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Freecom Digital TV DVB-T USB Stick Freeview receiver, black

by Freecom
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (210 customer reviews)

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Product Specifications
Brand:Freecom
Mfr Part Number:25451

Technical Details

  • Receive digital terrestrial TV & radio stations
  • Support DVB protocol (ETS 300 744)
  • Real time Digital Video Recording (DVR)
  • Supports EPG (Electronic Program Guide)
  • Scheduled recording & time-shifting
  • Multi-channel preview
  • Includes antenna
  • Compatible with Windows Media Centre Edition (MCE)
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Product details

  • Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1 cm ; 28 g
  • Boxed-product Weight: 323 g
  • Item model number: 25451
  • ASIN: B000ALAWQ6
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 24 July 2005
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (210 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,677 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
    #13 in  Computers & Accessories > External Devices & Data Storage > External TV Tuners

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Manufacturer's Description

The Freecom DVB-T USB Stick brings you into the Digital World of TV Programs, without monthly subscription! You can now receive and watch FREE Digital TV Signals directly on your computer screen. The DVB-T TV standard sends Digital Signals (TV and RADIO) FREE to AIR.With the Freecom DVB-T USB Stick, you can decode,watch and record Digital TV and Radio on your notebook or desktop. The Freecom DVB-T USB Stick frees you from television network programming schedules and allows you to easily record television on your PC so you can watch shows when you want to. Then you can burn them to disc and watch episodes of your favourite show over and over again. You will be amazed how such a small stick allows you to access free digital TV and radio signals wherever you are. Turn your notebook or desktop into a digital entertainment center and live the digital life. Keep it Simple!

Product Description

With the Freecom DVB-T USB Stick, you can watch and record Freeview digital TV and Radio on your computer without monthly subscription. The Freecom DVB-T USB stick is characterized by amazing compact dimensions of only 28 x 15 x 86 mm and an ultra-light weight of 25 grams. This minute digital receiver is therefore perfect for mobile, cordless TV and radio reception. The only equipment required is a laptop or desktop with a USB 2.0 port. An IEC connector is also included to connect to a normal aerial to get better signal. The Freecom DVB-T USB stick offers much more besides convincingly sharp picture quality; in combination with the hard disk, it becomes a digital video recorder. In this case the user has the choice between "live" recording and convenient programming by means of the timer function. This is where the EPG comes into its own, which lists the complete TV schedule of all broadcasters, and provides brief descriptions of the individual programmes. Accessories Included Freecom DVB-T USB STICK External DVB-T antenna Remote control USB extension cable Quick Installation Guide Freecom warranty registration form Freecom manual & application CD 2 Years manufacturers warranty and unlimited helpdesk support
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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent !- Believe it or not, 16 Jun 2006
This review is from: Freecom Digital TV DVB-T USB Stick Freeview receiver, black (Electronics)
I got the item today. quite easy and trouble free installation initially. (You need to have DirectX 9 installed in the system). Connected initially to the roof top antenna and the software auto scanned most of the channels. I was initially able to hear sound, but not picture. The picture window was showing lines and dots only. Thinking in terms of incompatibility with my display adapter, I tried to change some settings. I reduced my laptop display colour depth from 32 bit to 16 bit and also disabled the display adapter hardware acceleration (my laptop has S3 prosavage). Voila! I was able to see all channels clear. Next thing was even surprising. I tried various positions for the antenna supplied in the kit inside my room. On the wall positioned horizontally and perpendicular, it was picking up all the channels. My area has good freeview reception.
I don't agree to all the negative points in some of the reviews.
1. It is a good piece of kit, you may face some sort of hardware or software incompatibility depending on your PC spec.
2. If you are in a poor freeview reception area, you may not get any channels or you may need a roof top antenna.
3. The small antenna is working,but definitely needs some tweaking with regards to its final position. I did not get any better using an amplified indoor antenna.
4. The software shows the RF signal strength and quality. Both has to be high for reception.
5. You get either full quality picture or none. If reception is poor, you may see intermittent scenes and sound and not poor quality pictures.
6. Video recording is much smooth and not heavily CPU dependent. It is directly in mpeg2 format and has nearly DVD quality.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Freecom Digital TV DVB-T USB Stick, 23 Mar 2006
This review is from: Freecom Digital TV DVB-T USB Stick Freeview receiver, black (Electronics)
Wow, what a piece of kit! Well worth the money but as other reviews say, don't bank on getting any kind of picture with the supplied ariel unless you live at the top of a transmitting tower. Once plugged in to your home or Hotel roof ariel you'll get crystal clear pictures and sound. Recording is a doddle and the time slip feature is excellent for when the door bell goes. Would have got 5 stars if it wasn't for that pesky ariel!
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Only if you have an aerial, 28 Mar 2006
By Alan Addison (Bexleyheath, KENT United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Freecom Digital TV DVB-T USB Stick Freeview receiver, black (Electronics)
Easy to set up and install. Neat and impressive for the money. There is a problem with the serial number which you need to set up the software but a trip to the FREECOM website's FAQs gave me the solution.

BUT, and this is a big but, it does require an external aerial if used indoors. I live in a good signal area (South London) and the supplied aerial was useless. I plugged into my roof top aerial and it worked really well. Cracking picture and sound.

Is this for you, only if in an incredibly good signal area.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste
This product is waste of money. It does not do what it mentions. first of all it never catches signal and second it never shows you any channels. Its utter waste of money. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mr. R. B. Gajbhiye

2.0 out of 5 stars DIsappointing
Very disappointed with the quality of the pictures, even when an external arial was used.
Published 16 months ago by D. Parris

1.0 out of 5 stars DVB-T USB Stick
I have tried this on two computers in two areas and can get no signal at all. It says use an outside arial. The whole point of it is that it should be portable! It is rubbish. Read more
Published on 22 April 2008 by G. G. Garner

2.0 out of 5 stars Signal
If I could get a signal then it would be great. But I didn't.
The manual says they recommend a aerial on top of a house, so then why do they send a piddly little aerial... Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2008 by H. Head

1.0 out of 5 stars am worried
i just receive the ifreecom told i tried to install d software and they told me that the software am trying to install does not passed windows logo testing to verify its... Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2008 by Favour D. Otite

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great
Having read the reviews of this I had a few concerns about it but it works great. I used a connection to a good outside aerial and had it all up and running perfectly in five... Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2008 by J. Baker

1.0 out of 5 stars Does not deliver what you think.
The idea is that you buy this, attach the USB, attach the little aerial, install the driver & software, and of you go...you have digital tv on your computer. right? Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2008 by Y. R. Al-saffar

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Freecom
I had read the very mixed reviews about this, ranging from brilliant to useless but decided to try it. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2008 by Dr. V. Saunders OBE

4.0 out of 5 stars wrong software
I purchased one of these some months ago. What i found was that the supplied software/driver was very poor. Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2008 by R. J. Kirk

3.0 out of 5 stars not bad
it ok for £22 but a few negatives
1)the areil supplied probably wouldn't pick up any channels if you lived on top of a transmitter so you need to buy an extension lead to... Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2007 by Mr. A. A. Asif

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