UPDATE: Some people have reported the updated PadTV app used by the MyGica TV tuner dongle for android phones doesn't have sound. If this happened to you, uninstall the app, download the APK file below directly onto your phone, install it, and that should solve the problem. MAKE SURE TO DISABLE AUTO UPDATE OF THIS APP AFTER IT'S INSTALLED. mega.nz/file/1DViWbqB#q5IX0yc7WSagf-uqer7yuGhp7ADsiQa11uN_l6Enptk

@NEILEAS

3 жыл бұрын

That would be cool on airplanes. It sucks that Apple doesn’t want it on iPhone

@tkvideographyphotography899

3 жыл бұрын

@@NEILEAS You actually wouldn't get any signal on an airplane. The current ATSC 1.0 standard can only be picked up in a fixed location and not while in motion.

@pancudowny

3 жыл бұрын

Uh, Tyler... you only linked to the USB-C version. I can't seem to find a link to the micro-USB version, so so could you help us out a bit here? :\

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

@@pancudowny it's on the same Amazon link as the USB-C. Click product variation in the middle under the price tag and select microusb

@davidbono9829

3 жыл бұрын

Can I add a second antenna to my system ? One amplified one not

1.25 speed lads, thank me later !

@AR7271

3 жыл бұрын

Rude.

@EyezIkp

3 жыл бұрын

@@AR7271 No... Helpful to most UK/US watchers who tend to speak faster. The fact that we're watching the video says enough good.

@gacherumburu9958

3 жыл бұрын

2x

@EyezIkp

3 жыл бұрын

@@gacherumburu9958 😭😂

@jamesgroff4962

3 жыл бұрын

1.5 speed works well for me. But it may depend on where you live. People in Northeastern US cities speak pretty fast so that works for me.

Props for reposting this tuner review. I would have never noticed it the way it was originally titled among your older reviews.

This is right up my street thanks so much for sharing I've been messing about with analog signals as an expatriate in Canada from the UK... it's quite fun... I can now geek out of my cottage where there is zero internet connectivity but tons of TV signal.

What a great idea Tyler, thank you for the heads up. It's a wonderful age to be living in. Great video for those who want to try out OTA TV before going full body immersion with a home OTA TV setup. Thanks.

Who didn't want a Sony Watchman when they came out. Essentially the same thing on a device that does even more. Cool!

@illkid86

2 жыл бұрын

Shiiiit I want a watchman now

Thanks Tyler, I missed that video and now I have local TV anywhere I want. 👍

Thank you. This is exactly what I've been looking for.

Fantastic. I'm thinking about buying this just to position and point my antenna. $25 is a lot cheaper than a signal meter. This would be a lot easier to carry and smaller than my current set-up (laptop with usb tuner). I could also use it to help friends and family with their antennas.

I haven't watched TV for about 3 years now except for weather radar; haven't mist it at all.

@uttcftptid4481

3 жыл бұрын

Even when the weather gets missed-y?

@mavericklewis4392

3 жыл бұрын

Missed

@kurtwolter3984

3 жыл бұрын

And now you live on the internet. Yay

@MeaHeaR

3 жыл бұрын

Mist itt Coz ov the Missed ¡¡¡¡

This just got me thinking that I bet I could use something similar on my MiBox as it's just Android. And a short google later, looks like this will be doable. One less remote I'll need if i can get this working. Thanks for planting the idea!

If they had a version of this with a USB passthrough function that allowed you to charge your phone while the adapter is plugged in, that would be really nice.

@ernestbailey6617

3 жыл бұрын

If your phone can wireless charge you got no problem .. charging while watching

@mpatrickthomas

Жыл бұрын

Very good point

@red2965

2 ай бұрын

If the cat hadn't stopped to take a... it might have caught the mouse! Every Android I've ever had didn't have that feature now. The iPhones are a different story

@marcoparada6652

Ай бұрын

This is the crappiest gimmick Ive seen.

Thanks! I didn't know that I needed this until I I saw it.

An HD HomeRun is a pretty good option for around the house. It's a network-attached tuner. You can leave it plugged in all the time and connect clients over your LAN (WiFI) to it whenever you want. No need for USB-C or lightning or awkward portable antennas. You can also stream from it to a hard drive and use it as a DVR.

Android phones made for the South Korean market have digital antenna hardware built-in and they use wired headphones for the antenna. My old Samsung Galaxy 2 actually had a mini antenna that would pull out of the corner. It was nice to be able to watch tv or listen to radio on the buses (and now all the buses and subways have free mobile WiFi for passengers.) 🇰🇷 👍

@ArtieRaccoonReviews

Ай бұрын

Also South Korea happens to use the same ATSC standard the US has!

Thanks for this video. I just ordered this for my android phone. I had enough points on amazon and the total was 0 dollars. Anxious to try this out!

Appreciated the info. Will definitely look into it. Would come in handy for local ex and news if power out.

