USB TV stick, no signal :-( need decent aerial
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USB TV stick, no signal :-( need decent aerial
Hi all, i've got a cheap DVB-T stick for my laptop and I'm trying to get a signal at *cough* work *cough*.
Trouble is, I can't get a signal as the roof is metal and I can't get an aerial outside the building. I've tried with the supplied aerial and also with 3 aerials from argos and can't get a signal on any of them.
There is a blue LED on the stick that lights when it picks up a signal and so far the best I've had is a quick blink on the £50 argos jobbie.
Is there a way of boosting the signal from the laptop? Or would a powered aerial be any better? Or am I flogging a dead horse?
Thanks in advance,
Rob
Trouble is, I can't get a signal as the roof is metal and I can't get an aerial outside the building. I've tried with the supplied aerial and also with 3 aerials from argos and can't get a signal on any of them.
There is a blue LED on the stick that lights when it picks up a signal and so far the best I've had is a quick blink on the £50 argos jobbie.
Is there a way of boosting the signal from the laptop? Or would a powered aerial be any better? Or am I flogging a dead horse?
Thanks in advance,
Rob
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Dunno, but I've got the exact same USB stick for my laptop, and I've never managed to get a signal with it, even outside. Only tried the supplied aerial with it so far though. I'd given it up as a bad job...
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How do you know its the same stick
Mine works a treat when the laptop is on a window ledge and the aerial is fitted but when its placed further inside the building it just don't have the power... captain!!!
Mine works a treat when the laptop is on a window ledge and the aerial is fitted but when its placed further inside the building it just don't have the power... captain!!!
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