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Freeview on the go – AVerTV Volar Black HD A850
18 June 2010 16:21 GMT / By Paul Lamkin AVerMedia, manufacturer of a range of USB TV Tuners and a company that has a nonchalant disregard to the grammatical establishment of upper and lower case letters, has announced the UK launch of its AVerTV Volar Black HD A850 USB tuner. The A850 is a DVB-T1 tuner with a foldable high-gain aerial onboard, meaning that you don’t need to plug in an exterior aerial to receive your favourite Freeview channels. It comes with full PVR functionality as well as an EPG, digital teletext and it supports up to 1080i HD TV viewing and H.264 and MPEG-2 recording. There’s also a picture in picture function in case you want to take in more than one channel. Rob Livings, AVerMedia sales and marketing boss said:? “The A850 is a stylish product with looks that complement the most advanced laptops and netbooks, yet with … Continue reading
Sky Sports News: Leaving Freeview soon
For 8 years Freeview viewers have been able to keep up to date with all the goings on in the world of sport by watching Sky Sports News. But that is all set to end as Sky has announced that it will be taking the channel off of the Freeview line-up and replacing it with Sky 3+1. So it’s bye bye to the gorgeous Georgie Thompson, and hello to Zoo Vet At Large. Oh dear. The move comes because Sky is planning to incorporate Sky Sports News into its sports subscription packages, thus providing more funds for the channel. Reports suggest a new improved studio and better outside broadcasts, and there’s also an impeding HD launch. “As part of a subscription service, customers can look forward to expanded coverage and the launch of Europe’s first HD sports news service”, said the Sky Sports managing director, Barney Francis. Sure, Sky Sports … Continue reading
Freeview PVR
Freeview PVR (Personal Video Recorder) is a way to allow you to receive Digital TV on your analogue TV. You receive free digital TV channels, plus radio and interactive services, through your aerial with no contract and just a one off payment for equipment. It allows you to pause live TV, and record shows on its built-in hard drives. If you have a Freeview PVR with a twin tuner, you can record one digital channel and watch another and with some record two digital channels whilst watching a third. All Freeview PVRs have an in-built Freeview programme guide called EPG (Electronic Programme Guide), and you can just browse it and select things to record. With a twin tuner, you can record one digital channel and record another and with some record two digital channels whilst watching a third. You can now even get TVs with freeview already integrated or if … Continue reading