Freeview Box To Use With Dell XPS One

skipton28

Hi

I bought my son a Dell XPS One computer for xmas and was wondering if anybody could give any advice on which is the best freeview box to use with the computer.

Any info would be gratefully received.

Many Thanks
Emma

Woby_Tide

it already has a freeview tuner inside it, not sure why you want a second?

if you want a second freeview box, in which case, any with an RF out or video output otherwise you'll need some form of scart convertor

skipton28

Thankyou for the info. Do you know how to get the freeview working as i didn't realise it already had it integrated inside as when I tried tuning the tv in it stated that I needed to have a freeview box connected and switched on in order to get the freeview channels.

Sorry if I'm sounding silly but I'm not that clued up on all this technology.

Thanks
Emma

Woby_Tide

I Just connected an aerial and ran the wizard within media centre and it located the channels without any bother.

I guess the questions are:

Did you connect an aerial to the PC?
Is it used already to receive Freeview signals(i.e. you know it is up to the job)?
Have you checked the Dell support site for any known issues in case it is the tuner in the XPS.


If you used the setup within Media centre I assume you chose the right options, i.e. antenna, DVB-T and no set top box(there is a specific option to say no set top box required)