Mirics, the developer of software-based TV receivers, has teamed up with graphics card firm Verex3D to enable the PC graphics cards to be digital TV tuners.
The Digital Streamer version of the HD6670/6570 adds Mirics FlexiTV software and a built in TV-tuner to the AMD processor-based graphics cards.
When connected to a standard TV antenna, it will receive and decode local free-to-air TV and radio stations.
The digital streamer enables the PC to become a server for streaming TV programmes in the home.
"This gives viewers an opportunity to watch the programs of their choice in HD/SD quality on their PC or client device," said Mirics CEO Simon Atkinson.
The VTX3D HD6670 Digital Streamer Edition supports 1Gbyte of GDDR5 memory and is clocked at 800MHz core speed and 1000MHz memory speed.
The HD6570 Digital Streamer Edition is fitted with 1Gbyte of DDR3 memory and clocked at 650MHz core speed and 667MHzx2 memory speed.
The graphics cards decode TV signals and compress the stream for viewing on the PC or remotely over the internet.
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