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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
"Metspitzer" wrote in message
... One end is for a computer and the other end is for cable or antenna. Neither of which should be for "on the go" You might not need an antenna or just a small one if the signal is strong enough. Before the analog cutoff I used to get a couple of stations with just rabbit ears. |
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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
In article , Metspitzer wrote:
On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:23:35 +0000 (UTC), david wrote: On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:19:17 -0400, Metspitzer rearranged some electrons to say: On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 11:15:39 -0500, "David Harper" wrote: "Rick" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: wrote in message ... I would think if someone was on the road all the time a USB type Internet would be cool. It may even be enough entertainment. They make USB ATSC tuners. DO they make USB QAM tuners? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx? Item=N82E16815260023&cm_re=USB_QAM_tuners-_-15-260-023-_-Product It would be useless for "on the go" Why? Seems pretty compact to me. One end is for a computer and the other end is for cable or antenna. Neither of which should be for "on the go" It comes with a little antenna. look at the pictures on newegg |
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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:03:29 -0400, Metspitzer rearranged some electrons
to say: On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:23:35 +0000 (UTC), david wrote: On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:19:17 -0400, Metspitzer rearranged some electrons to say: On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 11:15:39 -0500, "David Harper" wrote: "Rick" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: wrote in message ... I would think if someone was on the road all the time a USB type Internet would be cool. It may even be enough entertainment. They make USB ATSC tuners. DO they make USB QAM tuners? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx? Item=N82E16815260023&cm_re=USB_QAM_tuners-_-15-260-023-_-Product It would be useless for "on the go" Why? Seems pretty compact to me. One end is for a computer and the other end is for cable or antenna. Neither of which should be for "on the go" I'm wondering how you think you're going to receive any TV signals without a connection to a signal source (whether it's an antenna, or cable). |
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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
In article , david wrote:
On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:03:29 -0400, Metspitzer rearranged some electrons to say: On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:23:35 +0000 (UTC), david wrote: On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:19:17 -0400, Metspitzer rearranged some electrons to say: On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 11:15:39 -0500, "David Harper" wrote: "Rick" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: wrote in message ... I would think if someone was on the road all the time a USB type Internet would be cool. It may even be enough entertainment. They make USB ATSC tuners. DO they make USB QAM tuners? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx? Item=N82E16815260023&cm_re=USB_QAM_tuners-_-15-260-023-_-Product It would be useless for "on the go" Why? Seems pretty compact to me. One end is for a computer and the other end is for cable or antenna. Neither of which should be for "on the go" I'm wondering how you think you're going to receive any TV signals without a connection to a signal source (whether it's an antenna, or cable). It comes with an antenna. |
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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:51:18 +0000, GMAN rearranged some electrons to say:
In article , david wrote: On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:03:29 -0400, Metspitzer rearranged some electrons to say: On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:23:35 +0000 (UTC), david wrote: On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:19:17 -0400, Metspitzer rearranged some electrons to say: On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 11:15:39 -0500, "David Harper" wrote: "Rick" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: wrote in message ... I would think if someone was on the road all the time a USB type Internet would be cool. It may even be enough entertainment. They make USB ATSC tuners. DO they make USB QAM tuners? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx? Item=N82E16815260023&cm_re=USB_QAM_tuners-_-15-260-023-_-Product It would be useless for "on the go" Why? Seems pretty compact to me. One end is for a computer and the other end is for cable or antenna. Neither of which should be for "on the go" I'm wondering how you think you're going to receive any TV signals without a connection to a signal source (whether it's an antenna, or cable). It comes with an antenna. I saw that, but I'm not sure what the OP was thinking when he said that an antenna was useless for "on the go". Perhaps he doesn't know that the frequencies of TV stations are low enough that a built-in antenna wouldn't be very practical (the device would have to be very large). Or that the market for such a device would be small especially if someone *wanted* to connect their cable service to it, and couldn't. |
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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:26:52 +0000 (UTC), david
