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Wintv with rabbit ears?

  • 03-03-2008 4:18pm
    #1
    davej
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,186 ✭✭✭


    I was thinking of getting a tv tuner for my laptop:

    http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/pages/products/data_pvrusb2.html

    However sometimes I'd like to use rabbit ears for picking up RTE/TV3. I've seen a few threads where people mention that this doesn't really work very well. If you can get a good reception with a normal television in a particular location, does it stand to reason that the reception should be ok for the laptop tuner ?

    davej


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  • #2
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    davej wrote: »
    I was thinking of getting a tv tuner for my laptop:

    http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/pages/products/data_pvrusb2.html

    However sometimes I'd like to use rabbit ears for picking up RTE/TV3. I've seen a few threads where people mention that this doesn't really work very well. If you can get a good reception with a normal television in a particular location, does it stand to reason that the reception should be ok for the laptop tuner ?

    davej

    Nope. I have that device and generally good reception on my regular TV. I can get a signal resembling a yeti in a snowstorm with the rabbit's ears. Utterly useless.

    I even bought a booster amplifier thingy to no avail.


  • #3
    davej
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,186 ✭✭✭davej


    Thanks for the reply Tom.

    Years ago (i.e 2002) I used a WinTV card (not usb - PCI) and rabbit ears so we could watch the world cup in work. It seemed to work fine, though in fairness we were < 2 KM from RTE in Donnybrook.

    I wonder why these cards aren't as good as a regualar TV for picking up the signal?

    davej


  • #4
    fletch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,423 ✭✭✭fletch


    I have one of these and I get perfect reception using the supplied arial.


  • #5
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,260 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    fletch wrote: »
    I have one of these and I get perfect reception using the supplied arial.

    Where are you based tho? And which transmitter are you recieving from?


  • #6
    fletch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,423 ✭✭✭fletch


    Yeh I'm based in Dublin, that's probably why the reception is so good. Tbh that isn't the exact model I have. I have an Avermedia ExpressCard DVB-T card but I use it with the supplied antenna and get perfect reception.


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  • #7
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,260 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    fletch wrote: »
    Yeh I'm based in Dublin, that's probably why the reception is so good. Tbh that isn't the exact model I have. I have an Avermedia ExpressCard DVB-T card but I use it with the supplied antenna and get perfect reception.

    I meant where in Dublin. Dublin stretches from Balbriggan to Shankill :)


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