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Electronics : August PC/Laptop USB Freeview/HDTV Receiver - Silver (Star Winner of "What Hi-Fi", "What Video" & "Active Home" Magazines) - Vista Compatible
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August PC/Laptop USB Freeview/HDTV Receiver - Silver (Star Winner of "What Hi-Fi", "What Video" & "Active Home" Magazines) - Vista Compatible from: August Childrens Toy Shop Price: £19.85 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Electronics Brand: August EAN: 6923797117413 Label: August Manufacturer: August Model: DVB-T201-S Publisher: August Release Date: July 15, 2008 Studio: August Warranty: One Year Warranty Sales Rank: 641 MPN: DVB-T201-S Features:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: Manufacturer's Description: August USB Freeview HDTV Receiver is a "magic wand", it turns your PC or laptop to a high definition personal multimedia centre which allows you to watch over 30 free digital channels, listen to over 20 digital radio stations, record your favourite TV programs on a hard drive or burn it onto a disk. It comes with a professional and user friendly software interface, mini antenna and remote control. All you need to do is to plug the device into a USB port of the computer, insert the CD and install the software by following the instructions. Your computer will start working immediately as a TV and recorder. You can watch TV programs live or record onto the hard drive to watch later. A mini antenna is provided for watching Freeview where the signal is very strong, an amplified antenna may improve reception and a rooftop aerial should be used in some regions. An aerial adapter is also provided for connecting the device with a rooftop aerial where the signal is not sufficient for the mini antenna included. Please note that there may be difficulty to receive Freeview TV using the mini antenna in some areas. This is due to that the Freeview (www.freeview.co.uk) service in the UK is yet fully operating. The reception will be improving along with the progress of Digital Switchover Program (http://www.digitaltelevision.gov.uk). A signal amplifier or booster may improve reception capability in regions where the signal is marginally strong. Reception capability may also be affected by various factors such as proximity to Freeview TV/digital radio transmitters, tall building structures, thick walls, ceilings and etc. Box Contents: Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Awesome bit of kitI bought this as I wanted to watch the Olympics whilst away camping in my camper. We toured many places and only 1 place didnt have a reception. Pulled into Bude found 48 channels including BBC1 and its interactive channels for the Olympics. Found a random farmers field on top of a hill near Boscastle, still had signal. Polzeath didn't get anything :( Crantock was fine as well. Then went in land to Stythian near Falmouth and found 107 channels!! Unfortunatly at home in Farnborough nothing :( going to have to find the tv cable in the loft from the aerial. I would of given 5 stars as really it is an awesome little bit of kit, very easy to install (after I had to email August to get another serial number as it didnt like the ... Read More: Rating:  - magic freeview device I got this as a birthday present from my parent. It is really a little magic device. I can now watch full suite of Freeview TV channels in perfect quality on my new laptop. It can be scheduled to record your favourite program at a particular time in case you are not in. Additionally, it also supports DVD playback. The small portable antenna provided doesn't work very well, but no problem with my roof aerial. Overall, I am very pleased and look forward to spending a lot of time with it. Rating:  - Dreadful!Even though in the area i live there is a strong signal,the aerial received nothing at all so i had to plug it into a tv socket and after many times of scanning the channels i still got nothing!i tried it on other systems in the house and the problem was still the same!very bad product!and worse customer service! Rating: - Nightmare!Like others I've read here (unfortunatley after purchase) Mine is not receiving any signal atall.. I live in white city, minutes away from the BBC. No L.E.D on the USB, my Sony Vaio running vista recognizes the USB but nothing.. I've re-installed, the drivers are apparently working, the stick is getting hot but no cigar.. I'm really pi**ed off to have wasted my time and money on this utter tosh... Rating: - Poor, poorFlimsy piece of kit. Lasted one day and the USB connector into the aerial buckled and broke. It will be going back! Additionally the supplied aerial is dreadful...and I live in a good signal area. A duffer...dont bother. |
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