Laptop USB TV Tuner

Chequered Flag Racing · #1 16-10-2008

which one's are would you give the

's up to?

which one's get the

's down?

_sleigh_ · #2 16-10-2008

the one I've got is a Hauppage (sp?) works perfectly, giving analogue & digital channels, plus radio. Think it was £35 from PC World.

jim76 · #3 16-10-2008

i have a freecom one. works ok if fed from a roof ariel, but picks up naff all with the tiny included ariel. haven't actually tried it outside though to see if reception is better!

ryan_93 · #4 16-10-2008

i have a Toshiba DVB-T FreeView USB TV Tuner but needs to be plugged into the wall to a roof aerial because the mini aerial doesnt pick up any signal, not worth the money

jimmy · #5 16-10-2008

I got one off ebay, the one thats everywhere - it's reasonable with the roof aerial but only reasonable and sometimes naff. The mini aerial doesn't work at all

Rich D · #6 16-10-2008

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Originally Posted by _sleigh_

the one I've got is a Hauppage (sp?) works perfectly, giving analogue & digital channels, plus radio. Think it was £35 from PC World.

Is this with the included aerial ?

My experience has been the same as everyone else, great if you unplug your plasma to use its aerial !

ie no point

GRIFF55 · #7 16-10-2008

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Originally Posted by _sleigh_

the one I've got is a Hauppage (sp?) works perfectly, giving analogue & digital channels, plus radio. Think it was £35 from PC World.

ours is good off a roof fed aerial but very tempramental off the small one with it. Have you got the twin aerial Phil?

MK999 · #8 16-10-2008

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Originally Posted by jim76

i have a freecom one. works ok if fed from a roof ariel, but picks up naff all with the tiny included ariel. haven't actually tried it outside though to see if reception is better!

Mine actually said in the instructions that using the mini aerial in the UK won't give you much success because of population density, i.e too many buildings around.

_JP_ · #9 16-10-2008

I'm using the Freecom DVB-T usb stick and its great, even use it with the small areal inside with no problems.

The software is pants and I use MyTheater now you just need to make sure you have the BDA drivers installed for the usb tuner.

http://www.dvbcore.com/MyTheatre.html