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

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  • #272
    thund3rbird_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 866 ✭✭✭thund3rbird_


    ordered from ellieshang on 10th

    got the 'payment received' email but no dispatch
    emailed last night to query & when I got home from work today it had arrived

    no bother setting up on win7u

    rte 1 & 2, tv3, tg4, e3, rtenl test, rte news now & about 10 radio channels
    all perfect reception

    teletext service fine as well

    :D

    thanks OP for finding/posting this in the first place


  • #273
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 958 ✭✭✭Trevord


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Link?

    Not sure how much difference this will make. A suck it and see job.


    http://cgi.ebay.ie/Portable-DVB-T-TV-18-dBi-Magnetic-Based-Aerial-Antenna-/250340715507?pt=UK_ConEle_SatCableFreeview_RL&hash=item3a49782bf3

    and this also to make the connections compatible

    http://cgi.ebay.ie/RF-Coaxial-MCX-TV-Antenna-Cable-Adaptor-DVB-T-DVBT-K-/170462796286?pt=UK_ConEle_SatCableFreeview_RL&hash=item27b05fd9fe


  • #274
    heathersonline
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 694 ✭✭✭heathersonline


    dmeehan wrote: »
    Any offers for a DTT USB stick with antenna? :D

    You ever in dublin?


  • #275
    paddyp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,927 ✭✭✭paddyp


    rai555 wrote: »
    i think there is software The Tube, is there any free soft ?

    Theres probably a kext in the download for the tube stick if you may be able to get it to work with other software with that driver.


  • #276
    rai555
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 766 ✭✭✭rai555


    paddyp wrote: »
    Theres probably a kext in the download for the tube stick if you may be able to get it to work with other software with that driver.
    Sorry if offtop, if somebody want split the price would be interested to get this one http://www.chinavasion.com/product_info.php/pName/usb-digital-tv-stick-dvbt-for-your-mac/
    it's wholesale of 2 :D


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  • #277
    leex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,264 ✭✭✭leex


    Received mine today from ellieshang. Postmark was as per the email they sent to me - dispatched on the 4th.


  • #278
    Banjo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,485 ✭✭✭✭Banjo


    Another Ellieshang success this morning, post marked 6.11

    Scanning for channels in Loughlinstown, not finding very much.


  • #279
    ninja 12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 958 ✭✭✭ninja 12


    I got a dispatched email from Ellieshang on the 5th , so hopefully it'll arrive tomorrow or monday . Fingers crossed .


  • #280
    Pyro Boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭Pyro Boy


    Got mine from Ellieshang too :D


  • #281
    Padraig Mor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,657 ✭✭✭Padraig Mor


    Tried mine out today - the little sucker works!


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  • #282
    breathn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 483 ✭✭breathn


    Do these things have any sort of hardware acceleration or does trying to watch any station peg the CPU?


  • #283
    MaceFace
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭MaceFace


    breathn wrote: »
    Do these things have any sort of hardware acceleration or does trying to watch any station peg the CPU?

    I think the decoding is done in the software (so hammers your CPU).
    I ran on my netbook with BlazeTV and it simply couldn't keep up, but after getting VLC setup, it responds very well.

    The only problem now is picking up the signal without sticking my leg around my head with the antenna balanced on my nose at the same time as I run the bath.


  • #284
    califano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,459 ✭✭✭califano


    Has anyone tried useing this travelling on a train?. Can you get reception ok?.

    Also anyone try watching from their pc in work?(im thinking about cheltenham already!).


  • #285
    Ush1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,468 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    Paypal said they ruled the claim in my favour so I got the refund instantly into my paypal account, but the money taken from my credit card still hasn't gone into my bank account. Does it take a few days?

    Anyway, ordered one from ellieshang just now, fingers crossed!


  • #286
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 958 ✭✭✭Trevord


    rounders123 wrote: »
    Has anyone tried useing this travelling on a train?. Can you get reception ok?.

    Also anyone try watching from their pc in work?(im thinking about cheltenham already!).

    Haven't tried it on a train but did get it to work in a car (wasn't doing the driving of course:D)


  • #287
    Aylin Ancient Eyeball
    Posts: 8,317 ✭✭✭ Aylin Ancient Eyeball


    Is it possible to record a channel using one of these and Windows Media Centre? If so would the file be very large and uncompressed or would it record with a codec? I would like to record the Late Late Toy Show and watch it later on next month!


  • #288
    Dummy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 984 ✭✭✭Dummy


    I cannot get this thing to work. :mad:

    Are the LEDs on the dongle supposed to light up at all? If they are, mine are not.

    Did you click on scan or did you have to adjust any of the settings?


    Rgds,

    D.


  • #289
    Padraig Mor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,657 ✭✭✭Padraig Mor


    After trying this in work with the included aerial earlier, took it home last night and plugged the (amplified) roof aerial in using an adapter - works great!


