My link

What do you guys think??

My link

What do you guys think??

Looks ok to me, but depends on reception I guess. Should be better than DAB as many of the transmitters have moved across to higher power broadcasting.

Some other nice things advertised by them too

Cheers

The seller has already lied, it won't do Freeview HD, what else is he lying about?

Without a diversity receiver you won't get mobile reception either, to be honest I think you'll be wasting your money.

Edited 19 April, 201115 yr by Lou_O

The seller has already lied, it won't do Freeview HD, what else is he lying about?

Without a diversity receiver you won't get mobile reception either, to be honest I think you'll be wasting your money.

Why wont it do Freeview HD? from here :-

http://www.vcan.cc/dvb2009hd-portable-hd-car-digital-dvbt-receiver-2-tuner-mpeg4-p-1124.html

It notes it has H264 / MPEG 4 decoding....

You probably right about diversity though, i couldn't find any reference to that.

Might be worth an email to the seller, gauge his response. Ask if he's got any pics of it in action.

Cheers.

i would like to see one working on the move . i had a alpine dvb freeveiw in my camper and as soon as you pulled away you would loose reception. so i realy cant see this working

you need http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.satellitesuperstore.com/images/tracvisionr5.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.satellitesuperstore.com/motorhome-satellite.htm&usg=__85XsCyb_bikXB2gHhm1QBunwAWA=&h=290&w=399&sz=31&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=KOWpmee6rlzJmM:&tbnh=125&tbnw=167&ei=5XutTZyIDceq8QPO_tnyAQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmobile%2Bself%2Bseeking%2Bsatellite%2Bdish%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1149%26bih%3D539%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=248&vpy=72&dur=3791&hovh=191&hovw=263&tx=160&ty=100&oei=5XutTZyIDceq8QPO_tnyAQ&page=1&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0

like they use on the coache's

Why wont it do Freeview HD? from here :-

http://www.vcan.cc/d...eg4-p-1124.html

It notes it has H264 / MPEG 4 decoding....

You probably right about diversity though, i couldn't find any reference to that.

Might be worth an email to the seller, gauge his response. Ask if he's got any pics of it in action.

Cheers.

Freeview HD requires DVB-T2 which I can guarantee this will not do.

It might, possibly, receive HD services over DVB-T, as broadcast in France, Australia and some other places, but in the UK you must have a DVB-T2 receiver for HD.

It will, of course, receive standard (DVB-T) Freeview. Whether it can do so on the move is another question altogether.

I have seen several DVB-T receivers (based on the Dibcom diversity chipset) working at around motorway speed. There are no equivalent T2 receivers, hence no mobile DVB-T2.

Edited 19 April, 201115 yr by Lou_O

Freeview HD requires DVB-T2 which I can guarantee this will not do.

It might, possibly, receive HD services over DVB-T, as broadcast in France, Australia and some other places, but in the UK you must have a DVB-T2 receiver for HD.

It will, of course, receive standard (DVB-T) Freeview. Whether it can do so on the move is another question altogether.

I have seen several DVB-T receivers (based on the Dibcom diversity chipset) working at around motorway speed. There are no equivalent T2 receivers, hence no mobile DVB-T2.

Any advice on DAB aerials? my pure screen mounted one is pants. I know you can retrofit power amplified roof mounted ones but thats just a PITA (magmount isn't an option!!!) Roll on decent DAB addons for OEM radios (as if)....

Any advice on DAB aerials? my pure screen mounted one is pants. I know you can retrofit power amplified roof mounted ones but thats just a PITA (magmount isn't an option!!!) Roll on decent DAB addons for OEM radios (as if)....

You could try mounting elsewhere, some front screens are coated/multi-layer which reduces signal level.

If still no joy something like this could work though your best bet could be to contact DABonWheels and see what they recommend.

Sadly DAB replacement is still many years away :(

HERE YOYU ARE,

hope it helps

http://www.bluespot.co.uk/shop-online.aspx/dab-aerials

Ok getting back to the original post :wonder: I have now ordered a cheapy Freeview RXer which is built into a scart socket. So with a few adapters and cables I can run this into the Columbus. I can power it via a piggyback in the fuse box. The cost was £30! Ordered an aerial, ebay special for a tenna.

Ok getting back to the original post :wonder: I have now ordered a cheapy Freeview RXer which is built into a scart socket. So with a few adapters and cables I can run this into the Columbus. I can power it via a piggyback in the fuse box. The cost was £30! Ordered an aerial, ebay special for a tenna.

It should/could work when stationary, if you have a good enough aerial. Mobile reception would be a miracle, IMO.

If you, or others, decide that mobile DVB-T is something you really want then look for something powered by a Dibcom chipset (like this) and with diversity antennas, these are known to work at motorway speeds.

Please let us know the results with your kit.

Edited 23 April, 201115 yr by Lou_O

It should/could work when stationary, if you have a good enough aerial. Mobile reception would be a miracle, IMO.

If you, or others, decide that mobile DVB-T is something you really want then look for something powered by a Dibcom chipset (like this) and with diversity antennas, these are known to work at motorway speeds.

Please let us know the results with your kit.

How did you get on, does it work?

Edit: Just seen your other post!

Edited 2 May, 201115 yr by Lou_O

I got the tuner (£40 ebay jobby) in and a cheap active aerial for a tenna. I hooked it up to a LCD TV on the driveway on Fri and the reception was very good, no prob. I'm just trying to work out how to use the IMA, but not getting much info from this forum. Any ideas on a better forum for MFD3s?

I got the tuner (£40 ebay jobby) in and a cheap active aerial for a tenna. I hooked it up to a LCD TV on the driveway on Fri and the reception was very good, no prob. I'm just trying to work out how to use the IMA, but not getting much info from this forum. Any ideas on a better forum for MFD3s?

Sounds quite positive. If you get good stationary reception I think that's about as much as you can hope for.

Bear in mind that each transmitter puts the multiplexes on different RF channels so, once you've travelled around 50 miles or so, you'll have to rescan to get the channels back.

Can't help with MFD3s I'm afraid, all I know about, in this context, is DVB.

Now got the freeview working well, using my IMA adapter and a cheap £40 freeview box!

Now got the freeview working well, using my IMA adapter and a cheap £40 freeview box!

Good stuff.

Does it work whilst moving, or just when stationary?

yes, little choppy but useable. radio also works well!