USB TV-Stick to receive Freeview

[t0p]

Okay ~ a UK question for a UK group. I'm afraid this is a repost of a question I asked in Absolute Beginners... but no one could help me there, and this is a strictly UK issue. So anyway.

All I want to know is the name of a USB TV-stick that will enable my hardy-running pc to play Freeview channels. Can anyone help me please?

[RussellGarrett19]

Have you looked into wintv? Its the only one I've ever used and it was a couple of years ago, on my machine which is now running Ubuntu. I found this guide on the matter;

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=298094

But I'm not sure how easy it is to set up, only looked through it quickly.

Get one fairly cheap there here;

http://computers.pricegrabber.co.uk/video-capture-devices/m/36602497/

Sorry I cant be of any more help.

[SteveGodfrey]

It's a little late but I use a Hauppauge Nova-TD-USB. The Freeview works plus you have dual tuners and a remote :-)

[ugm6hr]

I use a Freecom USB DVB-T stick (version 4).

I gather versions 1-3 work too.

Version 4 has a driver for Hardy and Intrepid available which is easy to install.

[t0p]

Thank you very much, all who have answered so far. ugm6hr's answer seems particularly promising. I will get a USB TV stick soon and will report results with both Hardy and Intrepid.

[terabyte1]

There's an Ubuntu version out called Mythbuntu and since it can load onto a USB stick, maybe the Mythbuntu version can as well? Best of luck with that! ^_^

[amishkumar]

I use a Freecom USB DVB-T stick (version 4).

I gather versions 1-3 work too.

Version 4 has a driver for Hardy and Intrepid available which is easy to install.


I have my usb tv stick, when i give the command with su
LSUSB
It don;t give the compant name, but its purchased with ENTER COMPANY USB 220U.
How I enable the TV on UBUNTU.


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[ugm6hr]

amishkumar - just copy & paste the output from lsusb anyway. Can you identify the TV tuner?