View Full Version : TV/PC Techy advice please ?
phoenix n max
07-Sep-2006, 13:13
Am i right in thinking - if I buy this
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/productinfo.asp?WebProductID=466407
I can watch digital tv on the laptop or pc screen without the addition of anything else ?
antonye
07-Sep-2006, 13:37
Yes BUT you'll need a decent aerial for it.
phoenix n max
07-Sep-2006, 14:13
Ahh - well i have one of them already on the house - is that what you mean ? Do I have to plug in an aeriel cable too ?
See - I know nuffink :confused:
You can get a much more compact usb tv stick from Freecom - Maplins and PC World sell it for about £45. It works well with a decent hi-gain antenna also available from Maplins for about another £20.
The supplied antenna are rubbish.
You need a fair bit of horsepower to drive these things though...my 1.3Ghz laptop was well within the minimum hardware specs but still crawled along and tv was a bit jerky.
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=108219&_LOC=U
I bought one of these,got all free stations etc on laptop,BUT that was with house aerial plugged in.With supplied arial,nothing!!but for £20 i have already recorded three Gp's onto my HD!!
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