Aldi's Special Buys From 16/03/06

Lorian

crayon wrote:

Thanks for that Dorian - nice kanji by the way.

Vic's sinex can help with that

Dalkirst

Another technophobe here.How does the TV card that someone linked to(the USB one) work exactly?
Do you just plug it into a USB port and that's it you're away and watching?:o

crayon_2

Lorian wrote:

Vic's sinex can help with that

Lol......must put my teeth in. L,l,l,Lorian! :rotfl:

mountainpenguin

dvb-t card works great in linux
mythtv runs great with 2 cards now to add the radio patch

jaz_2

> Well it seems ideal for £30... But be prepared for a bit of a headache getting it to find channels!

> Once it works it can be run in the background although does lag a bit when multi tasking.

That's very true if you install the drivers and software on the bundled CD. However, newer versions of both are available here:

http://www.kworld.com.tw/en/download/download_dvb-t100.htm

This is the same card - some of these still have the Kworld sticker under the Tevion one! Uninstall the card, reboot your machine and reinstall the drivers and the software. You'll find that it's not only much better at finding channels, but the lag between channel changed is reduced to a second or so.

Use a download manager to get this software as Kworld's FTP server is slow and prone to drop connections. Alternative sources for this software (and lots of other useful info) can be found in this thread:

http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=352150

HTH

thefirs

Lorian wrote:

If you have bought the DVB card you may be interested in

http://www.kworld.com.tw/en/download/download_dvb-t100.htm

Newer software.

Don't be put off by the long rambling catalogue of grumbles on the digitalspy thread., but DO take the trouble to download both updated versions of the drivers and of the software mentioned. DON'T install them from the CD-ROM, as all who tried it agree that herein lies madness.

1. Download the driver and software; extract the compressed files to an easily found location
2. Open the cover of the PC and install the card. Replace the cover.
3. Ignore the "found new hardware" nags when you restart the PC. First find the drivers "setup" app, restart when prompted, then run the setup app for the software.
4. Follow the scanning options. I found a very large number of channels including some that were not on my Freeview box.
5. You'll have to experiment with the software to see exactly how it works, but video and audio quality are fine. I haven't got EPG or TXT to work yet, but there are lots of references on the DS thread.

crayon_2

Anybody got the BBC channels on their card? No BBC channels and no ITV ones, unlike the freeview box downstairs. Strangely, though, Men and Motors, E4 and Morec E4, which I can't get downstairs is clear as a bell up here in the heavens....

kerrycymru

Went to Aldi this morning at 9am to get the photo printer advertised as it is a Sagem 160 thermal photo printer under the disguise of a Medion. Was told they had no such offer, even though I had the dropped leaflet to show. Checked the Aldi website and they don't have the offer either, what is going on??????

Johntea

kerrycymru wrote:

Went to Aldi this morning at 9am to get the photo printer advertised as it is a Sagem 160 thermal photo printer under the disguise of a Medion. Was told they had no such offer, even though I had the dropped leaflet to show. Checked the Aldi website and they don't have the offer either, what is going on??????

I think it is on a clearance special? Meaning they are just getting rid of it, not selling it mainstream

Wouldn't buy it anyway, expensive to run

thefirs

Now down to £25 in my local store.