Avermedia Technologies announced on March 13 the release of its AVerTV Combo PCI Express (PCIe) High Definition and Analog TV Tuner. The AVerTV Combo PCIe combines separate Analog and ATSC/QAM tuners on one card for desktop computers. The new TV tuner card is certified for Windows XP, XP Media Center Edition 2005 and Windows Vista Premium 32/64 bit, according to Avermedia.
The Avermedia AVerTV Combo is a PCI Express x1 low-profile TV tuner featuring combo high definition and analog TV tuners. Complete with an ATSC and unencrypted "Clear" QAM capable TV tuner, users can watch ATSC TV both over-the-air, or through a standard coaxial cable for unencrypted digital cable content. Featuring a world-wide analog TV tuner with advanced 3D Y/C comb filter with ghost reduction, as well as hardware compression, the AVerTV Combo PCIe enables users to watch/record both analog and high definition TV on their desktop PC using Windows Media Center or AVer MediaCenter Application