FAQs

What Do I need to run Black Gold Analogue TV?
Black Gold Analogue TV requires one free PCI slot in your computer and Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP

Do I need a powerful PC?
Recommended requirements for the product are an 800MHz PC (Intel Celeron, Pentium PIII or PIV, AMD Athlon or Duron) containing at least 128MB of RAM. More powerful features such as recording and pause will yield better results with a more powerful PC.

Do I need a good aerial?
The product must be connected to an aerial to work. The better the signal provided by your aerial, the better the sound and picture quality will be. Also, the compression techniques used by record and pause work more efficiently with a strong signal. Therefore, signal quality may be as important as processor power in determining the capabilities of your system.

Can I connect my cable or satellite receiver?
Yes, you can connect your receiver as you would to a television. However, the product will not be able to change the channel on your receiver for e.g. scheduled recordings.

Can I connect my camcorder or VCR?
Yes, you can connect such equipment in the same way as you would to a television. Additionally, you may record to your hard disk from such sources.

Do I need any other software?
All software required for the product is included on the installation CD.

Do I need a TV Licence?
In the UK, you are required to have a TV license for all equipment capable of receiving TV.

About Black Gold

Black Gold is a suite of audio-visual entertainment products for the PC developed by Genesis Digital Innovations (GDI).

• Black Gold currently comprises PCI TV receivers for analogue, digital satellite and digital terrestrial broadcasts, a remote controller and a suite of supporting software offering advanced features such as:
  
  • Easy installation
  • One touch software set-up
  • Programme pause
  • Time-shifting
  • Scheduled recording
  • Integrated Teletext
  • Electronic Programme Guides
  • Windows Media Player Integration
    

Black Gold Products

Black Gold offers a complete set of solutions for receiving all major television transmissions in the World today.

All products offer the highest picture and sound quality available and come complete with software that effortlessly combines ease of use with powerful functionality.

To review the current Black Gold product range please use the links to the left

Black Gold Product Resellers

If you think you’re products would benefit from incorporating Black Gold Technology, or you are interested in distributing the products, click on the appropriate link.

Due to the modular design of our components, we can provide a number of highly tailored services to you.

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Click Here For Product Specification Sheets

 

 

Black Gold Press Releases

Genesis Digital Innovations intends to keep you fully informed of all updates and improvements to the Black Gold range of products.

This page will be a direct source for the latest in Black Gold press releases, keeping our customers as up to date as possible.

 

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Genesis Digital Innovations Ltd

Striving to produce the best product quality and user experience at a highly competitive price.

Genesis Digital Innovations is an Oxford, UK, based company developing PCTV and Set-top box solutions. GDI's product development team revolutionised the way we can watch TV on a PC and are continuing to accelerate the speed of convergent TV, Internet and PC technologies to bring compelling digital entertainment products to the PC desktop.

Formed in 2000 by people with 50 years combined engineering experience in the PC software and hardware industry gained at Perkin Elmer, British Airways, Lotus Development Corp and Dell Computer Corp, GDI aims to produce the best product quality and user experience at a highly competitive price.

 

Black Gold
bringing the world of analogue and digital television to your PC

Rediscover television with the aid of Black Gold's new range of products, designed to bring high quality television to your computer.

 

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Black Gold Product Support

Black Gold and GDI are committed to providing the highest possible quality of customer support.

While we prepare the online knowledge base, including up to date driver downloads, FAQs, and a fast response support line please contact GDI support staff with the e-mail link below.

To enable us to provide you with the answers you require as quickly as possible please include the following details, or as many as possible, in your mail:

• Black Gold product type.
• Own computer specifications.
• Nature of error.
• Easiest method of contact.

e-mail: support@gdinnovations.com