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I've seen cheaper locally which also have DAB+.
I bought a DViCO tuner once, never could get the thing to pick up a decent picture.
Even bought one of the portable antennas shown in this deal and still useless.
And its $17.40 if you dont get it from the AU warehouse.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/wandtv-usb-dvb-t-tv-tuner-with-…
Been around for years around that price so not sure why its an awesome deal.
Where do you get the save $50 from?
cheaper on ebay.
I'm sure I've seen sub $10 delivered from HK.
I bought one of these from DX a couple of years ago for about $20. I don't think it is a bargain at this price now.
Classis first post fail.
Should have done your homework on this item.
I got a similar item from Dick Smith. I recommend you buy rabbit ear antennas for them (Good ones for $10 at DSE) as they will improve your signal majorly!
Real USB 2.0 port
Lucky! I'm sick of all those fake USB ports!
Lucky! I'm sick of all those fake USB ports!
Places like DX used to be full of gadgets with "USB2 (*compatible)" ports that did not work in high-speed mode.
ie really USB1.
The included antenna is useless in Australia. But you can cut the cable and splice to one that fits our 50ohm wall sockets.
I bought a $80 tv tuner from harvey norman "kaiser baas" and it has stopped working now. such a simple piece of tech though, i have seen them for $15 in the shops. handy to put on the laptop when on the road.
Bought similar device from Harvey Norman - similar price - about a year ago.
I live in an apartment tower in near centre of suburban Sydney - on a high level floor - still couldnt pick up any more than channel 7 and the ABC TV.
If you can't take it/send it back easily - then I'd give it a miss.
I'd want to see independent reviews/video of it working on a laptop picking up ALL free to air channels in an Australian city before I would consider buying.
Not worth it
Would this pick up the HD channels ie. 1080i ?
Yes, but that's not the main issue.
These things suffer from poor reception due to the small size and weak amplifiers in them. Even an external aerial doesn't help much. I tried one and it was a mistake because the signal is marginal in my area as it is.
It worked fine connected to my rooftop aerial, only for a few months though :(
the included little antenna is rubbish
Sold out and $4 cheaper from dx hk