Freeview on PC

chowks

chowks

chowks

Associate
Joined
21 Aug 2003
Posts
408
I want organise a set up on my PC so that I can watch freeview TV on it. So, i had a look around on various sites and I am a bit confused on some issues.

Would I have to buy a seperate freeview box, and then connect it to a TV-card? Or is it possible to get a TV Card with freeview capabilities already built in?

I also noticed that you could get either a PCI card or just a USB one. Obviously the USB one would be easier to install, but will it be worse than the PCI versions? What are the differences?

Anyone have any recommendations for a card? I'm looking to spend no more than around £70.....might be able to go a bit higher though.

Thanks for any help lads.
 
got the card today...nice and easy to install. but then forgot that I get horrible terestrial reception here so it couldn't pick up any channels. Gay!!

So now i guess i either need to buy a new aerial or try a signal booster. Anyone had any experience with indoor aerials or signal boosters?
Might even buy a new outdoor aerial as the current one is ancient.

very annoying....but not the cards fault.
 
managed to finally get a signal. Found out the previous owner of the house had cut the aerial cable in the loft so I had to reconnect that.

Bit of advice....the software that came with the card (Win TV) still couldn't pick up any channels, whereas Windows Media Center picked up almost all of them...so try both. Win TV seems *snip*.

Does anyone find that they can receive E4+1 but not E4 ? bit of an odd problem
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom