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PCTV Systems Broadway – Wireless TV Streamer for Freeview, Satellite and Cable boxes

PCTV Systems Broadway – Wireless TV Streamer for Freeview, Satellite and Cable boxes

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Description

WATCH LIVE TV ON YOUR IPAD, IPHONE OR OTHER MOBILE DEVICE.

WITH BROADWAY, YOU HAVE YOUR TV, YOUR WAY!

Watch live TV on your iPad, iPhone, Android phone or tablet plus a PC or Mac. Watch live TV in the home or when you travel!

Introducing Broadway 2T -the simple way to watch live TV on your iPad.

Experience the ultimate in entertainment and never miss your favourite Sports events, TV soaps or live News as it unfolds in front of you anywhere in the world.

Broadway is not only incredibly intelligent, it's also one of the easiest to install dedicated personal video device that brings Live Freeview or Satellite TV to your iPad, iPhone or Android tablets with Google's new Android Honeycomb.

Broadway makes it easy for you to watch live TV on your iPad screen, in your home through Wi-Fi or via the Internet when you travel. Broadway not only works with the iPad but also works with the iPhone, Android phones or tablets, plus Windows PCs or the Apple Mac!

When you're at home, Broadway sends the live TV signal to your iPad (or other supported devices) via your home Wi-Fi network. When you travel, Broadway sends the live TV signal via a 3G connection or, if you're in a place which has Wi-Fi service, via the local Wi-Fi connection.

Watch your favourite TV programs while you're in the garden, sitting in the kitchen or anyplace in your home where you have a Wi-Fi connection

LATEST TECHNOLOGY
With Broadway, brought to you by the brilliant engineers at PCTV Systems, you have Your TV, Your Way!

Inside Broadway are two Freeview TV Tuners whilst on the back are video connections to plug in your satellite or cable digital set top box too. Cleverly, the Broadway box streams two video signals at the same time which means you could be watching one TV, Satellite or Cable channel on your PC whilst another family member could be watching another Freeview TV programme on a mobile device like an iPhone or iPad.

Having Broadway at home means never having to miss your favourite TV shows, sports events or programmes series again!

WATCH SATELLITE TV ON YOUR IPAD TOO. ANY WHERE, ANY TIME!
Broadway includes an audio/video input with S-Video or Composite connectors. Connect your satellite set top box to Broadway via the audio/video inputs and watch satellite TV on your iPad anywhere in the world. Broadway comes with an Infra-Red (IR) Blaster which can remotely change your channels on your Freeview or Sky satellite TV box directly from your mobile device. With one touch of the iPad screen, commands are sent to Broadway telling it to use the IR Blaster to change the channel on your satellite TV box. From anywhere in the world, you can watch your best TV programs on any satellite channel!

Broadway can use its IR Blaster with cable TV boxes too. You can also connect an analogue video camera or webcam and turn Broadway into a video surveillance solution too, viewable Live from your mobile device.

Touch Navigation
Changing channels is quick and intuitive. Control what you want to watch with a touch of your finger on the iPad screen.

Broadway has connections for a TV aerial, plus a satellite or cable TV box.

Setup of Broadway is easy. Connect Broadway to your TV aerial or set top box and connect it to your home router using the network cable provided. Then turn on your iPad, iPhone, MAC or PC and enter http://distan.tv into your browser. Scan for channels and then start watching live TV! It's that simple.

To watch your TV when you're travelling outside the home, just configure your home router to allow remote access to Broadway. Not sure how to do this? Visit www.portforward.com where you get a step by step guide to walk you through it. Alternatively you can call our Broadway support team in the UK and we'll guide you through it free of charge.

If your TV aerial or set top box is not near your router, don't worry. After the initial setup, Broadway will wirelessly connect to your router. Simply move the Broadway to your TV aerial or set top box, enable Broadway's wireless connection to your router, and you're all set!

HOW DOES BROADWAY WORK?

