DVD", "WinDVD" etc software DVD players you may have installed
5. Reboot
6. Install NVIDIA DVD Decoder
7. Reboot
8. Complete TV tuning procedure
9. You're Done!