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PersonRob12
26/8/2009 at 2:50pm
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HI

Does anyone use their laptop as a TV with a tv tuner in the usb port, if so any good ?


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26/8/2009 at 3:46pm
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i would'nt bother unless you have a extremly strong signal.

i have tried them at home, and even with a external chimney mounted aerial with a masthead amp they are rubbish.

better off buying something like a avtex tv, they have extremly sensitive tuners and pick up good strong signals


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PersonGram
26/8/2009 at 3:48pm
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Yes, lots of folk - but - whatever you do, DON'T get one of these Peak usb sticks; I bought one; useless on the laptop, and even plugged in at home on the desktop and to the main TV aerial, I could only pick up three TV channels....
It would seem only the more expensive ones are any good, and even then I think you would get better results with a normal aerial on a pole rather than the mini aerial supplied.
However, my son bought
this PCMCIA card, and this works very well indeed - even sometimes with the mini-aerial...
There are also PCIExpress card versions, if your laptop has that slot rather than PCMCIA....

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PersonRob12
26/8/2009 at 4:31pm
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HI

Thanks for replies was looking at using the caravan Aerial, ill look into into


PersonMoomin76
26/8/2009 at 4:45pm
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PersonMozann
26/8/2009 at 9:03pm
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I have a Peak USB (as per the link above) use a little lap top and it's been ok for us. I agree the portable ariel it comes with is pretty hopeless, but I use mine with the 'vans boosted omnidirectional UFO status ariel and can get as much TV as I need. I'm not a big TV watcher so providing I can get a news/weather report and Cbeebies for the kids I'm happy.

To date, we've used it in parts of the North Wales coast, East Lincolnshire coast, Devon and Isle of Wight. Touch wood it's not failed me yet!


PersonBensonBunny
26/8/2009 at 9:59pm
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I've got an avermedia slot card thingy (bought it from dell when I got my laptop, not cheap though) and generally its been great. Works well with the little ariel in good signal areas and with the caravan ariel as well. Currently on a site with very poor TV reception and haven't bothered to buy an ariel cable to connect up to the bollard but I'm sure if I did it would work. Only problem I've found is the limited viewing angle on the laptop screen compared to a TV - we all tend to end up on one side of the caravan to watch things!


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27/8/2009 at 7:26am
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We take laptop to watch dvd's or downloaded films. Never tried to use it as a telly, though might try it.


PersonSparhawk
27/8/2009 at 8:27am
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I use one. Works very well for us.

Bizarrely, I couldnt get it to work using the chimney mounted aerial at home, despite that aerial delivering signal to the main PVR in the house.

Works brilliantly in the 'van with a £20 Aerial on the jockey wheel though :-)



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jasper15
27/8/2009 at 9:44am
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Hi

I find that its better for us to use through the Vista media center instead of the dongles own program, and even with the Ariel on top of the van it works, some places better than others.


Karen


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Personstevewils
27/8/2009 at 12:11pm
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We have used one of these for the last year and it works fine with the caravan Status 530 aerial.

Probably not as good as a TV but much cheaper is you already have the laptop.

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