@Is_this_4_reelOU812

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget, you can still be entertained with O.T.A. TV if your internet connection gets cut.

Watching your vid now....very interesting....good info...and super download attachments....thanks Tyler🔝👍

Love that intro ..Tells everything about channel

Great information thanks we all appreciate your great information shared

Bought this for my Lenovo M8 FHD, which has Android 10. The TV aspect works great, so will be useful in power out emergencies. The record aspect does not work however. I also tried it on my older Nexus 7 with Android 6.0.1, on that it works fine for both the TV and the record function, so I'm guessing the lack of ability to record on the Lenovo is an Android 10 issue. Pretty cool even if the record doesn't work. Glad I saw this on your channel. Thanks

Great Info Tyler! Lucky for me, (my personal phone is an Apple IPhone) my work phone is a droid- so I will def be trying this out as this is new useful info to me. And thanks for providing the links, I will be purchasing.

If I didn't already get my antenna through the Tablo app, I would jump all over this... Those are cool.

@Anothertominohio

3 жыл бұрын

I have Tablo, too...and coincidentally at this very moment I have no electricity due to a power outage so Tablo isn't functioning. I'm using my phone as a hotspot and a battery powered laptop to watch this video. Now is when this little gadget would come in handy.

@caseyhartman7094

3 жыл бұрын

I have a HDHomeRun and I can watch TV on my phone as well.

@chefchutardo5215

3 жыл бұрын

I bought the Tablo after watching Tyler's review. We love that thing. I paid the lifetime subscription for the 2 week programing and monthly commercial skip. It changed our t.v experience. No more fucking commercials

@frankferman8994

3 жыл бұрын

@@caseyhartman7094 but that requires AC and internet as where this is totally independent and portable like a portable TV for emergencies.

I have this TV tuner adapter and works great. It can pickup more channels than the TV connected on the same coax outlet.

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, mine did the same thing. The tuner is very sensitive. The limitation is the small included antenna.

@JT-lq4yd

3 жыл бұрын

@@AntennaMan It is good that the tuner is very sensitive so that you can pick up stations with the small antenna. At the same time, I am disappointed with the TV's tuner as I would expect it to be better. Oh well. Thanks for reviewing and recommending quality components for OTA TV.

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY

Жыл бұрын

@@JT-lq4yd I had multiple TV tuner adapters from MyGica: DVB-T2, ISDB-T and ATSC. DTMB for China and Hong Kong has not been sold online as of now on Aliexpress, but still waiting for ATSC 3.0 from MyGica. Still have A681 that scans North American Clear QAM Digital Cable TV.

Thanks for the link to the coax adapter. I would have never known I was looking for an "MCX" .

This will finally make it possible for me to complete a life-long goal, TV in the bathroom!!

@ratmadness4858

3 жыл бұрын

will it work on an Android tablet?

@jonathanmckey3020

3 жыл бұрын

Do What LTT Did In His Bathtub.

@bbeen40

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanmckey3020 I have no idea what that means.

@jonathanmckey3020

3 жыл бұрын

@@bbeen40 Linus Tech Tips Made A Video About How He Installed A TV In His Bathtub With A Gaming Rig. So If You Installed A TV In Your Bathtub, That Would Mean Doing What LTT Did.

@bbeen40

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanmckey3020 Makes sense, thanks for the clarification.

As an iPhone user, I am envious of this gadget. Thank you for the information Tyler.

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

Come to the light side.... we have cookies and tv tuners

@Peersoncasteell

3 жыл бұрын

Same but I had to use my iPhone because it has a screen reader

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY

2 жыл бұрын

Also have MyGica WiTV (ISDB-T and DVB-T).

Great call antenna man! Works great got mine with "c" and extension c to c adapter because of the phone case you can get it short cable extension but went with adapter. Inside a building is iffy 50/50%. In a car 🚗 90% at my b.k. 100% Great buy! Will recommend. Thank you again A.M.🇺🇲🎯👍

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. I have one of those extension adapters.

@bruno4348

Жыл бұрын

@@AntennaMan Hi Tyler, What specification we need to look for when selecting the correct c to c extension adapter for this tv tuner ? I bought one that did not work.

This is cool i actually bought it watching this channel.

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

It's a cool gadget isn't it?

@johnchiluiza2841

3 жыл бұрын

Yes very cool and not expensive at all

I bought this thing and I really am impressed with it. I've actually used it in my bedroom at night. I haven't walked around with it. But I have both antennas. And right now I've got the big antenna with a long cord that I use period I'll have to try the other one. But it really works well in the Chicago area. So I plan on using it the next time I ride the bus . That'll be interesting to see watching TV on a moving vehicle.

@bigkahuna2084

3 жыл бұрын

I thought others said ATSC does NOT work, if you are moving? Maybe for a couple seconds at each STOP? 😅

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY

Жыл бұрын

@@bigkahuna2084 DVB-T has bit of glitch while you’re moving, but ISDB-T and DVB-T2 are the best and worked if you’re moving.

