USB DVB-T Tuner - Freeview on your laptop for £20

ginjim

Hillfly wrote: »

I think you have your wires crossed.
In order to watch tv on your pc you need to connect an aerial to the usb device and effectively it displays the received image on your computer screen - like the tv. It works best with an external aerial. No internet connection is involved.

I use a Hauppage HVR900. This is a good usb stick because it has both a digital freeview receiver but can also receive analogue signals. This means you can use it to capture video from sky, a dvd player or video.

If buying one of these cheap sticks make sure you can get a good digital reception on your aerial or it will be pretty useless.

sorry but is it possible to get great digital signals whilst driving?

https://www.saverstore.com/productinfo/Product.aspx?catalog_name=Savastore&product_id=20004744&rstrat=1

andrewk_2

For a little more, you could have > this Freecom stick <, which has received good reviews and has good support under Linux. It also performs at least as well as my Pioneer set-top box in a very weak signal area.

Hillfly

ginjim wrote: »

sorry but is it possible to get great digital signals whilst driving?

https://www.saverstore.com/productinfo/Product.aspx?catalog_name=Savastore&product_id=20004744&rstrat=1

Somehow i doubt very much you could use it while driving. The signal would be constantly fluctuating and so you would get very frustrated. Better to record the programmes you want onto the hard drive and play them back.

I don't think there is a good option for driving.

TaBunny

these usb freeview sticks are great my daughter has one at uni but remember you need a tv licence if you get one and are away from home.

Riyazi

The following site has reviews of Miniature USB TV tuners which I found pretty useful

http://www.vnunet.com/personal-computer-world/compare/2153973/miniature-usb-tv-tuners

To me it seems like the freecom is the best in terms of functionality and price

Edit - the freecom one hasnt got any great reviews on amazon even though it is only about £22.31
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000ALAWQ6/ref=ord_cart_shr/203-3470449-2663908?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

manhattan

TaBunny wrote: »

these usb freeview sticks are great my daughter has one at uni but remember you need a tv licence if you get one and are away from home.

If the licence people knock cant you just pull the usb tuner and hide it?

Although i wouldnt condone avoiding paying your tv licence! Im just curious

smsmasters

Does anyone know if this this freeview stick has working vista drivers?

sco0ter

The Freecom one from PCworld works under vista... You just plug it in and its installed automatically and the media centre then searches for the channels so no need to put the install disk any where near the PC..

Manty

smsmasters wrote: »

Does anyone know if this this freeview stick has working vista drivers?

Yes, the Aldi Tevion one says Windows Vista on the box. I'm just setting mine up at the moment (XP) but its not finding any stations.... the mini aeriel isn't helping I think, as others have mentioned..

DaveHemmerman

Manty - I am in same boat i bought mine this morning from Aldi, downloaded drivers plugged it in, but cant seem to download any channels.

Let me know how u get on.

Regards

Dave