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August PC/Laptop USB Freeview/HDTV Receiver - Silver - Vista Compatible | 
| Brand: August
Category: CE
Buy New: £19.23
New (12) Used (2) from £11.01
Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 477
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 24 hours
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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.digitaltelevision.gov.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 36 more reviews...
 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!!!
 easy! August 27, 2008
john the red
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Product was easy to set up, and works well with my house arial connected, not so great with the supplied arial, so you may want to get an arial splitter and extra cable so you can connect this unit to your house arial.
Comes supplied with Blaze HDTV application which sets itself up and works very well. This can record for you but only if the application has been left in the background and you are watching the channel you are recording on; it only handles one stream.
It has found 66 terrestrial DVB and DAB channels, not all of them free but great viewing.
You may also want to get a USB extension cable so that you can lay the unit flat on a table to stop it getting pulled off the USB socket.
Overall great value for money.
Awesome bit of kit August 27, 2008
ninab (uk)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this as I wanted to watch the Olympics whilst away camping in my camper. We toured many places and only 1 place didnt have a reception.
Pulled into Bude found 48 channels including BBC1 and its interactive channels for the Olympics. Found a random farmers field on top of a hill near Boscastle, still had signal. Polzeath didn't get anything :(
Crantock was fine as well. Then went in land to Stythian near Falmouth and found 107 channels!! Unfortunatly at home in Farnborough nothing :( going to have to find the tv cable in the loft from the aerial.
I would of given 5 stars as really it is an awesome little bit of kit, very easy to install (after I had to email August to get another serial number as it didnt like the one that came on the cd) and very easy to use. But you dont get signal everywhere and unless you attach the aerial to something metal (ie: campervan Roof). Obviously the digital reception is up to the people that control it and as soon as digital is everywhere there is not alot you can do.
magic freeview device August 19, 2008
T Goodman (Enfield, London)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I got this as a birthday present from my parent. It is really a little magic device. I can now watch full suite of Freeview TV channels in perfect quality on my new laptop. It can be scheduled to record your favourite program at a particular time in case you are not in. Additionally, it also supports DVD playback. The small portable antenna provided doesn't work very well, but no problem with my roof aerial. Overall, I am very pleased and look forward to spending a lot of time with it.
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