USB Freeview TV!

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Got my Christmas Prezzie to myself today:

A Freecom USB Freeview TV adapter

Basically it's an adapter no bigger than a standard USB stick that lets me watch digital TV through my laptop.

So far it's Great!

 

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Cool hey Simon. I presume it needs USB2 to function? I really would like TV on my lappy but it's only a P3 and USB1.1

What is the minimum spec? Can you fire up a link please?

 

It's a USB 2 device, but my lappy's only USB 1.1 and it still works great. Goes a bit jerkey if you try and do other stuff on the laptop tho.

I bought it from http://www.maplin.co.uk just do a search for A19FF.

 

Cheers mate, you're a diamond

 

Looks good indeed...think I might get meself one...

 

saw these on ebuyer a while back and have been desperately looking for an excuse to get one

 

Not a bad price either. I saw them reviewed in a magazine and the RRP was £100.

 

Ive seen these before and always wondered what exactly they were.

They were advertised as free Digital TV... is it just the freeview channels that are available?

Neall

 

As far as I can tell Neall it's just like standard freeview, all of the channels are available if you can pick up the signal.

I do have the option to perform scans for other country based stations, but haven't tried that yet.

 

Yeah Yeah

 

If you're looking to buy, try ebuyer they're only £42....

 

*BUMP*
does it get the standard channels too, like BBC etc? cuz i don't have a TV (hate them) but i have to see the World Cup!

 

Anything that you can get on freeview, i.e. all the BBC's, ITV, Ch4, etc, you can get on this.

 

sweet! cheers.

 

@Simon can you tell me what the minumum spec is. As I have an old laptop running win98 it has only a P2 233MHz and 32MB of ram.

 

I got one paying £15.00. After installation I did many scannings and at last found 13 channells but I can't watch properly, because of poor signal. I am living in London and Freeview website says reception in my area must be good.

 

Do you have an outside aerial which is pointing at a dig transmitter?

 

are these the channels you get??