Freecom DVB-T USB stick DVB terrestrial receiver / radio input adapter

...for me. I noticed that FreeCom had a cheap USB FreeView receiver for around £25 – great, I thought, so I bought it. * The package * I got the USB stick, which included a CD (for the drivers), USB cable, and a tiny free standing aerial that I can only assume is for decorative purposes, as it didn’t work (well, I think I may have got a few channels if I held it whilst standing on one leg on a chair with my left little finger held out). Let’s just ...
...to receive the TV signal. FreeCom gives you TotalMedia developed by a company called ArcSoft. Let’s make this clear – I HATE THIS SOFTWARE. It is annoyingly bad. I find it very frustrating to use. I think it was designed for computers where people watch TV from quite a distance. The TotalMedia program starts off wrong. It gives you a menu showing you the different types of hardware to choose from (TV, Photo, Music, Video and Setup). Since I only ...

orrin31 07.07.2007 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Freecom DVB-T USB stick DVB terrestrial receiver / radio input adapter

With analogue TV on the way out it was time to get to grips with the TV future of our home. We have cable from Virgin Media but I was looking for a cheaper alternative and one that was perhaps a bit different from the usual freepay boxes. I found such a device on riverstream.co.uk for a pricey sum of 16.97 plus 99p postage. It promptly arrived just 2 days later and I was keen to seen the outcome on my new computer. Unfortunately everytime I tried ...
...computer crashed. Umpteen emails and a new device later and I was still no further forward. That was until recently my old computer was repaired by those lovely tech guys from Curry's. After going through the rather lengthy process of tattooing my hard drive being guided over the phone once again by those lovely tech guys. Up and running I decided to try my old computer with the DVB T stick and lo and behold it worked. Still don't have a clue why ...

donf18 14.10.2007 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Freecom DVB-T USB stick DVB terrestrial receiver / radio input adapter

...that's not until 2009!) Freecom have released DVB drivers to allow you to use the TV stick with 3rd party software (i.e. freeware or Microsoft Media Centre) which does allow you to use the stick with more user-friendly software but does involve a bit of faffing uninstalling the old drivers and getting the new universal ones. Overall though, not a bad little device for around £30, although you do need to be in a strong signal area and would benefit ...

Danny.B 15.03.2007 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Freecom DVB-T USB stick DVB terrestrial receiver / radio input adapter

...rubbish experience. Stick with the Freecom software is the best advice. Yes there are flaws, but it does the job great. I've got a small icon for the software on my taskbar in XP, so when I need to quickly check the news, I simply click it, and Sky News (the last channel watched) is up in less than 3 seconds. If I need to quickly record, I can then just press record and it begins instantly with no fuss. Exactly what I wanted it for. Hardcore video ...

plastik 03.02.2008 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Freecom DVB-T USB stick DVB terrestrial receiver / radio input adapter

...hop a few channels the Freecom tends to struggle. I know this is a combination of the shared graphics and the Freecom, but I have no way of upgrading my video memory so have to live with it! The software looks bad and under-performs. This is one of the few applications which regularly crashes on me. My main gripe is the way the sound support is implemented, it is not helpful to say the least. For example, the Freecom volume control, controls the ...
...TV on mute and listen to you MP3's etc. at the same time. I am running software version 1.2 (DVT) and I did not find any upgrades to this on the web, in order to assist with the issues I have been having. One plus point is that the unit has come down in price to approx £30, from it's initial price of £50+ If you can can get this unit at approx. £20 and have a reasonably high powered pc, then I would consider buying it. ...

bmandalia 04.01.2007 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Freecom DVB-T USB stick DVB terrestrial receiver / radio input adapter

This TV stick is absolutly great for watching and recording digital TV. However the arial that is supplied isn't very good and it depends on where you are situated to how good a reception you get. In my case not a very good one so i hooked it up to the mains arial absolutly superb :) records fantastically aand picture quality is great ...

king_david2001 14.11.2007
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Freecom DVB-T USB stick DVB terrestrial receiver / radio input adapter

I own one of these and think is is not value for money as it needs a strong signal to get anything like a good picture if a picture at all. I have not seen many good reports about the Freecom stick and would not recommend buying one.. There might be an updated vertion out by now, I do not know, but I purchased mine in late 2004.. ...

silmick 21.08.2007
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Freecom DVB-T USB stick DVB terrestrial receiver / radio input adapter

...it only having a small lapel spot which freecom should have advanced. Overall, it is a very good product and a very good price. The software is ok but will be jumpy due to it being "movey" on slower pc's so you maybe want to use winTV or similar. ...

booboohibs 07.07.2007 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Freecom DVB-T USB stick DVB terrestrial receiver / radio input adapter

I have had this stick for over a year now and it has already broken. When i had the stick the picture kept stuttering and the quality wasn't that good either even though it was getting full signal. The bundled software isn't that good and i would recommend looking on the internet for other software. The only reason i bought this receiver because it was one of the cheapest but you get what you pay for. The stick broke a few months after i bought ...
...start the software it just comes up with an error "input device not detected" . The only use i have for this tv stuff is the usb lead it comes with which just "extends" your USB port out. I know this review has been quite short but i have to say that it is NOT WORTH BUYING this is because: The quality is sub-standard The connector used to fall out of the slot all the time Mine broke :( Just remember "you get what you pay for" ...

kirkwood132 30.05.2007 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful
Review of Freecom DVB-T USB stick DVB terrestrial receiver / radio input adapter

...the story is different for Linux users (specifically Ubuntu 7.10). While Freecom does not officially support Linux, Realtek (who make the DVB chipset) have released a driver that has been modified for easy installation by the Ubuntu community (just search the forum). It works flawlessly with Kaffeine (free media player). ...

ugm6hr 01.03.2008 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: not helpful
Review of Freecom DVB-T USB stick DVB terrestrial receiver / radio input adapter