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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Arrolman on 02 August 2011, 11:57:38
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Hi,
Im away on course for 2 weeks in a weeks time and would like to watch TV on my laptop while im away, can anyone recommend a USB TV dongle thats decent (Freeview a must) and gets decent signal on it? Also, do any of these require internet connection?
Cheers,
Iain
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Maplins have a sale on at the mo which includes Freeview dongles, never tried one myself, no internet required just a good signal.
Or if theres internet where your going, tvcatchup.com
Chris.
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No internet where im going, taking a PAYG dongle for that but don't want to be using it all up watching Tv, hence id like a TV dongle
Cheers,
Iain
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Biggest problem with a tv stick is the aerial it comes with is crap.
I've got one and in the house which is only 4 miles from the transmitter it receives about 20 channels at a very poor quality. Plug in the house aerial and it gets the full 120+ freeview channels. So if you have access to a real aerial feed they work fine but on the included aerial, forget it.
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I use a Freecom one. It works *IF* you have a VERY strong signal. I personally use a normal aerial with it, as the included stick is woeful.
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Biggest problem with a tv stick is the aerial it comes with is crap.
I've got one and in the house which is only 4 miles from the transmitter it receives about 20 channels at a very poor quality. Plug in the house aerial and it gets the full 120+ freeview channels. So if you have access to a real aerial feed they work fine but on the included aerial, forget it.
LOL, is it Freecom by any chance?
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So if I buy one and buy a plug in booster aerial it 'should' work?
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Biggest problem with a tv stick is the aerial it comes with is crap.
I've got one and in the house which is only 4 miles from the transmitter it receives about 20 channels at a very poor quality. Plug in the house aerial and it gets the full 120+ freeview channels. So if you have access to a real aerial feed they work fine but on the included aerial, forget it.
LOL, is it Freecom by any chance?
No AverTV.
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So if I buy one and buy a plug in booster aerial it 'should' work?
A booster will only boost what is there. If the poor aerial is giving crap, all you'll get is boosted crap.
I use a proper yagi when I take mine away.
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Biggest problem with a tv stick is the aerial it comes with is crap.
I've got one and in the house which is only 4 miles from the transmitter it receives about 20 channels at a very poor quality. Plug in the house aerial and it gets the full 120+ freeview channels. So if you have access to a real aerial feed they work fine but on the included aerial, forget it.
LOL, is it Freecom by any chance?
No AverTV.
Probably the same, different sticker ;D
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I had the misfortune of having an avertv device before now too...Old PCI one though.
really should get a new one of some description :-/