USB Saorview receiver ($7.40 delivered)

massiveattack

Bought one of these a long time ago albeit at a dearer price, fantastic for receiving saorview as it supports BDA drivers


http://www.buyincoins.com/details/digital-tv-hdtv-dvb-t-usb-stick-dongle-tuner-recorder-receiver-product-70.html


Euro Price €5.78

Rowley Birkin QC

Long story short, laptop & this doowhacky = Saorview TV?

orchidsrpretty

Could you plug this into your tv(if you have a usb port) and it will work the same as a saorview box? Thanks

norbert64

orchidsrpretty wrote: »

Could you plug this into your tv(if you have a usb port) and it will work the same as a saorview box? Thanks

AFAIK, she wouldn't work I'm afraid.

These are purely tv tuners for Laptop/PC.

What you're looking for, if you didn't want to go down the set top box route, is this below
http://www.adverts.ie/tv/digital-tv-adapter-stb-for-irish-digital-service-saorview/714023

board_stiff

How good is it at receiving a signal?

A set-top box would be connected to a large roof mounted aerial so I would be worried about getting a signal straight to a USB dongle.

d31b0y

board_stiff wrote: »

How good is it at receiving a signal?

A set-top box would be connected to a large roof mounted aerial so I would be worried about getting a signal straight to a USB dongle.

Depends on how strong the signal is. I have one similar that I use in work from time to time and it works perfectly but I can't get any signal with it at home.

CreepingDeath

orchidsrpretty wrote: »

Could you plug this into your tv(if you have a usb port) and it will work the same as a saorview box? Thanks

No.

A TV only has the USB drivers for mass storage devices, ie. disk drives.
It doesn't have drivers to decode video signals sent via a USB device.

I got one of these alright.
Initially I had a bit of trouble getting a signal, but with a bit of experimentation got it working.

When I did get it working it, the little magnetic aerial was attached to the metal part of a table and I tilted it 90 degrees/vertical, then tried rescanning the TV channels. Not sure if I needed to that that, but it took a few attempts.

I loan it to a mate in Portarlington and he could get the Saorview signal but only from one side of his house. So a saorview aeriel on the roof would be a more permanent solution.

A good question would be whether an Android tablet could receive the signal... that would be interesting.

Dades

Just took a punt at €5.78 !

Seemed too cheap to pass up.

deaglan169

is saorview not using DVB-T2

howamidifferent

I have this exact same one. Bought about a year ago for 15 euro. Works perfectly.

wil

They usually come with adapter to plug in regular aerial. STB Reception may work fine with the tiny aerial as reception is dependent on your local signal strength. My analog signal is appalling with proper aerial but my digital signal works fine with this tiny aerial.
At least you can move around to find best signal.

massiveattack

Long story short the supplied antenna is fine in a good strong signal area, however you might need an adaptor to connect it to your ariel mounted outside/in the attic.


It can receive saorview as it supports BDA drivers = install Divx/MPEG4 codec to receive saorview

Badgermonkey

deaglan169 wrote: »

is saorview not using DVB-T2

No, Saorview is DVB-T.

DVB-T2 is also backwards compatible.

massiveattack

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

Long story short, laptop & this doowhacky = Saorview TV?

Yep, install a MPEG4 codec for free to receive saorview.


Il be honest, the remotes with these are usually shít but the hardware itself Ive no problems with

doxy

I have one of these and it works pretty well, though I'm in a good signal area. The mini-aerial has a magnetic base, I find that if I place it on a metal surface I get a better signal.

Eldoco

you could put this in laptop and stream into a tv using the hdmi cable if you wanted instead paying more for tv connection

breathn

Does this work on Mac with Snow Leopard?

Howjoe1

massiveattack wrote: »

Bought one of these a long time ago albeit at a dearer price, fantastic for receiving saorview as it supports BDA drivers


http://www.buyincoins.com/details/digital-tv-hdtv-dvb-t-usb-stick-dongle-tuner-recorder-receiver-product-70.html

Excuse my ignorance, but if I buy this, will I get all free to air TV Channels incl RTE on my PC?

I currently have UPC Digital TV with no aerials or saorview boxes

daytob

you can get a few channels off aertv.ie

BionicRasher

massiveattack wrote: »

Yep, install a MPEG4 codec for free to receive saorview.


Il be honest, the remotes with these are usually shít but the hardware itself Ive no problems with

Will this work through Windows Media Center and would my media remote control allow me to select channels that way
Also - will it do the fancy text for Saorview (I think thats done by the PC but I could be wrong)
Will it get the RTE2 HD stuff?
Can I watch one thing and record another with this?
And finally - is it easy to get an adaptor for a regular aerial

Newtown90

Have one of these from the last time these were in bargain Alerts..

Works grand on pc and on the dreambox..

Go for it, just get an adapter to connect it to the main aerial if you don't have a good reception!

msg11

There isnt really a massive selection of stations to watch in fairness !

PressTheButton

breathn wrote: »

Does this work on Mac with Snow Leopard?

