is this digitvbar all it cracked up to be.? only 19.99

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  1. Tarntyke

    Tarntyke Well-Known Member

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    #1 Tarntyke, Apr 23, 2008
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    #2 EastStander, Apr 23, 2008
    "No need for specialist equipment"
    "No internet connection required"


    So what exactly are they supplying?!
     
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    #3 Tarntyke, Apr 23, 2008
    Its USB adapter thingy.

    (dunno)
     
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    #4 EastStander, Apr 23, 2008
    So that would come under the term

    "specialist equipment" wouldn't it?
     
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    #5 Tarntyke, Apr 23, 2008
    RE: So that would come under the term

    I dunt know,, a wireless mouse is specialist equiptment to me.
     
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    #6 Revvie P, Apr 23, 2008
    Dubious

    It appears to be nothing more than a USB freeview receiver. The site is carefully worded so as not to explicitly state that any Sky channels are available other than News, Sports News etc that are on Freeview anyway.

    The price of £20 is about the going rate so it isn't a bargain, and I am skeptical about buying from a retailer clearly intent on misleading you into thinking this is Sky for free.

    Furthermore, these things come with a crappy plastic antenna and unless your Freeview reception is exceptionally strong, you'll need to connect it to an external antenna to receive any channels anyway.
     
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    #7 EastStander, Apr 23, 2008
    RE: So that would come under the term

    It looks as though it's just a TV card that allows you to get the digital Freeview channels, those are common enough.....it's the bit about the Sky channels that is vague, and I'm suspecting involves just supplying links to illegal websites.

    If it seems too good to be true, then it probably is.
     
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    #8 Tarntyke, Apr 23, 2008
    Thanks Revvie.. you've confirmed my suspicions, just that

    didn't want to be missing out of a bargain
     
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