TV through USB
Posted: Tue 3 October, 2006 Filed under: Geeky, Travel 3 Comments »Well, the USB Freeview thing works – just not very well. I’m not sure quite what the problem is: it finds channels, but not many of them, and then has real problems with displaying them. I think it shows maybe one frame in three, and just doesn’t seem able to update fast enough.
So I don’t know what the issue is with it, and it may just be that where I am is in an area of dodgy reception – but it could also be that the bundled software is ropy as fuck. I don’t know yet.
More investigation needed, I think, but in the meantime, well, I’ll just have to use the standard channels.
Are you connected to a rooftop aerial? In my (limited) experience, if you’re using the silly little thing provided, you haven’t got a Scooby.
Scooby? Hmm. Clearly I meant chance. You haven’t got a chance.
Rooftop aerial? In a travelodge? Meanwhile, back in reality…
I’ll give it another go tonight, though, using whatever aerial lead they provide. Mind you, it’s probably blocked to all external access, or somesuch. Grr…