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TV receiver for laptop

Looking for a plug in tv receiver for my laptop. Have seen a lot advertised on ebay that are freeview ones. Would this be enough to get tv or do I need a tv receiver first and use this to convert it to digital tv. As you can gather I am not very technically minded. Thanks

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  • globalds
    globalds Posts: 9,431 Forumite
    Have you tried TVCatchup ?

    http://www.tvcatchup.com/
  • Hammyman
    Hammyman Posts: 9,913 Forumite
    Looking for a plug in tv receiver for my laptop. Have seen a lot advertised on ebay that are freeview ones. Would this be enough to get tv or do I need a tv receiver first and use this to convert it to digital tv. As you can gather I am not very technically minded. Thanks

    The freeview ones are complete units. They receive the digital signal and the decoding is done in software. Beware that the supplied aerials are a joke and won't work very well until analogue has been turned off at the transmitter in your area or you're close to it.
  • globalds wrote: »
    Have you tried TVCatchup ?

    http://www.tvcatchup.com/

    Thanks but it is to take on holiday.
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