Hi Steve
If you go to the Nebula site direct
http://www.nebula-electronics.com/
they have two master units essentially. One is an internal card and one
is the USB device. The card is 79 pounds and the USB is 89.
From the same site, you can view the documentation on-line so you can see
how it all works.
Apart from the fact that it is so accessible, packed with keystrokes and
lots of useful features, the USB device is particularly easy to set up.
You could do it in less than five minutes and I did not even need to scan
the channels myself.
There are a lot of features I could write about. But one of them allows
you to control the unit from an alternative PC. So if you are away from
home and you suddenly decide that you would like to record a radio or TV
programme, assuming the PC is on you can log in and do that.
Brian Hartgen
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Hyde-Dryden" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 1:11 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: nebula versus USB TV stick
Hi Brian, that's very useful information. I've been watching this thread
with some interest before making my decision. Can you give me the model
of the Nebula system? And, is it available through the normal outlets?
Dabs, Amazon etc?
Regards.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Hartgen
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 11:18 AM
Subject: [access-uk] nebula versus USB TV stick
Hi
Well having tried the freecom USB stick again on another PC this morning
and
got completely frustrated at the fact that it just wasn't recording
anything, I decided to get out my Nebula USB digital receiver which I
can
now use as I have a new TV aerial where my computers are.
I have not used the Nebula software for a long time and I installed the
latest version today and I am really glad I did. In my view, there is
absolutely no comparison between the USB TV stick and the Nebula
solution.
All the items with Nebula are accessible, even the programme
descriptions,
and no special configuration is required. It unobtrusively records
programmes, even those with audio description. Furthermore, the
multitude
of options available is quite amazing and all very easy to use.
So I may either let someone such as a family member have the USB TV
stick or
it's going back. The good thing that has come out of me purchasing this
device is the fact that I have a tV aerial now so I can use the Nebula
box
(smile). The regret I have is that I have the USB nebula box as opposed
to
the internal TV card so it's not quite as tidy. On the other hand, if I
change my computer, at least I can easily swap it over. But I would
certainly recommend using Nebula to anyone even though I have only been
using it for a couple of hours.
Brian Hartgen
MSN: brian@xxxxxxxxxxx
SKYPE: brianhartgen
SKYPE IN UK: 0208-133-7186
SKYPE IN US: 213-985-3581
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