WinTV-quadHD

Four HD Digital TV Tuners for PCIe!

Model 1609

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WinTV-quadHD: Watch or record up to four TV programs at a time!

WinTV-quadHD features:

  • Four tuners on one half height PCI Express board. WinTV-quadHD will fit in both full and half height PC's
  • Watch, pause or record up to four ATSC or clear QAM HD TV programs at the same time
  • Includes a Hauppauge remote control, with 1 meter IR receiver cable
  • Includes the WinTV v10 application, which give you TV-in-a-window or TV full screen, plus picture-in-picture
  • Also works with Windows Media Center (included in Windows 7 and optional in Windows 8). The WinTV-quadHD is seen as 4 tuners so you can watch one TV program or record up to 4 TV programs at the same time.
  • ATSC is free HD TV for the U.S. and Canada
  • Clear QAM is digital cable TV (please contact your cable TV provider to see if clear QAM is available in your area)
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Watch with 4 tuner Picture-in-picture

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ATSC over-the-air digital TV features:

  • ATSC is free over-the-air HD TV. ATSC is broadcast in the US and Canada, and does not require a subscription. ATSC is HD and FREE!
  • WinTV-quadHD has four ATSC over-the-air digital TV tuners. Supports all ATSC formats, up to the highest HD format
  • Watch, pause or record up to four ATSC digital TV programs using high quality MPEG-2. TV recordings will typically consume 5 GB of disk space per hour for ATSC high definition
  • Built-in antenna splitter allows you to make one connection to an ATSC antenna but watch and record up to 4 channels

Clear QAM digital cable TV features:

  • Quad clear QAM digital cable TV receivers. Watch and record up to four clear QAM digital cable TV channels at the same time
  • Built-in cable TV splitter allows you to make one connection to cable TV
  • Note: not all cable TV networks send clear QAM channels. Please check with your local cable operator for the availability of clear QAM digital cable TV

Note: the WinTV-quadHD is for digital TV only and does not support analog TV

If you need analog TV, any one of the WinTV-HVR products (such as the WinTV-HVR-955Q) include analog TV. The HVR stands for 'hybrid video recorder' and all WinTV-HVR's have both analog and digital TV reception.

WinTV-quadHD Specifications

Bundled software

  • WinTV v10, the new TV application for Windows, with TV pause and recording. When used with the WinTV-quadlHD, WinTV v10 also gives you the option of picture-in-picture or watch one TV channel when recording three others. There is also a 'Open additional TV window' function to give up to four live TV windows on your PC screen.
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WinTV-quadHD: Four tuners for over-the-air ATSC TV or clear QAM cable
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Technical specifications

Tuner

  • Supported TV standards:
    • ATSC HD TV
    • Clear QAM digital cable TV
  • Stereo / dual channel sound
  • Antenna input: F connector
  • PC-interface: PCIe x1

TV recording formats

  • Transport stream (the original transmitted format, without any quality loss)

Note: Not all cable TV networks send clear QAM channels. Please check with your local cable operator for the availability of clear QAM digital cable TV

System Requirements

  • Microsoft® Windows 11, 10, 8, 7® or Windows Vista with latest Service Pack, 1 GB RAM
  • Windows Media Center in Windows 7 or Windows 8
  • Minimum processor: Core2Duo 2.93Ghz or faster
    Note: If your PC is not fast enough, you might see jerky live TV video, but your TV recordings will be fine.
  • Sound and graphics with support for DirectX® 9 or higher
  • PCI Express slot: x1
  • Internet connection for software updates and activations 

WinTV-quadHD Model Numbers

model 01609: WinTV-quadHD
includes half height and full height brackets, WinTV v10 application (download), the Hauppauge IR receiver cable and a Hauppauge remote control.

model 01698: WinTV-quadHD
includes half height and full height brackets, WinTV v10 application (download), with a black Hauppauge IR receiver cable and a Hauppauge remote control.

WinTV-quadHD Videos

WinTV v10 Introduction
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WinTV v10 Installation
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Setting up Plex TV with a Hauppauge TV tuner on the NVidia Shield
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Four tuner Picture-in-Picture
with the WinTV-quadHD
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Scheduled recording with the built-in EPG
in WinTV v10
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WinTV v10 scheduling recordings with TitanTV
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Wipe out your channel database and
rescan for channels
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Having a problem with Windows Defender Anti-virus when installing? Here's how to temporarily turn off Defender
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How to change the battery in a
Hauppauge -005 remote control
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WinTV-quadHD Image Gallery