Advantages: ummmmm Disadvantages: Doesn't work very well, slow, intermitently recognises disks, poor back up service, need I go on?
I ordered my Freecom DVD Recorder LS USB2.0 after my CD/DVD drive packed up on my 15 month old HP Desktop. I wanted it mainly to load CD ROM and burn DVD's from movies already converted to DVD format on my hard drive. Being that my PC had no disk drive I relied upon this external drive to load the bundled DVD burning software (Roxio 9). This took several days and many attempts. Then I tried burning my first DVD. After taking 3 hours to do a task that previously took about 30 minutes, this recorder produced a disc that no dvd player in my home recognised (and I have 4). I found the user interface very unfriendly and it simply didn't work. Needles to say, I'll be getting a refund! ...
Advantages: Simple setup, fast connection, compact design Disadvantages: None I've found
that end of the concern wireless. My console was taken care of which meant all I needed to complete the transition was a wireless adapter or PCI card to plug into the PC. I knew that I wanted to stick with Netgear as I feared compatibility problems should I dare to mix my wireless brands! After a little reading on the Netgear website I decided on the Netgear WG111 USB wireless network adapter (henceforth to be known as the dongle). The appeal of this particular dongle was two fold - first - it was a compact little piece of equipment (about the size of a cigarette lighter) and second - it plugged straight into a USB2.0 port, negating the need to open up the computer and install a card.
• What's in the box? •
Opening the package revealed the boxeddongle and assorted accessories. Included along with the dongle in the pack is ...
I got this DVB-T stick as the one of the cheapest digital receivers for my computer so that I could watch and record TV in my bedroom. Installation and setup are relatively straight forward, with autoscanning for all available channels being one click away. However, reception was not great, and there were a few problems.
First, even though I brought and installed a brand new Digital Aerial for weak reception areas, although my reception isn't that bad (it works with other normal set top boxes perfectly), when watching certain channels the video and audio froze and restarted multiple times making the program unwatchable. Also certain channels were not available, such as channel 5 (some would say no great loss there), and some tuned in but when you turned over to them they didn't play the video, only audio.
Second, installation ...
Picture-in-picture capability, sleep timer, saturation control, time shift function, teletext, 16:9 widescreen mode, brightness control, contrast control
Manufacturer's product description
With KWorld DVB-T 310U Dongle USB2.0, you can really enjoy watching (or recording) Digital TV (DVB-T)/Analog TV (Worldwide Analog TV System) on your computer or laptop. DVB-T 310U Dongle USB is compatible with Windows Media Center Edition (MCE). KWorld's HyperMedia is the most complete software you'll ever have. With the DTVR application, you can pause live TV and continue from where you left with the Time-Shifting function. Scheduled Recording function allows users not to miss any TV show. Convert any video file from avi, mpg, etc with MPEG Converter and then edit your favorite video files with MPEG Editor. Finally, make a copy of the edited contents on to DVD/VCD/SVCD with Burn DVD.
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