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Freecom DVB-T & Analog TV USB stick |
| Date: |
08.03.08 (362 review reads) |
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Advantages: Record to your hard drive
Disadvantages: Software lacks in features, need to buy another arial for good reception
Introduction
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I wanted to upgrade my computer to allow it to receive TV reception so I could watch TV on it. This seemed like a really good cost effective way of doing it.
I am not too good with the INSIDE of the computer so this was perfect for me as it is an all external setup.
What's it For?
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This is for those people who want to watch TV on your computer. Who don't want to buy fancy cards to put inside your computer, which you most probably have to pay someone to fit it. This used a USB interface - so if you have USB...you are good to go.
And also on the plus this is DIGITAL TV - so you can get all the freeview channels too!
This kit will allow you to watch and record TV on your computer, you can resize the screen so you can be working and watching TV at the same time! This is what I do all day and it really works - first I thought it was too good to be true. You can even do a schedule record - do it records your favorite programs automatically onto your hard drive. Also there is a multi channel preview - it lets you preview all the channels on one screen - so its like channel surfing but your looking at all of them at the same time.
What's in the Kit?
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USB Dongle
Ariel
Software CD
Manual
Remote Control
PRICE: £19.99
My Experiences
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The included ariel is not very good at getting signal - so I decided to invest in a booster arial which gives a much better picture. The software is not that feature rich that I would have expected therefore it lacks in certain areas such as there are two lists which you have to setup one for the daytime and one for the evening. The timeshift feature is not fast, it does take a few seconds to activate.
When you are recording videos onto your hard drive you only have the option of mpeg, which is an uncompressed format and it takes a lot of hard drive space.
Whenever you are watching something on TV and you want to record it; you just have to hit the record button and instantly, just like that, it will begin recording onto your hard drive!
A really good device which you cant complain about for £19.99 !
Summary: Nice stick for the price, software lacks in areas.
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nevikrose - 08.03.08 I bought something very similar to this, its worth mentioning that if its picking up a digital signal it only really works if you're in an area that can get freeview...I found that later >.< |
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