Hi
Much as though these facts given below may well be right, I have to say that
when I've bought from ebuyer I've never had a problem, and in the recent
case of buying the Freecom unit it came a day earlier than promised. We
should take care of the warnings and the good advice about the credit card,
but certainly from experience I cannot fault this company myself.
Regards.
Gordon
Just a warning about ebuyer. There has been recent correspondence on uk.finince about this company, eg non delivery of goods, abysmal customer service. They are apparently the 4th most complained about company in the UK. If you must use them, use a credit card, and you can get your money back via charg-back... as long as you get in before they go bust.
Hi Gordon,
Would you post the Ebuyer link for the free box.
Tom
Hi Apologies for double posting but I thought some in both camps might be interested in this.
I've posted the spec below and if anyone's interested I can post the exact link from ebuyer (although it's apparently widely available)
It's called: . Freecom DVB-T TV USB Stick **Ultra compa...
and it works extremely well. It's a complete freeview box just the size of a memory stick. For once, after trying many other tuners and softwares, it's the first one I've found that is completely accessible to Jaws. All that is described below works well. The Electronic Program Guide works pretty flawlessly - pressing Ctrl and 'E' in the Control Panel of the program brings it up - you choose your channel, it accesses the program listings from the internet and once yo tab down to the relevant box you choose a program and choose it - it is then placed in the recording presets and will be recorded at the correct time. Everything is accessed by keypress, and even the audio description can be accessed and works. (Apparently the picture's good too, the sound certainly is.)
It's designed to be portable and plugs int a laptop. Unless you're in a strong signal area the supplied portable digital ariel probably won't work well - it could probably be benefited by a booster or perhaps a new separate boosted portable freeview portable area could be purchased. However when connected to the appropriate house ariel it works a treat. At about £45 it's a very welcome and acceptable way to watch high quality TV on your desktop and to record to DVD for future viewing.
I hasten to add I get no commission for this but for once anew product like this coming out of the box accessible is quite a wonder.
Regards.
Gordon McFarlane Watch and record Digital TV or listen to Digital Radio on your desktop or notebook. It's free! List of 18 items . Watch FREE TO AIR Digital TV on your notebook or desktop . Listen to FREE TO AIR Digital Radio in your office, car, anywhere. . Record Digital TV shows with the Electronic Program Guide (EPG). . Fully resizable TV, up to full screen. . Auto channel scan and name recognition. . Detachable DVB-T antenna for the best transmission. . Time shift allow you to continue from where you pause a live show. . Installs in seconds without opening your notebook or desktop PC. . Burn recorded video to CD/DVD. . USB compliant, works simultaneously with any other USB device. . Small dimension 28 x 86 x 15 mm. . Compatible with Windows XP. . No AC adapter is needed, the DVB-T stick is USB buspowered. . All Freecom devices meet the highest industry standards. . Unlimited free helpdesk support. . 2 years manufacturers warranty . Remote Control Included .
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