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Freecom Digital TV DVB-T USB Stick Freeview receiver, black

Freecom Digital TV DVB-T USB Stick Freeview receiver, black

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Brand: Freecom
Category: Personal Computer

Buy New: £68.99
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New (1) Used (1) from £36.99

Seller: TriStar Electronics Ltd
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars reviews
Sales Rank: 4520

Platform: Windows XP
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4

MPN: 25451
Model: 25451
EAN: 4021801254511

Release Date: July 25, 2005
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Product Description
With the Freecom DVB-T USB Stick, you can watch and record Freeview digital TV and Radio on your computer without monthly subscription. The Freecom DVB-T USB stick is characterized by amazing compact dimensions of only 28 x 15 x 86 mm and an ultra-light weight of 25 grams. This minute digital receiver is therefore perfect for mobile, cordless TV and radio reception. The only equipment required is a laptop or desktop with a USB 2.0 port. An IEC connector is also included to connect to a normal aerial to get better signal. The Freecom DVB-T USB stick offers much more besides convincingly sharp picture quality; in combination with the hard disk, it becomes a digital video recorder. In this case the user has the choice between "live" recording and convenient programming by means of the timer function. This is where the EPG comes into its own, which lists the complete TV schedule of all broadcasters, and provides brief descriptions of the individual programmes. Accessories Included Freecom DVB-T USB STICK External DVB-T antenna Remote control USB extension cable Quick Installation Guide Freecom warranty registration form Freecom manual & application CD 2 Years manufacturers warranty and unlimited helpdesk support

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5 out of 5 stars Excellent !- Believe it or not   June 15, 2006
Dr. S. Sebastian
46 out of 46 found this review helpful

I got the item today. quite easy and trouble free installation initially. (You need to have DirectX 9 installed in the system). Connected initially to the roof top antenna and the software auto scanned most of the channels. I was initially able to hear sound, but not picture. The picture window was showing lines and dots only. Thinking in terms of incompatibility with my display adapter, I tried to change some settings. I reduced my laptop display colour depth from 32 bit to 16 bit and also disabled the display adapter hardware acceleration (my laptop has S3 prosavage). Voila! I was able to see all channels clear. Next thing was even surprising. I tried various positions for the antenna supplied in the kit inside my room. On the wall positioned horizontally and perpendicular, it was picking up all the channels. My area has good freeview reception.
I don't agree to all the negative points in some of the reviews.
1. It is a good piece of kit, you may face some sort of hardware or software incompatibility depending on your PC spec.
2. If you are in a poor freeview reception area, you may not get any channels or you may need a roof top antenna.
3. The small antenna is working,but definitely needs some tweaking with regards to its final position. I did not get any better using an amplified indoor antenna.
4. The software shows the RF signal strength and quality. Both has to be high for reception.
5. You get either full quality picture or none. If reception is poor, you may see intermittent scenes and sound and not poor quality pictures.
6. Video recording is much smooth and not heavily CPU dependent. It is directly in mpeg2 format and has nearly DVD quality.
Hope this helps.




4 out of 5 stars Freecom Digital TV DVB-T USB Stick   March 23, 2006
26 out of 26 found this review helpful

Wow, what a piece of kit! Well worth the money but as other reviews say, don't bank on getting any kind of picture with the supplied ariel unless you live at the top of a transmitting tower. Once plugged in to your home or Hotel roof ariel you'll get crystal clear pictures and sound. Recording is a doddle and the time slip feature is excellent for when the door bell goes. Would have got 5 stars if it wasn't for that pesky ariel!


3 out of 5 stars Only if you have an aerial   March 28, 2006
Alan Addison (Bexleyheath, KENT United Kingdom)
22 out of 22 found this review helpful

Easy to set up and install. Neat and impressive for the money. There is a problem with the serial number which you need to set up the software but a trip to the FREECOM website's FAQs gave me the solution.

BUT, and this is a big but, it does require an external aerial if used indoors. I live in a good signal area (South London) and the supplied aerial was useless. I plugged into my roof top aerial and it worked really well. Cracking picture and sound.

Is this for you, only if in an incredibly good signal area.


4 out of 5 stars good for the money   June 2, 2006
Scott (London)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful

First impressions: looks pretty well made, a usb extension lead is supplied which has been invaluable.

As many other reviewers have commented, a rooftop aerial is extremely handy but utterly against one main purpose of this device which is portability.
Fortunately I am using this on my desktop pc, and my aerial is magnetised to my clothing rack, which helps a lot!

If you are going to attempt to use the supplied aerial, it's going to take a lot of time to position it correctly and it still might not work.

Software supplied is NOT very good. Some of it is counter-intuitive and I could probably have designed a better interface myself. The recording is glitchy, the EPG is really poorly designed. That being said, I've had a few recording successes already and the quality of the recording has been excellent, but it eats hard drive space, a large HDD is essential.
I'm hoping that Freecom will bring out some improved software soon!

The picture is good on all channels, although in the three days that I've had it, I've had to reposition the aerial several times to avoid intermittent tranmission.

Overall, a potentially fantastic product, which is let down by sub-standard software, but well worth the money.


5 out of 5 stars Great - but be aware of some caveats   May 30, 2006
C. G. Stevenson (UK)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful

I read the negative reviews, could not believe some of them.

a)Make sure you have USB2 and a reasonably powerful machine. USB1.1 on my old P3 1Ghz laptop was not fast enough. Think about what you are trying to do , video-wise with this. IE , do a lot a drawing all over the screen, very quickly.. you need some reasnable graphics power.

b)Of course the aerial supplied is only for good signal areas! -Would you run your TV off an aerial like that? The supplied aerial is magnetic , so shove it on something metal and the signal can improve.

c)Do your channel scan with a good aerial, and after 7PM to pick up all the channels like Beeb 3 and 4 which only start after 7.

d)Recording is DVD quality , but sometimes I got sound out of sync with picture.

e) Watch it on a non-CRT display - the picture is 'pixel sharp'.

f) Remember the serial number is printed on the CD cover !

g ) I tried it in Paris on my laptop - they have even more Freeview channels than we do.

All in all , excellent product.

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