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Digital USB 2.0 DVB-T HDTV TV Tuner Recorder & Receiver

xp90

Excellent for watching the Saorview service at $9/€6.48

http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320498773576&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_5602wt_905

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messinkiapina

Nice. Will this work with the Irish digital signal? It says on the advert that it cannot support mpeg4?

phill106

messinkiapina wrote: »

Nice. Will this work with the Irish digital signal? It says on the advert that it cannot support mpeg4?

Since the irish signal is mpeg4, sounds like no

pity!

parasite

it will work, the mpeg-4 decoding is done in software e.g. Coreavc, ffdshow etc..

xp90

I can confirm it works perfectly with the Irish Saorview service!!

okidoki987

So what exactly will I be able to watch on this?

bigron2109

okidoki987 wrote: »

So what exactly will I be able to watch on this?

was thinking the very same myself ,except i was afraid to ask..

And can some one explain how it works please??

[Deleted User]

okidoki987 wrote: »

So what exactly will I be able to watch on this?

The digital terrestrial channels. RTE,TG4 etc

BArra

u plug it into your laptop or computer

then use windows media centre or similar, and you can watch the irish dtt channels

simples

[Deleted User]

BArra wrote: »

u plug it into your laptop or computer

then use windows media centre or similar, and you can watch the irish dtt channels

simples

But how can it work when it specifically says that it doesn't support MPEG4?

bigron2109

I presume this doesnt pick up BBC or ITV or channel 4??

[Deleted User]

bigron2109 wrote: »

I presume this doesnt pick up BBC or ITV or channel 4??

You are correct in your presumption.

bigron2109

Deleted User wrote: »

You are correct in your presumption.

Well there goes that Purchase.

messinkiapina

Deleted User wrote: »

But how can it work when it specifically says that it doesn't support MPEG4?

+1 ?

[Deleted User]

messinkiapina wrote: »

+1 ?

I'm guessing you have to install something like CoreAVC or ffdshow as mentioned above. Will VLC Media Player work guys? I love VLC and use it for everything.

Ghost Train

Deleted User wrote: »

But how can it work when it specifically says that it doesn't support MPEG4?

It depends on the software you use. The software it comes with might not do mpeg4 but windows media center or similar might work, it does on windows 7 with similar tuners

Ghost Train

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm guessing you have to install something like CoreAVC or ffdshow as mentioned above. Will VLC Media Player work guys? I love VLC and use it for everything.

Not sure... I know I can record a channel with "altdvb" and then open the file in vlc while its being recorded

docentore

Anyone tried it with Linux?

GerardKeating

bigron2109 wrote: »

I presume this doesnt pick up BBC or ITV or channel 4??

Not unless you live in the Border counties, you might get a Freeview signal

Spunj

I bought one of these a month or two ago for very little from a Hong Kong seller as a shot-in-the dark. It has been surprisingly good, especially at the price of a packet of cigs.

bigron2109 wrote: »

I presume this doesnt pick up BBC or ITV or channel 4??

It actually does, I just recorded MOTD2 off BBC1 earlier. I think I am picking up a signal from the North (I am not a million miles from the border), though my aerial is not pointed anywhere in particular and the signal can break up at times (on the UK channels, all the Irish ones are fine).

I can see BBC 1, 2, 3, 4, News, CBeebies and "Red Button".

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm guessing you have to install something like CoreAVC or ffdshow as mentioned above. Will VLC Media Player work guys? I love VLC and use it for everything.

I think it will, but you would have to know all the frequencies etc. and create a separate MRL shortcut for each, no scanning of channels in VLC I think.

docentore wrote: »

Anyone tried it with Linux?

Nope, no idea if there are drivers, it shows up as a "Winfast DTV Dongle Gold BDA Device" in my Win7 Device manager.

[Deleted User]

They're selling like hotcakes since this thread was posted

. The only worries I have is that the seller has bad feedback and I think he might be away at the moment.

okidoki987

Negative Feedback in last month is 9% :eek:

[Deleted User]

okidoki987 wrote: »

Negative Feedback in last month is 9% :eek:

Yeah really bad! I'm just after getting an "order shipped" email though so.............

christo82

Does this connect to a normal rooftop aerial as well as the small aerial supplied? thx

paddyp

Deleted User wrote: »

Yeah really bad! I'm just after getting an "order shipped" email though so.............

Have always got my money back from paypal in event of a problem, my friend in paypal says that basically if the seller doesn't have a tracking number you get your money back, if they have a tracking number it gets complicated.

Raiser

phill106 wrote: »

Since the irish signal is mpeg4, sounds like no pity!

parasite wrote: »

it will work, the mpeg-4 decoding is done in software e.g. Coreavc, ffdshow etc..

messinkiapina wrote: »

Nice. Will this work with the Irish digital signal? It says on the advert that it cannot support mpeg4?

xp90 wrote: »

I can confirm it works perfectly with the Irish Saorview service!!

Could somebody please post a quick explanatory paragraph explaining how user friendly (ie. how painful!) it is to get this bit of kit to display Saorview?

- If its a case of launching 3 different apps each time I want to watch a certain channel I think it might not be worth the hassle

Any bit of concise, clear and accurate advice would be gratefully appreciated!!!

xp90

Raiser wrote: »

Could somebody please post a quick explanatory paragraph explaining how user friendly (ie. how painful!) it is to get this bit of kit to display Saorview?

- If its a case of launching 3 different apps each time I want to watch a certain channel I think it might not be worth the hassle

Any bit of concise, clear and accurate advice would be gratefully appreciated!!!

Its really simple,

1. Have the latest divx installed
2. Install driver that comes with the device along with the software (Blazedtv)
3. Scan for channels and enjoy!!

xp90

Any other questions just ask!!

Kristopherus

http://www.ebest24.co.uk/usb-20-digital-dvb-t-tv-stick-recorder-tuner-receiver-2227.html

Have a look at that stick on this site.They give a pretty good description of what it will and will not do.

xp90

That ones a bit expensive no?

Kristopherus

xp90 wrote: »

That ones a bit expensive no?

Possibly, but for the sake of a few quid, I'd prefer to be absolutely certain of what I was getting!!!!