[ubuntu-uk] Freeview TV USB stick

[Alan Pope]

On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 10:22:10PM +0000, Toby Smithe wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-11-30 at 22:09 +0000, Llywelyn Owen wrote:
> > Any of this list's members know of a Freeview TV USB stick that works
> > with Ubuntu (edgy), I stay away a lot in hotels with poor TV reception
> > and one of these would seem a great little device to take along.
> 
> Probably, but don't count on it. The kernel's support for DVB seems
> quite extensive; however, you'll need to install an app that can cope.
> MythTV can be an arse, I hear.
> 

I have two freeview USB DVB-T sticks and they work just fine. There are also good reports of Twinhan sticks working well too.

You don't really need much to watch DVB - xine will do it.

Cheers,
Al.