USB Freeview

[Moonshiners]

Has anyone tried one othe USB freeview adapters for laptop/notebooks, especially interested if anyone had tried using them on a boat (relatively close to shore of course).

The cost of them has come down significantly, but wondered if they were worth it, I also understand the quality depends on the type of laptop resolution etc...

any opinions from actual users appreciated.

 

[iangrant]

I bought the laptop card NVIDIA and you can plug the aerial into the analogue or digital inputs.

Depends where you are and signal strength but seems to work ok.
You need a decent spec laptop and the power lead plugged in or it puts lines across the screen


Ian

 

[NealB]

I use a win tv 'stick.

It works well in central London.

 

[simon501]

I use a Hauppage NOVA-T USB2 with an indoor (Maxview) aerial.

Fine for me!

Simon

 

[Forbsie]

I have used a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR900 onboard with fairly decent results on the Thames. I think the quality of tuner is more important than resolution.

 

[heerenleed]

also, you absolutely do need USB 2.0. USB 1 is too slow

 

[Piddy]

Me too around the Solent - but only for weather!

Cheers

 

[saltwater_gypsy]

Most seem to be OK
. I use an AVer Media,TV, FM card which works well around the Med.

 

[Richard10002]

I've used it in UK and across Europe/Med, but I connect it to a masthead aerial, Triax UFO.

Works fine in most ports.

 

[pappaecho]

Bought a Freeview box from Currys last year, which has an external 240 volt transformer and hence runs perfectly on 12 volts. Works with both laptop analogue input and also on a 12 v LCD TV (which again has a mains 240 volt adaptor)