wrote: On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:51:18 +0000, GMAN rearranged some electrons to say: In article , david wrote: On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:03:29 -0400, Metspitzer rearranged some electrons to say: On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:23:35 +0000 (UTC), david wrote: On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:19:17 -0400, Metspitzer rearranged some electrons to say: On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 11:15:39 -0500, "David Harper" wrote: "Rick" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: wrote in message ... I would think if someone was on the road all the time a USB type Internet would be cool. It may even be enough entertainment. They make USB ATSC tuners. DO they make USB QAM tuners? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx? Item=N82E16815260023&cm_re=USB_QAM_tuners-_-15-260-023-_-Product It would be useless for "on the go" Why? Seems pretty compact to me. One end is for a computer and the other end is for cable or antenna. Neither of which should be for "on the go" I'm wondering how you think you're going to receive any TV signals without a connection to a signal source (whether it's an antenna, or cable). It comes with an antenna. I saw that, but I'm not sure what the OP was thinking when he said that an antenna was useless for "on the go". Perhaps he doesn't know that the frequencies of TV stations are low enough that a built-in antenna wouldn't be very practical (the device would have to be very large). Or that the market for such a device would be small especially if someone *wanted* to connect their cable service to it, and couldn't. My question was prompted from a friend who has just finished semi-truck training and is now driving a semi. That is what I meant by "on the go" I should have made that more clear from the start. If I were on the road, I would want a laptop and be able to tune in to local stations or just thinking out loud what the best way to get "on the go" entertainment. I have never looked into those USB port Internet options, but was just thinking out loud how to get the most mileage from them. I have found out since I asked this question that those USB Internet services are not unlimited access. It would suck to have to pay by the byte for Internet I would guess. Local TV would not be worth it if it was pay as you go. |
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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:04:03 -0400, Metspitzer wrote:
My question was prompted from a friend who has just finished semi-truck training and is now driving a semi. That is what I meant by "on the go" I should have made that more clear from the start. His best bet is probably going to be a dvd player. As for content, he can buy it, or record it at home and burn to dvd before leaving out on his trips. -- Want the ultimate in free OTA SD/HDTV Recorder? http://mythtv.org |
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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:53:23 +0000 (UTC), Wes Newell
wrote: On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:04:03 -0400, Metspitzer wrote: My question was prompted from a friend who has just finished semi-truck training and is now driving a semi. That is what I meant by "on the go" I should have made that more clear from the start. His best bet is probably going to be a dvd player. As for content, he can buy it, or record it at home and burn to dvd before leaving out on his trips. His best bet is going to be a laptop as it doubles as a DVD player, but DVDs will be a cheap solution. He said at first that wifi was included at truck stops if you buy gas, but he has found out that it is 5$ a day to get Internet at a truck stop. |
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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:04:03 -0400, Metspitzer rearranged some electrons
to say: On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:26:52 +0000 (UTC), david wrote: On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:51:18 +0000, GMAN rearranged some electrons to say: In article , david wrote: On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:03:29 -0400, Metspitzer rearranged some electrons to say: On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:23:35 +0000 (UTC), david wrote: On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:19:17 -0400, Metspitzer rearranged some electrons to say: On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 11:15:39 -0500, "David Harper" wrote: "Rick" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: wrote in message ... I would think if someone was on the road all the time a USB type Internet would be cool. It may even be enough entertainment. They make USB ATSC tuners. DO they make USB QAM tuners? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx? Item=N82E16815260023&cm_re=USB_QAM_tuners-_-15-260-023-_-Product It would be useless for "on the go" Why? Seems pretty compact to me. One end is for a computer and the other end is for cable or antenna. Neither of which should be for "on the go" I'm wondering how you think you're going to receive any TV signals without a connection to a signal source (whether it's an antenna, or cable). It comes with an antenna. I saw that, but I'm not sure what the OP was thinking when he said that an antenna was useless for "on the go". Perhaps he doesn't know that the frequencies of TV stations are low enough that a built-in antenna wouldn't be very practical (the device would have to be very large). Or that the market for such a device would be small especially if someone *wanted* to connect their cable service to it, and couldn't. My question was prompted from a friend who has just finished semi-truck training and is now driving a semi. That is what I meant by "on the go" I should have made that more clear from the start. If I were on the road, I would want a laptop and be able to tune in to local stations or just thinking out loud what the best way to get "on the go" entertainment. I have never looked into those USB port Internet options, but was just thinking out loud how to get the most mileage from them. I have found out since I asked this question that those USB Internet services are not unlimited access. It would suck to have to pay by the byte for Internet I would guess. Local TV would not be worth it if it was pay as you go. What are you talking about? Why would you have to pay for local TV that comes over the air free? I think you're confusing a TV receiver with a WiFi adapter. They aren't the same. |
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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
Metspitzer wrote:
I would think if someone was on the road all the time a USB type Internet would be cool. It may even be enough entertainment. It would be nice if local TV stations would offer their stations to the Internet so someone on the road could get local news and shows straight from the laptop. Why bother? U use SlingBox to put your tv receiver on the internet. If you're on the road, use WIFI to pick up the internet... Local TV stations broadcast over the air for free, I wonder what extra costs would be involved in broadcasting over the Internet. After all, the goal is to reach as many people as you can to try to sell them as much useless junk as you can. Lack of feedback (data) on viewership makes it hard for the stations to sell to the advertizers. |
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