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info about getting DTT on USB stick

  • 19-08-2007 4:17pm
    #1
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭


    While I was in Austria, I bought a MSI Megasky 580 DVB-T stick in Vienna. I'm back now and I'm trying to scan for channels here in Lucan with (Vista Media Centre and Presto PVR!) but I'm having no luck. Does anyone have any ideas on how to tune them in on the PC?


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  • #2
    roverdublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 109 ✭✭roverdublin


    See this thread :

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=52254348&postcount=223

    I think the Pinnacle Hybrid PCTV tuners are OK!
    I have a PCTV Hybrid USB 330e. (around €74)

    Hiowever, the newest TV Centre Pro (4.9) has a problem with the Encryption tag. So stay away from it until they have a new version out.

    See here:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=53734991&postcount=301


    However, the older version works and "MyTheatre" is also working on my PC with this stick.


  • #3
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭philologos


    when I plugged the card into my roof aerial it picked up the channels but then the software crashed? does anyone have any suggestions for any Vista compatible DVB-T software, media center still doesn't pick up anything with the roof aerial either.

    It did pick up the Austrian DVB-T channels fine with the small aerial that came with it, but I was pretty central to Vienna so thats probably why.


  • #4
    Fat_Fingers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,245 ✭✭✭Fat_Fingers


    try ProgDVB. It should work fine.

    http://www.progdvb.com/

    Cheers


  • #5
    maxg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 516 ✭✭✭maxg


    Precondition for progdvb is a bda driver for the stick.


  • #6
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    USB tuners and PC/Laptop screens are poor to for TV for a number of reasons.


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  • #7
    maxg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 516 ✭✭✭maxg


    Tell me the reasons.
    If the the signal is bad and data get lost it doesn't matter if a tuner is built in into a USB device or a STB. The picture will be always bad.


  • #8
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭philologos


    I got the software to work (dodgy driver was at fault). Downloaded the latest from the website. The stick is HD compatible, but the software isn't compatible with HD signals. And is there any way of recieving the encrypted stations?

    Edit: roverdublin, that was 50 euro more than I fished out on mine. Ripoff Republic eh?


  • #9
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    No you can't receive the encrypted stations. Since ALL the work on those sticks is done by main CPU, all are inherently HD DTT compatible. But you need 3GHz+ non-celeron for HD. Plus really a 1920x1200 Laptop/PC screen


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