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MilesAhead:
And as long as the tuner uses a standard BDA driver you can probably use whatever software you like to view the signal.

Of course, North America uses the ATSC standard but the requirements shouldn't be that much different.
-4wd (January 02, 2016, 03:34 AM)
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Just to run this by you.  Does this gizmo fit the bill do you think?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA9083AB3052&cm_re=usb_tuner-_-9SIA9083AB3052-_-Product

Edit:  I am a bit paranoid as it mentions PAL but not ATSC.

mwb1100:
And as long as the tuner uses a standard BDA driver you can probably use whatever software you like to view the signal.

Of course, North America uses the ATSC standard but the requirements shouldn't be that much different.
-4wd (January 02, 2016, 03:34 AM)
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Just to run this by you.  Does this gizmo fit the bill do you think?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA9083AB3052&cm_re=usb_tuner-_-9SIA9083AB3052-_-Product

Edit:  I am a bit paranoid as it mentions PAL but not ATSC.


-MilesAhead (January 02, 2016, 02:22 PM)
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That's a DVB-T tuner - it won't work in the USA.

4wd:
And as long as the tuner uses a standard BDA driver you can probably use whatever software you like to view the signal.

Of course, North America uses the ATSC standard but the requirements shouldn't be that much different.
-4wd (January 02, 2016, 03:34 AM)
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Just to run this by you.  Does this gizmo fit the bill do you think?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA9083AB3052&cm_re=usb_tuner-_-9SIA9083AB3052-_-Product

Edit:  I am a bit paranoid as it mentions PAL but not ATSC.


-MilesAhead (January 02, 2016, 02:22 PM)
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That's a DVB-T tuner - it won't work in the USA.

-mwb1100 (January 02, 2016, 10:19 PM)
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Correct - it needs to state that it handles the ATSC standard.

Nice map from Wikipediaw:

USB TV tuner for W8.0 Laptop?


Newegg - Cheapest appears to be $37 for open box item.

If you're not in a hurry and can get it delivered somewhere, various Chinese shopping sites have them for US$8-15.

MilesAhead:
If you're not in a hurry and can get it delivered somewhere, various Chinese shopping sites have them for US$8-15.
-4wd (January 02, 2016, 11:51 PM)
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Thanks for the tip.   :Thmbsup:

4wd:
If you're not in a hurry and can get it delivered somewhere, various Chinese shopping sites have them for US$8-15.
-4wd (January 02, 2016, 11:51 PM)
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Thanks for the tip.   :Thmbsup:
-MilesAhead (January 03, 2016, 05:38 AM)
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No problem but it usually means they will deliver only to the address associated with a PayPal account.

I had a site up yesterday with ATSC tuners for up to $15 ... think I can find it now  :-\

Otherwise, Monoprice on ebay has a couple.

Your biggest problem will be ensuring you have decent signal reception for it to work, the stick antennas they come with have never worked for me, I've always had to connect a decent external antenna.

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