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Hauppauge WinTV USB FM
Hauppauge (
09 September, 2003 )
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15" TV on my laptop for under £50.... im lovin it  |
i purchased the hauppage win tv usb as a tool to allow me to keep up with the world cup this year on my travels for work.
a usefull little gizmo, i know of the manufacturers reputation, and generally they make good products.
the wintv usb is a small box, pretty colour bluey green, looks like it shold be part of an apple computer. it has a conventional tv antenna socket at the end, nas an s-video and line output socket on the side. the line output is for the audion link needed with laptops. the software comes packed with the tv application and a teletext function.
there is a facility in the software, which allows you to create libraries of tv stations for specific areas. i.e. if you was in the granada region, you could auto detect the stations then store them in a folder. if you moved area, then it would be possible to create a folder for that area and store the relevant channels.
the interface is well laid out, but i cant see much use for the "detachable remote". an extra control panel which can be moved around the screen.i have used it in europe and in france it was ok on secam, but in italy the sound was unavailable on most channels.
i did find it very usefull at one hotel there though as the hotel tv set had only a few channels. i was able to tune in using the cable select facility to a whole host of extra channels including some soccer matches which were unavailable in my room.
i have no negative criticism of the product in general, being loads of problems getting it going, but but that is down to me using win xp home. drivers are available from hauppage. but you lose the text facility. perfomance wise on my latop is poor, (933 celeron), but i will persist in trying to resolve this issue.
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Silver Screen Here I Come  |
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This item is absolutely fabulous, I mean compared to my last rust bucket, its like a 80 inch wide screen !!!!
When i bought this i wasnt expecting that much of a good television, i just wanted something i could play my American DVDs on but when it arrived I was surprised at the performance, I would maybe pay double or triple for a t.v like this. Now I can watch my favorite sitcoms, movies and whatever else and actually not worry about the t.v blowing up or breaking down.
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When you do not have much space and you still need a telly with standard features, buy this one. I mean, its got a SCART socket and the auto-tuner sets the channels nicely. The quality of pictures is great and the remote control is quite practical. A must if you are a student!
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