rabbittTV

[Bumpyroad]

There is an ongoing thread about receiving radio signals with a computer and I noticed a rabbittTV USB jobby at walmart. anybody have any information on them, what they receive, do they work, etc.?
thanks,
bumpy

[Bumpyroad]

well it didn't jump out of my shopping cart this morning. seems to be a fairly nice way to navigate this stuff. I tried moving it between computers but evidently didn't log out of the old one so it stopped me.
bumpy

[Bumpyroad]

I'll check it out again, but usually they sneak those pre checked boxes in asking for all that stuff, this time there was no option. perhaps if I find another access?

had a rabbit in my shopping cart this morning, then put it back? 🙂
bumpy

[wa8yxm]

It did not insist on making itself my home page when I downloaded it last week, I do recall though that like most everything it wanted to do a bunch of stuff I had to decline.. that may have been one of them.

[Bumpyroad]

wa8yxm wrote:
Rabbit is a bit misleading.. You do not receive genuine television, you get internet videos,, Try www.getmiro.com and save the cost.

NOTE: Video really eats bandwidth and drive space..

well I went to getmiro and during the download it insisted on making it my home page, etc. so backed out. usually these downloads have a box you have to click off to avoid that but this one didn't.

just discovered that my desk top has filmfunTV which supposedly also has live TV?
bumpy

[Bumpyroad]

loggenrock wrote:
Hey Bumpy - mine's the AVer TV Hybrid Volar Max - had it since '09, but it was maybe $80 then. Yes, it needs either antenna or cable TV input to work - simply makes your 'puter a "regular" TV. Worked much better than my analog TV and converter box. Have since upgraded TV in the van, so haven't used it much in the last year or 2, I guess. ST

thanks, I think I want the wifi type version for my use. unless I can get one to pick up my dish signals
bumpy

[loggenrock]

Hey Bumpy - mine's the AVer TV Hybrid Volar Max - had it since '09, but it was maybe $80 then. Yes, it needs either antenna or cable TV input to work - simply makes your 'puter a "regular" TV. Worked much better than my analog TV and converter box. Have since upgraded TV in the van, so haven't used it much in the last year or 2, I guess. ST

[wa8yxm]

Rabbit is a bit misleading.. You do not receive genuine television, you get internet videos,, Try www.getmiro.com and save the cost.

NOTE: Video really eats bandwidth and drive space..

[1775]

Bumpyroad wrote:

loggenrock wrote:
Check out AverMedia's USB "tuner". Doesn't use internet, just makes your computer a TV/radio tuner. Here it is on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/AVERMEDIA-H837-AVerTV-Volar-Hybrid/dp/B006PU81QE/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1371093261&sr=8-10&keywords=avermedia (sorry, no "clicky"...). Works pretty well. I haven't set it up to be a recorder, but it is one of the features. ST

thanks, may use my $50 amazon certificate for one of those but there are three of them for $49.00???? any suggestions as to which is preferable and why? and this is preferable to rabbittTV?
but if that is just a tuner that doesn't use the internet, is it limited to OTA reception which would be limited?
thanks,
bumpy

Its a tuner. It gets over the air broadcasts (with an antenna needed) or cable if connected.

Interesting side note - Rabbit TV requires a subscription of $10 a year after the first year. ->

https://www.rabbittv.com/faq.jsp

[Bumpyroad]

loggenrock wrote:
Check out AverMedia's USB "tuner". Doesn't use internet, just makes your computer a TV/radio tuner. Here it is on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/AVERMEDIA-H837-AVerTV-Volar-Hybrid/dp/B006PU81QE/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1371093261&sr=8-10&keywords=avermedia (sorry, no "clicky"...). Works pretty well. I haven't set it up to be a recorder, but it is one of the features. ST

thanks, may use my $50 amazon certificate for one of those but there are three of them for $49.00???? any suggestions as to which is preferable and why? and this is preferable to rabbittTV?
but if that is just a tuner that doesn't use the internet, is it limited to OTA reception which would be limited?
thanks,
bumpy

[loggenrock]

Check out AverMedia's USB "tuner". Doesn't use internet, just makes your computer a TV/radio tuner. Here it is on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/AVERMEDIA-H837-AVerTV-Volar-Hybrid/dp/B006PU81QE/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1371093261&sr=8-10&keywords=avermedia (sorry, no "clicky"...). Works pretty well. I haven't set it up to be a recorder, but it is one of the features. ST

[MrWizard]

i use netflix, amazon instant video, and Free Hulu ( free hulu does have commercials, but less 'minutes' per hour than broadcast TV ), 42 minute show plus about 6 minutes of ads VS 18 minutes live broadcast

Hulu carries most broadcast TV series,

so you can catch that episode you missed 'last week'

[Bumpyroad]

but folks here seem to think that this may organize stuff a little better without having to surf the net.??? I do have netflix for most movies however.
well I googled wwitv and got a long list of religious broadcasts.

bumpy

[1775]

There are a number of websites that do exactly what the RabbitTV usb plug does and provide the same channels. Save your $10 and Google internet TV and you will get exactly the same links that you would be paying for. Don't expect any of the main broadcast channels - none have a live feed other than perhaps news - but you can get streaming video from several of them of their archives. Most of what comes on "free internet TV" are foreign broadcasts and a lot of soccer games. There are a few US channels with very, very old movies. No matter what you need a strong wifi signal or a hardwired internet connection. You can do much better with a good digital antenna and get free current TV.

[Bumpyroad]

docnascar wrote:
I don't have this, but it seems like you need an internet connection. It basically creates a list of available internet sites to stream video from.

You can access everything yourself with a computer, but this seems to just help get videos or whatever from a single organized sourced without surfing all over the web.


Lost of reviews on Amazon about it.
http://www.amazon.com/Telebrands-Rabbit-TV/product-reviews/B00AWC51DW

I thought about it to, but my internet on my phone always seems to******out when I go camping. I should be kayaking or fishing anyway. 🙂

thanks, I think I will spring for $10. I was amused by some of the naysayers, they wanted free HBO and the Playboy channel. :s

bumpy