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USB 2.0 digital Freeview TV receiver with remote control
Watch over 30 Freeview TV channels on your PC or laptop
Listen to over 20 digital radio stations
Plug & play, powered by USB port
Supports playback of DVD disks
Timeshifting and Electronics Program Guide
Universal and regional channel scan
Real-time and schedule recording
Mini antenna provided for watching TV where the signal is very strong

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Boxed-product Weight: 454 g
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Item model number: DVB-T201-B
ASIN: B0017TJG6M
Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 15 April 2008

Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,465 in Electronics & Photo (See Bestsellers in Electronics & Photo)
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This AUGUST USB Freeview HDTV Receiver is a "magic wand" as it can turn your laptop or desktop computer to a high definition personal multimedia centre that allows you to watch over 40 free digital channels, listen to over 20 digital radio stations, record your favourite TV programmes on your hard drive or burn it onto a DVD.

It comes with a professional and user friendly software interface, mini antenna and remote control. All you need to do is to plug the device into a USB port of your computer, insert the CD and install the software by following the instructions. Your computer will start working immediately for you as a portable TV and recorder. You can watch TV programmes live or record onto your hard drive to watch later.

An indoor antenna is provided to watch Freeview in the areas where the signal is strong, an amplified antenna may improve reception and a rooftop aerial should be used in some regions. An aerial adaptor is also provided for you to connect this device to your roof top aerial.

Please note that there may be difficulty to receive freeview TV signal by the included portable antenna in some areas where the signal is not sufficiently strong. This is due to that the freeview service (www.freeview.co.uk) in the UK does not fully support portable TV antenna at present. The reception will be improving along with the progress of Digital Switchover Program(http://www.digitaluk.co.uk). A signal amplifier or booster may improve reception capability in regions where the signal is marginally strong. (please note that reception capability may also be affected by various factors such as proximity to freeview TV/digital radio transmitters, tall building structures, thick walls, ceilings and etc.). A rooftop TV aerial may be required to watch freeview channels in regions where the signal is insufficient for a portable antenna.

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, depending on ...., 10 Jul 2008

By	matt (london) - See all my reviews

August PC/Laptop USB Freeview/HDTV Receiver - Black (Star Winner from 'What Hi-Fi', 'What Video' & 'Active Home' Magazines) - Vista Compatible

Brought this as a gift for my father and tested it out before I gave it to him. I tested the device in two locations with two different aerials and the results were very variable.

Tested at work with supplied aerial, 3rd floor near a window. I could not receive any channnel's at all, very disappointing. Tested at home, again with the supplied aerial. This time I got 9 channels but some were the radio stations.

When I plugged this into my household aerial however the results were much better. Device found 66 channels, all the major TV stations and with excellent picture quality.

The supplied software seems ok, it has an EPG and allows you to record TV straight to MPEG 2 files. It did slow down a bit on my work windows XP machine but that could have been down to the PC itself (quite an old model).

Although I only did a few quick tests of this thing I was overall quite impressed. The only problems I had came from using the supplied aerial. I would probably advice anyone to through it out straight away. Investing a further �10 in a better quality portable aerial would be a very wise investment.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great price, great device, 1 Aug 2008

By	P. O'Neill (Staffordshire) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

First of all, the supplied antenna was no use at all, but no surprises there. I got no channels using that, when I used the adapter and plugged it into my main antenna however, I got 70 services. The picture quality wasn't quite a match for my TV, but it wasn't a million miles away.

Secondly, the supplied software isn't particuarly inspiring. It gets the job done but in a rough around the edges kind of way. If your a Vista user I strongly recommend using Windows Media Centre instead; you can't use the supplied remote but the picture quality and EPG are far superior.

Overall, a great bit of kit for the price, highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing kit, 2 Jul 2008

By	Katey (Hertford) - See all my reviews

This is an amazing device and I really love it. It is very impressive that such a tiny device can turn a laptop to a digital TV and recorder. Very easy to set up, simply install the driver and Blaze player, then scan for channels, it is a shame I can not get any channels use the small antenna provided where I live, although I am prepared for it after reading other people's review, but no problem to get channels with my roof top aerial. The remote is very handy and gives me more freedom to control the programs.

The only annoy thing is that the Blaze player keeps asking me to register when I have already done it. Contacted the August technical team and have been told I need to run the Blaze as administrator because I am using Vista and then register again. After that everything seems fine.

Over all, very happy about this item, excellent value for money.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware
After reading the reviews to this product,most of which are good I thought I'd give it a try.Big mistake. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Philip Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Device!
I didn't expect this product to work on anything other than a proper aerial. I had some difficulty at the beginning using Blaze DTV. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Colum

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazed!
Having read reviews of this product, I decided to by an amplified arial to go with it to ensure good connectivity. Well, I didn't need to. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Stephen White

2.0 out of 5 stars TELITLIKITIS
I use an external aerial and it still will not pull in all channels the picture freezes and sometimes will not show a picture at all, waste of money, you get what you pay for!

Published 6 months ago by asaber

5.0 out of 5 stars Laptop TV
After an initial attempt with the supplied "aerial" and software we plugged it into the roof aerial cable and used Windows Media Centre instead. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Mrs. M. Matthews

4.0 out of 5 stars Fiddly to Set-up but works satisfactorily
For such a small sum this delivers well. I have installed it on my daughters Vista PC where it is now working to our satisfaction. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Derbyshire Birdwatcher

1.0 out of 5 stars Rubbish
I can't even get a single channel. Maybe it will only ever work with a proper aerial?

Great idea, shame it's rubbish.

Published 7 months ago by Eric TheAlfaBee

4.0 out of 5 stars Laptop Freeview Receiver
August PC/Laptop USB Freeview/HDTV Receiver - Black - Vista Compatible Bought it for my daughter who says she loves it. I Was really happy to find one that was Vista Compatible.

Published 8 months ago by Corina

4.0 out of 5 stars august pc/laptop usb
well you know what people say that it does everything on the box well believe me it does

Published 9 months ago by Mrs. Moire C. Brown

4.0 out of 5 stars TV on the move
This is a good value product. I work in London 3 days a week so this little device allows me to watch/listen to all freeview channels (including radio) in the evening. Read more

Published 9 months ago by I. Roberts

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