  • #290
    leex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,264 ✭✭✭leex


    I installed the drivers initially last night and Media Centre picked up 10 radio stations only. I installed Blaze and it found the TV channels also. Picture quality was very clear but it seemed to skip similar to streaming TV - looks like Blaze uses a lot of processing power?


  • #291
    lansing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭lansing


    From what I can gather from this trend this piece of kit is plug and play for Windows7 and doesn't require drivers. However does the remote work too? Does it need drivers to be installed or does Window 7 take care of remote control driver?

    Also, out of curiousity it says that it can bring up teletext. Looking at the remote control picture I don't see a "teletext button". Is that only available through the software interface? Will teletext work on Windows Media Center?


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  • #292
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 958 ✭✭✭Trevord


    Dummy wrote: »
    I cannot get this thing to work. :mad:

    Are the LEDs on the dongle supposed to light up at all? If they are, mine are not.

    Did you click on scan or did you have to adjust any of the settings?


    Rgds,

    D.

    Yes the LED is quite useful for finding the signal. One LED lights up and remains lit when its got sufficient signal strength to work. Think the second led is to indicate when you are recording something (must plug it in to check that.)

    Also did you follow these instructions?


    1. Plug dongle into laptop
    2. Install driver (comes on mini cd in the package)
    3. reboot laptop
    4. Install vlc or the blazetv software (comes on mini cd in package)
    5. Find transponder frequency for your part of the country and note if it s horizontal or vertical (http://www.mpeg4ireland.com/dtt-muxes)
    6. Input frequency in software
    7. Fiddle around with aerial til you get a blue light on dongle (try holding it horizontally and vertically)
    8. Watch TV

    If you still have no luck the signal in your area might be too weak.


  • #293
    m4r10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 690 ✭✭✭m4r10


    I got one today from ellieshang . Works fine, both with the player supplied and with WinTV. Thanks OP!
    Ghost Train wrote: »
    If anyone wants a bit more control over tuning and extra features you can try altdvb
    http://www.videohelp.com/tools/ALTDVB

    it is older software though and doesn't come with video codecs so needs extra work to display video... but will record and allow you to play back with vlc

    After adding Video decoder filter and Audio decoder filter in settings you can display 4 video channels from the same transponder at the same time using PiP buttons, or record one channel while watching another

    What Video and Audio decoder filters do you need to install to make the altdvb work?


  • #294
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,467 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    m4r10 wrote: »
    I got one today from ellieshang . Works fine, both with the player supplied and with WinTV. Thanks OP!



    What Video and Audio decoder filters do you need to install to make the altdvb work?

    I was able to add the microsoft video decoder filter in windows 7, powerdvd 8 also worked and looks less pixelated, ffdshow also seems to work

    if you go into settings, filters you can add whatever filters are installed

    you can right click on the video window to configure the filters


  • #295
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,467 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    MaceFace wrote: »
    I think the decoding is done in the software (so hammers your CPU).
    I ran on my netbook with BlazeTV and it simply couldn't keep up, but after getting VLC setup, it responds very well.

    The only problem now is picking up the signal without sticking my leg around my head with the antenna balanced on my nose at the same time as I run the bath.

    the blaze tv site does say the software does hardware video acceleration, but might depend on the video hardware you have and the software settings


  • #296
    m4r10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 690 ✭✭✭m4r10


    Ghost Train wrote: »
    I was able to add the microsoft video decoder filter in windows 7, powerdvd 8 also worked and looks less pixelated, ffdshow also seems to work

    if you go into settings, filters you can add whatever filters are installed

    you can right click on the video window to configure the filters

    Thanks for that. I already had it figure it out by trial and error.

    The advantage of ALT-DVB is the PIP, especially 3 PIPs, that's great!


  • #297
    iisollie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 624 ✭✭✭iisollie


    Padraig Mor wrote: »
    After trying this in work with the included aerial earlier, took it home last night and plugged the (amplified) roof aerial in using an adapter - works great!

    What sort of adapter and where did you get it?


  • #298
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,467 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    m4r10 wrote: »
    Thanks for that. I already had it figure it out by trial and error.

    The advantage of ALT-DVB is the PIP, especially 3 PIPs, that's great!

    Yeah it's pretty good once you work out how it works


  • #299
    m4r10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 690 ✭✭✭m4r10


    iisollie wrote: »
    What sort of adapter and where did you get it?

    Don't know what adapter did he used, but I have one on the way from here:
    http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120624256957&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
    It allows you to plug a normal antenna.


  • #300
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 958 ✭✭✭Trevord


    Tip for those struggling to get a signal using the small aerial this comes with.

    Stick it onto a baking tray or some other metal sheet of similar size.

    Explanation of why this works over on the Tech>terrerstrial forum.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056102329


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  • #301
    iggy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,999 ✭✭✭iggy


    Right I eventually got this from ellieshang.

    What do I do next regarding frequency.

    Im in Lucan and I know i have to put in the frequency but where and what is it. I looked at the three rock frequencies in Dublin which are 54 58 61 64
    This is where im at

    5215998894_120e385542_m.jpg


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