No, you'll need an 'Elgato' (or similar) - lots of versions but don't go for the 'Hybrid'. Thread on subject on Boards Terrrestrial forum HERE.

PressTheButton

Comprehensive article on these USB DTT devices capable of receiving Saorview on your PC or Windows laptop by Boards tech expert Watty HERE.

TheDriver

you will get RTE1, RTE1+1, RTE 2HD, TV3, TG4, 3e, RTE NEWS NOW, RTE Jr and radio stations.

dudcastle

massiveattack wrote: »

Bought one of these a long time ago albeit at a dearer price, fantastic for receiving saorview as it supports BDA drivers


http://www.buyincoins.com/details/digital-tv-hdtv-dvb-t-usb-stick-dongle-tuner-recorder-receiver-product-70.html


Euro Price €5.78

What are BDA drivers - will this dongle work with my laptop USB

thanks a mill
dud

dudcastle

massiveattack wrote: »

Bought one of these a long time ago albeit at a dearer price, fantastic for receiving saorview as it supports BDA drivers


http://www.buyincoins.com/details/digital-tv-hdtv-dvb-t-usb-stick-dongle-tuner-recorder-receiver-product-70.html


Euro Price €5.78

can you tell me what BDA drivers means by any chance - would the saorview dongle work with my laptop

Guill

Anyone else having trouble buying one of these, keep getting an error when i add to basket????????

davehey79

the whole site is locked up on me !! think ill give it a go later

rom

Failed in firefox
worked in Safari

on mac

thenightrider

Ya i cant add it to my cart

styron

dudcastle wrote: »

can you tell me what BDA drivers means by any chance - would the saorview dongle work with my laptop

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_Driver_Architecture it's just a general video capture spec for Windows OS.

The dongle works fine for me on netbook, laptop and desktops with XP, Vista & Win7 on both VLC & (Vista-Win7 )Media Center. Just make sure to install the basic setup driver off the disk - some folk here reported the dongle is picked up natively by win7, didn't happen for me.

The main thing is broadcast signal strength/proximity to transmitter where ever you are. Sticking the suppied magnetic aerial to an upstairs radiator worked well for me.

Transmitter frequencies for using VLC are here:
http://www.mpeg4ireland.com/dtt-muxes#mapping

A previous 37 page thread on DVB-T devices including this one gives handy configuration advice - with a bit of tedious reading in between:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056076074

EuskalHerria

I might be chasing rainbows here, but this wouldn't work from the midlands in the uk?

Barr

Would this work on a dreambox ?

Mr.Crinklewood

Barr wrote: »

Would this work on a dreambox ?

According to a previous post, it will indeed.

Glenviewjf wrote: »

Have one of these from the last time these were in bargain Alerts..

Works grand on pc and on the dreambox..

Go for it, just get an adapter to connect it to the main aerial if you don't have a good reception!

Newtown90

Barr wrote: »

Would this work on a dreambox ?

Will work grand on enigma 2 mate..

Uses the Af9015 drivers!

Have one on my 800hd...

Barr

Glenviewjf wrote: »

Will work grand on enigma 2 mate..

Uses the Af9015 drivers!

Have one on my 800hd...

Sweet , I have the DM800 as well. Cheap way to get soarview:D

Newtown90

Barr wrote: »

Sweet , I have the DM800 as well. Cheap way to get soarview:D

Works great...

If you want to know how to get the drivers, pm me and ill let ya know!

Freddie59

board_stiff wrote: »

How good is it at receiving a signal?

A set-top box would be connected to a large roof mounted aerial so I would be worried about getting a signal straight to a USB dongle.

In a lot of situations that's a completely unnecessarily prohibitive cost.

Newtown90

I use one of these:

[HTML]http://www.ebay.ie/itm/RF-Coaxial-MCX-TV-Antenna-Cable-Adaptor-DVB-T-DVBT-/180550379298?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a09a42722[/HTML]

To connect it to the aerial on the roof as the little aerial is pointless for me!

brian ireland

Slightly off topic but kinda related, You can get the irish tv channel live if you have internet here and its 100% legal

Nollog

brian ireland wrote: »

Slightly off topic but kinda related, You can get the irish tv channel live if you have internet here and its 100% legal

Yupp, is run by magnet, but doesn't provide rte2 in hd, and the quality itself on the sd channels is lacking compared with what saorview would offer for a tenner it'd be worth it.

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I laughed.

loopymum

Great thanks, just ordered one!

quinnthebin

Worth a punt - ordered

thanks OP

Pique

quinnthebin wrote: »

Worth a punt

has the Euro been canned and nobody told me? :-)

jimmyjim11

how long will free shipping take ?

siezetheday

Ordered mine yesterday, their site was down a while. Purchase confirmation shows delivery can take up to 40 days but I find they usually take 2 weeks.

Nice find. Thanks!

Newtown90

Buyincoins are usually fast enough delivering..

8 working days for me usually!

bazual

Ordered, thanks OP

teddy_303

Thanks op

mp3ireland2

would one of these work with android? or hp IOS? (I have one on the way from DX from the black friday deal, and am wondering will it work with my new touchpad :-) )