Which freesat DVB-S2 USB TV Receiver?

Vegeta · 4 Jun 2012 at 16:13

I just got a Compro S900 and it is completely useless. It gives me BSOD's it finds all the channels but you can't view the majority of them it just comes up with a blanked out black screen.

So which USB TV Receiver for freesat DVB-S that play's the HD channels aswell do you guy's recommend? It's frustrating having no TV so I just want one that works. I used to use a Compro S350 which worked flawlessly but that's a PCI card and I've downsized my PC and need it to be a USB receiver.

Vegeta · 8 Jun 2012 at 17:43

Right so just to update this thread.

Compro S900 - No good. Find's all the channels by scanning but can only view some.

TechniSat SkyStar USB HD - Useless. Was a pain to install eventually got it installed and didn't find any channels when scanning. Didn't try with their software as I want to use WMC. Just looks a flimbsy bit of kit also. After uninstalling it I can't reinstall it to try again/ Removed from device manager removed software tried to let windows update find the driver for it nothing.

EDIT: Just ordered one of these http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/site/products/data_novahdusb2.html will let you know how I get on.

Vegeta · 8 Jun 2012 at 19:22

I'll use WMC. My intention is to always use WMC I won't buy a USB Box if it's not compatible. I think it looks a lot nicer than the cheap ugly software provided by most manufacturers. I find it so strange that it's soo difficult to get ahold of a USB box that will play freesat and freesat HD! Let's hope 3rd time lucky however the Hauppage is the most expensive.

Compro being about £43, Technisat being around £66 and the Hauppage around £83 I think. Aslong as it works I don't care it's worth paying the premium for the lack of hassle.

Vegeta · 15 Jun 2012 at 12:46

Right the Hauppage Nova HD USB2 is the only USB freesat receiver that has worked. It's the most expensive by a mile but it's clear you pay for what you get when it comes to USB tuners. I plugged it up installed the driver and works with WMC straight away. Comes with a 2 pin plug so you'll have to buy a 2 to 3 pin up adaptor. Build quality of the box is far superior than the other 2 I tried and smaller too.

Vegeta · 9 Feb 2013 at 20:23

mankey said:
Hi, apologies for dragging this up, but how are you getting on with the Nova-HD USB2? Is it working ok for you now? I'm using it in Windows Media Center myself, but I'm having a lot of problems getting all the channels to show up.

Cheers

Works just fine mate - I think what you need to do is a full transponder scan and it'll find every channel annoyingly some channels it'll find 4-5 times. Just set your favorites and arrange it yourself.