Laptop TV Tuner

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03-01-2012, 07:07 AM
mick

Laptop TV Tuner

Hey Guys, Will this work in Negril :

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/External-L...#ht_3866wt_952

& anyone got a car for sale pm me.

Cheers
03-01-2012, 09:06 PM
Rambo

I would think the cable in Jamaica would be digital, this is for analog only, best connections is VGA is poor for HD........if they would take it back if it didn't work, it might be worth trying for the 50 bucks
03-01-2012, 10:53 PM
yetta

I have no clue of the answer but I do know that one cannot view Netflix movies in Jamaica or if you have Amazon Prime...no go on movies either. Good luck!
03-02-2012, 12:53 PM
mick

Cheers guys i'll try it out
03-02-2012, 01:11 PM
Spiff

Absolutely will not work.. For a couple of different reasons.

The item for sale uses the PAL format for displaying TV. Jamaica broadcasts are NTSC format.

Also this device hooks to a computer monitor VGA port. Laptops normally only have a VGA output port, but not an input port.

I would look at a USB external tuner like the ones made by Hauppauge. They are cheap and easy to use wit h a laptop.
03-02-2012, 01:16 PM
Spiff

Did some quick googling....

http://www.bestbuyjamaica.com/produc...56f03ce&pid=22
03-02-2012, 01:42 PM
Stuart Love

I was watching Netflix in Jamaica on my MacBook Pro and iPad.I have a Canadian account.
03-02-2012, 01:46 PM
mick

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spiff

Did some quick googling....

http://www.bestbuyjamaica.com/produc...56f03ce&pid=22

Thanks Spiff
03-02-2012, 02:11 PM
mick

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spiff

Absolutely will not work.. For a couple of different reasons.

The item for sale uses the PAL format for displaying TV. Jamaica broadcasts are NTSC format.

Also this device hooks to a computer monitor VGA port. Laptops normally only have a VGA output port, but not an input port.

I would look at a USB external tuner like the ones made by Hauppauge. They are cheap and easy to use wit h a laptop.

will this work ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hauppauge-...#ht_1450wt_962
03-02-2012, 02:48 PM
yetta

Stuart Love....Nice!! Wonder if it is due to your Canadian account??? I checked with both Netflix and Amazon....which both told me that the movies were only able to be viewed in the US and Canada. Might give it a try next time, just for the heck of it. Last trip, left mi laptop at home. Next trip we are staying longer, so I'll probably grab my laptop.
03-02-2012, 03:20 PM
Stuart Love

Yeah,I'm not sure if it's just because it's a Canadian account through netflix.ca or not.I tried it last month when I was there and it worked.On both the Mac and the iPad.
03-02-2012, 03:30 PM
Spiff

Quote:

Originally Posted by mick

will this work ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hauppauge-...#ht_1450wt_962

Mick, you have really opened up a can of worms with this one.... the short answer is probably not, and even worse, you are going to have a very difficult time getting your hands on one that will work in the UK. Unless you are REALLY interested in what's going on, you can probably stop reading now. :)

It's all a lot more complex and confused than I intially thought. BUT the geek in me just won't let it go so I did a lot more googling.

The long answer is ........

The stick in the link above is for the digital DTB-T2 standard which is currently the standard for Europe and the UK among other places for HD digital TV transmissions. The US and Canada uses ATSC exclusively now for broadcast. The US used to use NTSC for broadcast but that went away when the FCC mandated the change to digital. Tuners for one standard will not work for the other.

All that aside... What does Jamaica use? The best I can figure, they are still NTSC. I also do not ever remember seeing a TV in Jamaica that was not connected to a Satellite box.... So I am not even sure getting TV over the air is even done there. I found several maps that showed which digital standard is used where, and Jamaica is listed as having no standard on all of them. Unfortunately, it looks like almost everything you can buy in the UK is DVB-T2 and everything in the US is ATSC now. There does not seem to be many USB analog NTSC tuners available anymore. For you it could be even tougher, as you need to find a US style NTSC analog tuner versus the PAL version.
03-02-2012, 04:09 PM
Rambo

what he said..........:)
03-02-2012, 04:28 PM
jasperpso

my US netflix account was able to watch movies in jamaica via my lime 3g service.. however some shows were blocked.. family guy, cleveland show, king of the hill - none of these were visible in jamaica.. but some movies did work
03-02-2012, 04:43 PM
mick

Hey Spiff , Thanks for everything appreciated .

p.s what about this beauty from hong kong ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NTSC-PAL-S...#ht_3433wt_952

or i'll buy the one from Jam
03-02-2012, 05:44 PM
Spiff

Quote:

Originally Posted by mick

Hey Spiff , Thanks for everything appreciated .

p.s what about this beauty from hong kong ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NTSC-PAL-S...#ht_3433wt_952

or i'll buy the one from Jam

If your laptop has a free PCMIA slot then you have got yourself a winner there! :)
03-02-2012, 11:49 PM
jdunkle

I connect to the vpn at work. It spoofs a us ip and i get pandora and all sites to work. Also have a slingbox at home so i can watch my home tv and dvr.