Electronics : August PC/Laptop USB Freeview/HDTV Receiver - Black - Vista Compatible

Rating: - Disappointing
The performance of this product is very much dependent on the signal strength in your area and the aerial used. Using the aerial supplied I couldn't find any stations.

I was hoping to use this product to record Digital radio and this proved problematic.

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Rating: - August USB laptop freeview receiver
An excellent piece of audio/visual equipment. basically, iy allows you to receive freeview broadcasts on your computer - which is terrific if the rest of the family want to watch the main TV. Nice and compact too. Works very well, depending on where you site the aerial.

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Rating: - Fantastic, love it!
This is a magic device and I loved it immediately. I can now watch and record my favourite TV shows in perfect quality on my new laptop. The set up was easy and straightforward. I could not get any channels using the small antenna provided, which is not a surprise for me as the Freeview switchover in our region will be 2012. Fixing to an ordinary roof aerial it easily picked up 68 Freeview TV and radio channels, amazing! The remote is very handy. The device can also be scheduled to record TV programs at a particular time in case you are not in. Overall, I am very pleased and look forward to spending a lot of time with it.

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Rating: - If you need a compact little heater this is it!
Purchased (about £30 at the time) as I wanted to be able to watch TV on my PC on the odd occasion. Loaded up the software plugged in my roof antenna and found 70 stations and off we went. Good picture pretty happy with the experience. After a few months I happened to notice that the unit was worryingly hot to the touch, I was pretty concerned so I called DVB support but said that this was normal and should not affect the units performance.

Guess what! Seven weeks out of warranty the unit lost signal the LED dimmed and the unit got EVEN hotter and I assume finally fried itself in the process, I contacted support but they were not interested as out of warranty. No replies to my emails either.

I have given it one star for as it was good while it lasted and it helped to heat my bedroom.

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Rating: - DONT BOTHER
Full signal and 100% signal quality and yet the sound keeps breaking up as does the picture, antenna supplied is pointless, i am 50 metres from a transmiter using an external aeriel so if you are further away than this from a transmiter dont waster your money