TV tuner recommendation

[hermes76]

can I ask..

with all these device u guys talked abt here...do u still need to pay for the subscription?

I went to Challenger recently to ask abt a TV Tuner Box, told him i wanted to convert my HD Ready Monitor into a TV which can view HD channels. He told me SG no free-to-air HD channels, all must subscribe so even I buy also cannot view HD ch. Is he b*lls*i***g me?

Challenger dun carrys AverMedia....

 

[seeyourhead_jiejie]

can I ask..

with all these device u guys talked abt here...do u still need to pay for the subscription?

I went to Challenger recently to ask abt a TV Tuner Box, told him i wanted to convert my HD Ready Monitor into a TV which can view HD channels. He told me SG no free-to-air HD channels, all must subscribe so even I buy also cannot view HD ch. Is he b*lls*i***g me?

Challenger dun carrys AverMedia....

sg only got HD5..

 

[hermes76]

sg only got HD5..

so from where did the guys here got those screenshots of HD chinese news channels??

 

[seeyourhead_jiejie]

so from where did the guys here got those screenshots of HD chinese news channels??

got HD chinese news meh..
ch8 only got digital 8

 

[hermes76]

got HD chinese news meh..
ch8 only got digital 8

I saw some screenshots from the Beijing 2008....off the net 1 ah..

 

[tigerwoods]

i tink last time got special HD ch for Beijing 2008

 

[tigerwoods]

can I ask..

with all these device u guys talked abt here...do u still need to pay for the subscription?

I went to Challenger recently to ask abt a TV Tuner Box, told him i wanted to convert my HD Ready Monitor into a TV which can view HD channels. He told me SG no free-to-air HD channels, all must subscribe so even I buy also cannot view HD ch. Is he b*lls*i***g me?

Challenger dun carrys AverMedia....

u asked the wrong guy u get the wrong info

 

[tigerwoods]

Hello Guys and Gals,

Greetings from AVerMedia! AVerMedia has launched the brand new AVerTV Volar for MAC. It has a classy user friendly software developed by the AVerMedia team, and the best thing is it also supports Windows based systems, so one USB stick for your MAC and Windows systems! Great for laptops, Netbooks, desk tops, CULV platforms, it is a worthy choice.

http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=475

this one the antenna is built-in might not be powerful euff

 

[ERT]

To Avertek Contact Person: MICHAEL LEE
Address: 95 KALLANG AVENUE #03-00 AIS INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
Country: SINGAPORE
Tel: 63417839
Fax: 63417739

Please bundle a antenna which can enable Volar HX to receive digital & analogue in high rise HDB flats.

The pathetic puny antenna in HX can't receive DVB-T signals, NOT even TVMobile! & analogue TV signal is CRAP in Bedok.
At S$130, we deserve the enjoyment of clear digital & analogue terrestrial TV signals. And we're not expecting DVD or Bluray clarity standard, just comparable to CRT is good enough.

The A827 itself may be a good DVB-T Hybrid decoder but without a good high power antenna, it is TRASH. And buyers who are unable to receive clear digital & analogue will trash it on forums such as HWZ, resulting no sale of Volar HX for AverTek in Singapore.

Even connecting to wall outlet, Volar HX's analogue TV picture quality is only VCD quality.

Think about it, Avertek.

Regards.

 

[scottie]

To Avertek Contact Person: MICHAEL LEE
Address: 95 KALLANG AVENUE #03-00 AIS INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
Country: SINGAPORE
Tel: 63417839
Fax: 63417739

Please bundle a antenna which can enable Volar HX to receive digital & analogue in high rise HDB flats.

The pathetic puny antenna in HX can't receive DVB-T signals & analogue TV signal is CRAP in Bedok.
At S$130, we deserve the enjoyment of clear digital & analogue terrestrial TV signals. And we're not expecting DVD or Bluray clarity standard, just comparable to CRT is good enough.

