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August PC/Laptop USB Freeview/HDTV Receiver - Silver - Vista Compatible | 
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| Brand: August
Category: CE
Buy New: £16.72
New (10) Used (1) from £13.49
Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 544
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 3.9 x 2 x 3.9
Use your computer as a Hard Disk TV/DVD recorder
Support playback of DVD disks
Listen to over 20 digital radio stations
System Requirements:
USB 2.0 Port / Windows XP or 2000 or Vista / CPU 800 MHz or higher / Memory 256 MB or more / VGA 8 MB RAM
Warranty: One Year Warranty
MPN: DVB-T201-S
Model: DVB-T201-S
EAN: 6923797117413
ASIN: B000IM5VOA
Release Date: July 15, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | USB 2.0 digital TV receiver, watch over 30 channels Freeview digital TV on your PC or laptop. | | • | Plug & play, powered by USB port, dimension: 86x27x14mm, weight: 23g | | • | Universal and regional channel scan, real-time and schedule recording | | • | Support playback of DVD disks, support HDTV reception | | • | System Requirements: Windows XP, 2000 or Vista CPU 800 MHz or more Memory 256 MB or higher VGA 8 MB RAM Sound card |
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Product Description
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 30 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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| Customer Reviews: Read 40 more reviews...
 A cheerful device with great price!! November 7, 2008
Ms. W. J. CHEN (UK)
I find the August USB Tv receiver fantastic! It's a nice gadget at an attractive price. It works perfectly fine on my IBM. The set up was very simple following the instruction. The blazevideo software is easy to use and the interface looks cool with a bundle of different features!
I use the supplied aerial since I don't have a rooftop aerial. I assume the freeview signal where I live will be good as I am living in London zone 2. Given the price is cheap I thought it is worth a go.
It came up about 52 channels on the EPG list included 8 or 9 radio channels. I am very glad as it has most of the channels I like: ITV1-3 Sky sports news, E4+1, Sky Three, Five, Five US BBC1, BBC2, BBC3 BBC news 24,Sky news 24, and some shopping channels etc. It has more channels than the previous TV card I used on my PC. But it does depend on the signal strength of the area you live and the aerial location.
The TV subtitle works fine and the picture quality of the channels that i did get is surprisingly clear. Very impressed.
This small usb device is great value for money and lots of fun! Highly recommend!
Amazing kit November 5, 2008
C Wang (HERTS)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an amazing device, I am very impressed that such a tiny device can turn my laptop to a digital TV and recorder. The set up was easy, put the autorun disc into the CD drive, install the driver and Blaze player, then scan for channels. I could not get any channels using the small antenna provided where I live, which is not a surprise for me after reading other people's review, fixing to an ordinary roof aerial solved this problem, and easily picked up all the Freeview channels and radio. The remote is very handy and gives me more freedom to control the programs. Over all, very happy about this item, excellent value for money.
 Not worth 1 star Dont buy this October 30, 2008
Mr. R. Walker
I decided to buy this product after a colleague had bought a similar device from a supermarket and had some success in receiving numerous channels.Do not buy this product you will only be disappointed.The quality is flimsy the aerial lead is too short and it has never found a channel in my experience in any place i have tried around the country.After assuming it must be the area that i was in ,i then proceeded to connect the device to the house aerial which i have no problem obtaining every available channel with my digibox.However this product managed to find 4 in total which is beyond belief.Do not buy this product it is only a waste of money.
Not worth the effort October 15, 2008
Moiz (London)
This item is very flimsy and simply did not work. The aerial connection is extremely fragile. The supplied aerial found no channels at all. I plugged in a portable aerial (that picks up all channels when plugged into a TV in the room) and got a message saying "no signal". Also, the USB ports on my PC are on top of each other, the USB stick for this device is so large that I cannot plug anything into the USB port below at the same time, effectively for me takes 2 USB ports! There are no installation instructions which I guess is not a great loss as it is fairly simple - insert the CD, load the drivers, plug in the USB but when there are problems more instructions/help would be useful. For instance, should the LED on the USB be on? On mine it is not. Does that mean there is a fault? Who knows. Definitely going back.
Great TV October 4, 2008
Sheila-Ann (Leicestershire, UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I followed all instructions to the letter and was lucky enough to have a rooftop aerial connection. When searching for channels it showed 'no signal' constantly and I thought I had a major problem but when finished it showed 66 channels found. I have been able to watch TV and record programmes etc. So far, I'm very satisfied with this item - not bad for a 71 year old lady!!!
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