The Broadway 2T is a Digital TV receiver with with two built-in Freeview DVB-T TV tuners, a high quality H.264 video compressor and a 802.11 wireless LAN controller. The powerful built-in H.264 video compressor is used to convert your Freeview digital TV signal, or video from your satellite receiver, into a format which can be viewed on an Apple iPad or iPhone anywhere in the world. The H.264 video compressor can also create a video format which viewed on an Android phone or tablet, or PC or Mac.

High Definition quality and longer battery life on your mobile device
Broadway supports H.264 video compression which enables the highest quality video streaming and also allows the maximum battery usage from your Apple device. Broadway has built-in high performance hardware which converts Freeview digital TV or satellite TV into a format which can be watched on a Apple iPad or iPhone, plus a format which can be watched on Android devices, PCs or Macs.

Broadway is a stand-alone, low power, device. All the settings and set-up can be done through your Internet browser on any Apple or Android mobile device.

WHAT'S IN THE BOX
Broadway 2T dual DVB-T receiver
Power supply
DVB-T antenna
Ethernet network cable
CD-ROM with TVCentre 6 software for Windows
IR learning Blaster cable to control the channel changing on a satellite or cable TV set top box
User manual and quick start guide

  • Get TV on your iPad and iPhone - instantly

    Broadway is a small stand alone device which connects to your Freeview TV aerial and streams live TV wirelessly to mobile Apple devices - the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Live TV can be watched over your home Wi-Fi network or it can be streamed over the Internet anywhere in the world where your Apple device has an Internet connection. The Broadway networked TV receiver features two Freeview DVB-T tuners, hardware H.264 compression and support for the ultra-fast 802.11n wireless network (Wi-Fi) standard. It connects to your home Wi-Fi router, converts the live TV signal to H. 264 format and streams it wirelessly to mobile Apple devices as well as to any PC or Mac. Now you have access to DVB-T everywhere at your home - even if you live in an area with weak DVB-T signal.
  • Stream TV wirelessly to iPhone and iPad

    Imagine you can watch your home TV program on your iPhone in a cafe or hotel lobby far from home. Broadway streams Live-TV via your home router to your iPhone and iPad wherever you are. Watching TV on your mobile Apple device works in your home network (Wi-Fi) as well as over the Internet.
  • Stream TV wirelessly to your Mac or Windows PC

    Watch live TV on your Mac, anywhere in the world where you have an Internet connection, using the Mac Safari web browser. If you have a PC, you can use the included TVCenter 6 to watch live TV wirelessly, plus pause, rewind and schedule TV recordings.
  • Stream live cam video to iPhone and iPad

    Connect an analog camera to Broadway and stream live video and audio from your home to your iPhone and iPad.

Specifications

Summary

Product Description
PCTV Broadway 2T - digital TV tuner - 802.11n
Device Type
Digital TV tuner - DVB-T
Interface Type
802.11n
Included Input Adapter Accessories
TV aerial, power adapter
Digital Video Format
MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264
OS Required
Microsoft Windows Vista / XP / 7
Designed For
Apple iPod (4G, 5G); iPod classic; iPod mini


Detailed Specification

General

Device Type
Digital TV tuner - DVB-T
Interface Type
802.11n

Video

Digital Video Format
MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264

Expansion / Connectivity

Interfaces
1 x antenna - rear , 1 x network - RJ-45 - rear , 1 x video - S-video input - 4 pin mini-DIN - rear , 1 x audio / video - RCA x 3 - rear

Miscellaneous

Included Accessories
TV aerial, power adapter
Cables Included
1 x network cable - external

Software / System Requirements

Software Included
PCTV TVCenter 6
OS Required
Microsoft Windows Vista / XP / 7
System Requirements Details
1.5 GHz - RAM 1 GB - HD 1 GB

Compatibility Information

Designed For
Apple iPod (4G, 5G) , Apple iPod classic , Apple iPod mini
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