USB Saorview receiver ($7.40 delivered)

Lads in order to get a signal boost stick the antenna on the radiator (has a magnet so it won't fall).

Getting back to the Op, she shows up as

Winfast DTV Dongle Gold BDA in Windows 7 and Xp SP3 for me.

For the latter here is the driver you need
http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/QBCO0J3N/DriversForYou.zip_links

Extract all files, plug in the dongle and follow this manual driver install guide
http://www.hyundaiit.com/images/download/Monitor_Driver_Setup_en.pdf

Point the HAVE Disk search towards AF15BDA.inf inside my driver folder and click OK. Should ask you to restart your PC and voila, your dongle is ready to roll.

Btw, have the dongle working perfectly using this indoor aerial (currently avilable in Lidl)
http://www.adverts.ie/other-electronics/indoor-aerial-dvb-t/341824

Just to say a big thank you to rockn and slikvik. I bought two of these a few weeks ago but only installed in the last few days. I had the driver issues on my Windows 7 64 bit laptop. I read back through the thread and installed rockn's driver with slikvik's instructions and it is working now.

Just as a follow on, I nearly have line-of-sight on the Collins Barrack's transmitter and I am probably about 5-6 miles from it. I have to be careful where I locate the antenna indoors. If people have correctly installed the drivers and are finding nothing on the scan it is probably antenna related. If you are mobile with a laptop maybe get up high and closer to your transmitter and see if it makes a difference. At least it will identify the problem

Quick update on sunsky.
Ordered and purchased the wandtv stick. Delivered in 9 days.
Installed and working great for ''Saorview''

Still waiting for buyincoins, although I guess I did purchase 4 other things so maybe that's why it is taking longer. :P

take everything wrote: »

Lads if someone gets this to work for me i'll be eternally grateful.
I've done everything in this thread - got the driver that Rockn posted and followed the steps 1 through 4 posted above.

I'm using Windows 7 (64 bit).

Same thing every time.: It seems to recognize the device, scans for about 5-10 mins, then says no channels found. :mad:

I've attached the antenna to radiators, biscuit tins etc.

No luck. :mad:
Help, please. :pac:

You mean the little antenna that came with it?

You could be in a bad signal area that requires something more substantial.
Would you have a roof aerial, or some rabbit ears to double check things.

Sponge Bob wrote: »

Learn to understand the difference bewteen Vertical and Horizontal signals and check your transmitter off the list below.

Half of all aerials work best on 'their sides' , eg Collins in Cork and Tonabrocky in Galway are Vertical but 3Rock and Woodcock are horizontal! This one is Horizontal and the tip should point at the transmitter while the flat panels are for the back. That is not an indoor, I know.

http://www.techtir.ie/tv-radio/Irish-DTT-Sites

Rabbit ears are VHF, probably won't work. They would for RTE (not TG4) on analogue.

Get something more directional like a Loop aerial or this Lava model below where the double loop is shown vertical and the mesh should be on the far side away from the transmitter.



Finally you may find a building bounces the signal strongly, eg an office block with 'metallic' coated windows.

Read this if you need more.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1037779

Thanks.
Couple of questions.
1. Does the antenna need a clear line of sight to the transmitter.
2. How would you go about attaching this particular antenna to a bigger aerial (the antenna screws off but there's no obvious way of attaching a bigger aerial to it that i can see). Or is there some way you attach a bigger aerial to the actual DVB-T receiver itself.
3. Also, is there more chance of picking something up sticking the antenna to metal (biscuit tin, radiator etc).

Apologies if these seem dumb.

Rockn wrote: »

32 bit drivers here:

thanks mate. this did the job :):):):):)

Getting the “USB 2.0 Digital DVB-T HDTV TV Tuner Recorder & Receiver” working.
It looks like

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170615508474&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160

When you plug in the USB into Windows 7 64bit it installs a winfast driver. You need to remove this driver if it was installed. Ignore the CD.

Then use the zip file in this tread in the attached zip and run the exe.

After that when you plug in the USB stick you will see in the device manager in the section ‘sound, video and game controllers’ a driver called 'IT9135 BDA Device'. In this section you should not see the winfast driver. Note this will only appear with the USB plugged in.

When you unplug the USB the list in the device manager will refresh and the driver will not show. This was an indication for me that the device was doing something.

I then downloaded PROG DVB 6 which is a free app for tuning in tv cards. It can be found here http://www.progdvb.com/download_progdvb.html.

When I scanned I got nothing. However I did see the blue led flash quickly now and then. This means that its finding a single but its poor quality.

If you get this far and the whole scan is quick, a few minutes and plugging different arials in shows a blue led now and again. Its all good you just need bigger arial.

Thanks to all for your help.

- ps. VLC works as well but is harder to setup as you have to figure our your frequence and down the country line of sight etc. is a hurdle. Windows media centre is blocked on my work laptop :-(.

SP534 wrote: »

Can someone tell me, is this a dual or single tuner device? That is, can I record from 3e while I watch RTÉ Two etc? Or am I limited to one or the other?

Single tuner .

You can watch or record all the channels (17) on the one mux if you have the correct software and the PC is good enough.

As it is single tuner you will only be able to tune in one mux at the time.

Most software will only allow you to see one channel .... but that is a limitation of the software, not the device.

theroomisonfire wrote: »

Hi

If I want to connect the usb adapter to an external tv aerial, is there a special adapter required to connect the cable of the aerial to the usb adapter as the socket on the usb adapter seems a little smaller than that required for a normal aerial.

Also, does anyone have a recommendation for an adapter?

Many thanks

You need one of these
http://www.scanstation.co.uk/computers-c35/accessories-c223/rf-to-mcx-antenna-cable-adapter-for-usb-tv-dvb-t-tuner-p1640
or these
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/428030378/RF_connector_Coaxial_connector_MCX_connector.html

norbert64 wrote: »

You need one of these
http://www.scanstation.co.uk/computers-c35/accessories-c223/rf-to-mcx-antenna-cable-adapter-for-usb-tv-dvb-t-tuner-p1640
or these
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/428030378/RF_connector_Coaxial_connector_MCX_connector.html

Many thanks for this!

breathn wrote: »

Any of these devices work on a mac?

I have seen one mentioned as working on a MAC ...... don't recall which one

styron wrote: »

The transmitter frequency listings are here (eg. Three Rock = 738000 KHz):

http://www.mpeg4ireland.com/dtt-muxes#mapping

Plug in the USB DVB-T card
VLC Menu: Media -> Open Capture Device (or Ctrl+C)
From Capture Mode select TV Digital in the drop down list
Ensure the DVB-T radio button is selected (latest version defaults to it)
Enter the appropriate Transponder/Mux Frequency and click Play
From the Menu Playback -> Program should give you (hopefully) the full list of TV and DAB Radio stations if your aerial arrangement is kosher.

*A cheap USB extension lead gives a little extra flexibility for positioning the aerial setup and/or easy switching of the card between different systems.

*When not in use unplug the card - it can get quite warm.

**Edit** I was wrong i had the last version and installed the new one over it by check for updates but that didnt install properly initially** Working grand now thanks!


This option isnt listed for me?. Ive downloaded the latest version of VLC too. Any ideas?.

2 questions, any help appreciated please:

1. Has anyone got the remote control working yet?

2. Has anyone got any decent alternative software for it? VLC is a pain in the ass because you have to put in the frequency and scan every time, also no guide and changing channels is a pain having to open the dropdown menu. Windows Media Centre is also really annoying, the buttons for changing channel disappear if you shrink the window size down.

Thanks.