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BeanEgg
05-12-2008, 07:09 PM
Well I heard you can watch Freeview on PCs, but how?

Thanks!

Recursion
05-12-2008, 07:22 PM
Get a digital TV tuner from somewhere like Hauppauge.

Ebuyer, PCWorld, Dabs etc.. sell them.

enraged
05-12-2008, 07:23 PM
i think you have to buy yourself a tv adaptor thing, it's like a usb wireless adaptor. Then you install the drivers you recieve with the adaptor and your away :). You probably need good gfx card though, and they cost about £30

Recursion
05-12-2008, 07:25 PM
You don't need a good graphics card.

Nick.
05-12-2008, 07:43 PM
You probably need good gfx card though, and they cost about £30
LOL? No you don't.. :S:S:S

jam666
05-12-2008, 08:07 PM
http://www.amazon.co.uk/August-Laptop-Freeview-HDTV-Receiver/dp/B000IM5VOA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1228507617&sr=8-1

just bought one of these myself :)

DarrenToogood
05-12-2008, 08:12 PM
Zattoo

:)

enraged
05-12-2008, 08:29 PM
LOL? No you don't.. :S:S:S
for good playback you do.
**btw i meant the adaptors cost about £30, last time i checked anyway

Stephen!
05-12-2008, 09:08 PM
For christ sake don't get a cheap one. You will have nothing but trouble with it

Recursion
05-12-2008, 09:15 PM
I spent around £70 on mine and its great, has the MPEG2 Hardware encoder for Media Center support, Digital and Analouge support, a normal aerial input, a cable input for free cable channels, s-video input (came with composite to s-video adapter), an IR receiver + remote and a line in input for the s-video's audio.

Generally you need a graphics card with 65mb of RAM, so basically anything integrated and above LOL

LOVE IT.

http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/site/products/data_hvr3000.html

Stephen!
05-12-2008, 09:17 PM
Yeah, £60+ are good quality ones.

Hayd93
05-12-2008, 09:41 PM
Yeah, £60+ are good quality ones.
I think that claim is ttotally rubish. I have a £30 one my mac useing eye tv and it runs fine. Nothing wrong at all records fine plays fine ect.

Recursion
05-12-2008, 10:19 PM
It depends what you want to do with it I guess.

enraged
05-12-2008, 10:24 PM
It depends what you want to do with it I guess.
most people want to watch tv with it.
lol.

Recursion
05-12-2008, 10:25 PM
You can do more with them :|

Like when im looking for a TV Tuner I look at whether its Media Center compatible, whether it has A/V inputs etc.

Nick.
05-12-2008, 10:32 PM
most people want to watch tv with it.
lol.


You can do more with them :|

Like when im looking for a TV Tuner I look at whether its Media Center compatible, whether it has A/V inputs etc.

owned. lol.

Recursion
05-12-2008, 10:37 PM
Pretty much <3

enraged
06-12-2008, 12:26 AM
i did say mozt people ;)

Javascrypt
06-12-2008, 12:28 AM
Well I heard you can watch Freeview on PCs, but how?

Thanks!


Google Zattoo, then download it

BeanEgg
06-12-2008, 11:35 AM
Thanks to everyone who helped! I +Repped some people who helped! :)

Hayd93
06-12-2008, 12:03 PM
Well for my tasks its fine. Recording TV, Playing TV,pauseing TV. Full screen ect. Timer record and EPG.

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