anyone recommend a good dvb-t usb tv stick for mt.leinster dtt?.

bassy

hi looking to buy one of those dvb-t usb sticks or whatever there called lol,i wanna hook it up to my laptop to receive the dtt trial from mt.leinster.

anyone recommend one the have thats receiving the dtt channels from mt.leinster.cheers.

watty

A real set box that drives a TV is much better picture.

You need to have USB 2.0

Search the trhreads here and use Google. While online purchase may be cheaper, buying it in a local Maplin or other shop may mean you can bring it back if it does not work with your laptop. If it is for a PC, a PCI card is a much better buy.

You need a separate external aerial. Unless you have a very good signal the included mini-whip is useless.

bassy

can some of the lads here recommend a good dtt set top box for receiving the dtt tests from mt.leinster?.

anyone here please specify the set top dtt box there using to receive the dtt channels from mt.leinster,thanks.

watty wrote: »

A real set box that drives a TV is much better picture.

You need to have USB 2.0

Search the trhreads here and use Google. While online purchase may be cheaper, buying it in a local Maplin or other shop may mean you can bring it back if it does not work with your laptop. If it is for a PC, a PCI card is a much better buy.

You need a separate external aerial. Unless you have a very good signal the included mini-whip is useless.

Antenna

where are you located Bassy? - someone may be able to advise you about expected signal strength etc for your area. What is your analogue reception from there like?

you would likely need a new aerial too, as the digital is in a different UHF group to the UHF analogue from there too.

as Watty indicated, it is extremely unlikely that the stick's own aerial would work

bassy

hello i am from kilkenny and can receive tnag4 and tv3 with good reception from my outdoor aerial.
iuse uhf aerial for tv3 and tg4 reception,and a vhf outdoor horizontal for rte1 and rte2,perfect analogue reception from mt.leinster..

Antenna wrote: »

where are you located Bassy? - someone may be able to advise you about expected signal strength etc for your area. What is your analogue reception from there like?

hello i am from kilkenny and can receive tnag4 and tv3 with good reception from my outdoor aerial.



you would likely need a new aerial too, as the digital is in a different UHF group to the UHF analogue from there too.

iuse uhf aerial for tv3 and tg4 reception,and a vhf outdoor horizontal for rte1 and rte2,perfect analogue reception from mt.leinster..

as Watty indicated, it is extremely unlikely that the stick's own aerial would work

bassy

heres a picture of my aerial that i,m using to pick up perfect analogue recepton of tv3 and tg4 from mt.leinster,but rte1 and rte 2 are snowy with that aerial this would be because i need a vhf aerial for perfect reception of both rte1 and rte2.

second picture is of my frequencey details of the tuned channels.

bassy

what would be a suitable set top box for dtt from mt.leinster with my setup?,cheers.

bassy

anyone?.

there must be some people on here using a set top box to receive the dtt test channels from mt.leinster?.

can yous please recommend me a working box that will give me rte1,2,tv3,tg4 from mt.leinster via dtt,thanks.

stanley1

humax hdci-2000t, you need conax cam + card to view scrambled channels.

Mossy Monk

There are no scrambled channels being broadcast from Mount Leinster

stanley1

Mossy Monk wrote: »

There are no scrambled channels being broadcast from Mount Leinster

Yep, sorry, my signal comes from 3 rock.

bassy

hello stanley1 that humax hdci-2000t is working for you because your receiving from 3rock,i wanna know what other people are using to view the dtt channels from mt.leinster.

stanley1 wrote: »

humax hdci-2000t, you need conax cam + card to view scrambled channels.

maxg

Use a cheap usb stick for 10 or 15 euro.

bassy

any links?.
are you using one and if so are you receiving the dtt from mt.leinster?.

would prefer a set top box.

maxg wrote: »

Use a cheap usb stick for 10 or 15 euro.

Sparky2201

The DTT pilot is broadcasting from Three Rock and Clermont Carn. Don't think you'll get it in Kilkenny.

Gadgie

I have a cheap "Durabrand" set top box that picks up Mount Leinster digital. My dad brought it over from the UK. Picture is good quality but channels are listed in alphabetical order and the box has no facility to re-arrange them. No problems otherwise.

I also have a USB stick that I bought from eBay. It cost £6.49 plus £5.99 p&p from UK. Works fine. Just search eBay for "freeview usb".

You have a UHF grid aerial which may not be suitable for digital. You may have to replace with a high gain "Yagi" aerial. (Link: http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051054)

bassy

would this box work for the dtt channels at mt.leinster?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sagem-ITD61-23-freeview-digital-set-top-box-remote_W0QQitemZ250224555790QQihZ015QQcategoryZ96964QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

ffocused

bassy wrote: »

would this box work for the dtt channels at mt.leinster?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sagem-ITD61-23-freeview-digital-set-top-box-remote_W0QQitemZ250224555790QQihZ015QQcategoryZ96964QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I have a sagem itd 60 which is working with Mt. leinster DTT on ch 39 but does not pick up the ch 45 transmission...

Mossy Monk

Sparky2201 wrote: »

The DTT pilot is broadcasting from Three Rock and Clermont Carn. Don't think you'll get it in Kilkenny.

That is true. But the 4 terrestrials are broadcasting from Mount Leinster.

maxg

ffocused wrote: »

I have a sagem itd 60 which is working with Mt. leinster DTT on ch 39 but does not pick up the ch 45 transmission...

Maybe you are using a red marked group A aerial.

ffocused

maxg wrote: »

Maybe you are using a red marked group A aerial.

Its not the aerial, i have a strong signal on ch 45 with the sagem. I also have one of the maplin mico boxes which picks up both ch 39 & 45 and my pc only picks up ch45.