WinTV v7 was designed to add support for new features found in North American over-the-air ATSC digital TV transmissions. On Feb. 9, 2009, the U.S. will shut off over-the-air analog TV transmissions and replace them with ATSC digital TV. All of the current Hauppauge TV tuners for PCs and Macs sold in North America can receive ATSC digital TV.
WinTV v7 has a new, easier to use, user interface. Some of the new features in WinTV v7 for digital TV include: program information, close caption display and parental control. In addition to these features for digital TV programs, WinTV v7 supports mixed Hauppauge TV tuners in a PC system. For example, a user might have a Hauppauge TV tuner in their PC and wants to add a second Hauppauge USB attached TV tuner so that they can record two TV programs at once. WinTV v7 allows the mixing of different Hauppauge TV tuners.
For European digital TV, WinTV v7 adds support for digital teletext and a free seven day electronic program guide in addition to ??now/next? program information.