The A827 itself may be a good DVB-T Hybrid decoder but without a good high power antenna, it is TRASH. And buyers who are unable to receive clear digital & analogue will trash it on forums such as HWZ, resulting no sale of Volar HX for AverTek in Singapore.

Even connecting to wall outlet, Volar HX's analogue TV picture quality is only VCD quality.

Think about it, Avertek.

Regards.

it's funny that we dont question our govt infrastructure and ask from vendor? the 2-bar antenna hx puts in the pakage is quite good compared to what other brands offer...the single stick one...that is really poor.

the major problem is our digital broadcast towers not strong enough. and analog tv signal from wall point is in standard density format...of course it is VCD quality....

of course..if vendor could provide some solution...it will be the best...but i think real problme lies in gov...

 

[sunsetbay]

I saw some screenshots from the Beijing 2008....off the net 1 ah..

its from HD5 as well~

 

[tigerwoods]

as the analog signal is vcd quality
is the digital signal consider dvd quality?

 

[scottie]

dvd qlty is 720X576 resolution with 25 frames per second.
you can select "Personalize"→"OSD"→"video standard" in the setup of avertv to see the actual signal source standard. it will show 576i and should be dvd standard, at least to our eyes it is, no matter it has been upscaled by the broadcaster or not.

some analog channels also claim to be dvd standard but i really doubt....cuz even our eyes dont believe.

 

[sunsetbay]

as the analog signal is vcd quality
is the digital signal consider dvd quality?

i would say both are dvd quality~ as long your hv a good & clean analog signal, the video quality can even surpass digital channel~ analog channels allow u to set upto 10 to 12Mbps video bidrate recording while digital channels are restricted to the amount of bandwidth they squeeze in one freq. eg. digital 5, 8 & CNA share one freq, they hv a relatively lower video bitrate of 3 to 4Mbps video bidrate, resolution at 704 x 576, TVmobile has a same resolution as analog channels at 720 x 576 & hv a higher video & audio bidrate~

 

[zzz hq83 zzz]

Just bought a AVermedia Volar HX.

Able to receive all the digital channels and HD5 with the antenna that come with it.

 

[ntufwc5]

Just bought a AVermedia Volar HX.

Able to receive all the digital channels and HD5 with the antenna that come with it.

Bro, how much is that ?

 

[zzz hq83 zzz]

on bell price list 130.
got it for $123

 

[XseanX]

Hi fellow hwz bro.. need some help..

I just bought a AVermedia DVB-T VOLAR X.... attempt to watch Digital channel on my pc... But I am unable to receive any digital channel signal at all.. even with the bundled high gain antenna....

Should I try to get a better antenna for it? or am I screwed becoz I stay at area that are unable to receive digital channel? Btw I lived ard jurong extension...near jurong point...

Thx in advance...

 

[zzz hq83 zzz]

Hi fellow hwz bro.. need some help..

I just bought a AVermedia DVB-T VOLAR X.... attempt to watch Digital channel on my pc... But I am unable to receive any digital channel signal at all.. even with the bundled high gain antenna....

Should I try to get a better antenna for it? or am I screwed becoz I stay at area that are unable to receive digital channel? Btw I lived ard jurong extension...near jurong point...

Thx in advance...

place the antenna nearer to the window ?
if not then try a better antenna lor..
during day time, i can receive all the channels with the antenna on my table..
but at night..only can receive HD5 and tvmobile..
need to put the antenna nearer to the window

 

[LxIxVxE]

Hi fellow hwz bro.. need some help..

I just bought a AVermedia DVB-T VOLAR X.... attempt to watch Digital channel on my pc... But I am unable to receive any digital channel signal at all.. even with the bundled high gain antenna....

Should I try to get a better antenna for it? or am I screwed becoz I stay at area that are unable to receive digital channel? Btw I lived ard jurong extension...near jurong point...

Thx in advance...

remember someone use a long copper wire to tie from the tip of the tiny antenna to the metal frame of his windows to boost the signal strength~

u can give it a try~