This guys awesome!!

2nd time watching. Thanks again.

Dammit, you got me hooked! 😀

I love this!

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't it cool?

That's a great option. I think they make a DVB-T version for Europe as well. One can adapt either a VHF or UHF gain antenna for digital broadcasts, the joys of digital, either your in or out of luck. Analogue was a bit more forgiving in the fringes. At least that's how it works with 2-way radios.

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY

3 жыл бұрын

DVB-T2 for Europe. NTSC countries like Bermuda, and Taiwan uses DVB-T that uses 6 MHz bandwidth, PAL/SECAM countries like Europe uses 7 and 8 MHz bandwidth..

I bought a $70 dollar tuner card for my computer and cant believe how awesome it runs because I had done that about 15 years ago and it lagged and lagged. and boy has technology changed. lol. it barely uses any cpu usage or ram. and it can run picture in picture. And I tested it against a tv in the next room. and its 100% live tv. WORTH every penny!

I have this! (works on my tablet too) I also have a TV tuner card on my PC. I also have SDRs (software defined radio) for Android and PC, So yeah OTA everywhere! Luckily, I'm in a "signal rich" area.

I thought this product looked familiar... It really does look fantastic. (Still haven't gotten mine purchased, but I will.)

@GeneSavage

3 жыл бұрын

CORRECTION: I just purchased it. :-)

This dates me but I had a handheld TV when I was a kid. This reminds me of that but with a much better (larger even) screen. LOL

@piyber4

3 жыл бұрын

I loved my Sony Watchman.

@louf7178

3 жыл бұрын

I still have a R/S handheld TV/radio tied to a workbench pegboard. I bought it during 9/11 for at work. It seems a shame that the TV part is obsolete.

@richardjohnson9869

3 жыл бұрын

Just another reason not to leave the shitter

@lb3406

3 жыл бұрын

I remember when they made TVs that were really am radios. Then came Sony walkmans which I never owned. I had a 12 inch Admiral that had Compactron tubes in it. The set was always on except the picture tube. When you turned on to watch the picture tube lit up instantly. Also the sound came on also. Someone told me to remove a diode then you can completely turn off the set. Well the only close thing to a small set was my DVD player I bought at BB. It had a seven inch screen. Now they make a small monitor that does all inputs: composite, HDMI, VGA , BNC and USB even with stereo sound. Eight inch color screen with HD quality. Perfect for my car so I can use a laptop computer for my GPS using Microsoft maps with GPS antenna. Much better than a Garman or Tom Tom GPS real maps. Then it won't tie up my cell phone for calls. I can use the HDMI inputs for a tv tuner and the VGA for my laptop. I know this dongle is much smaller but my.phone would be tied up for tv.

This is way better than when I was a kid and had to use a coat hanger as an antenna on my TV

Groovy video. Thanks.

Hey Tyler, in your knowledge what's the best latest tv tuner for PC? I want something that I can watch in PIP while working on my laptop or desktop.

Thanks! I got to try this out!

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

It's a cool adapter

finally , great idea !!!

I bought one a couple of weeks ago based on your older review video. The software is definitely the worst part about it. Second biggest complaint is that it wouldn't plug in fully with the case on my phone so I spent another 5 bucks for a little extension adapter. For the price I would still recommend it as a fun gadget to play with or the emergency/camping situations.

I have something similar. It turned my phone into a real battery hog. Like it anyway. Nice to have when you know you will have a long wait.

I like the idea, but the HD Homerun for network access to an antenna is the bomb.

My first smart phone made by Motorola had a TV tuner built in. It even had a external antenna connection hidden under a removable cover.

@nonamelegend_vapor

3 жыл бұрын

I remember having a similar phone in 2010 that had an extendable antenna and mobile ATSC tuner. I felt like such a badass watching live Price Is Right on my phone

@monkeywkeys3916

3 жыл бұрын

The best

@kevinmccool3719

3 жыл бұрын

They could easily have this in current phones but naturally they don't anymore. They are all full of b.s. apps and other crap nobody uses.

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY

3 жыл бұрын

@@nonamelegend_vapor ATSC are’t great for use on moving vehicle.

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinmccool3719 Phones sold in 2010s have analog TV tuner for cellphones like Fake iPhone, BLU, etc. Analog TV tuner PAL SECAM NTSC Worldwide analog tuners: Philippines, Japan (NTSC-M), Brazil (PAL-M), Argentina (PAL-N), France (SECAM-L), Russia (SECAM-D/K), Iran (SECAM-B/G), Hong Kong, Ireland (PAL-I), Vietnam, China, Czech Republic (PAL-D/K). FM tuner doesn’t expand down to 76 MHz (87.5 - 108 Mhz), MP3 player, Video player (3GP file only), photo viewer, dual sim (2G 3G).

This little tuner comes in handy

What a time to be alive!

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

I used to own an android phone with a BUILT IN ANALOG TV TUNER. It had an antenna that came out too. I used it from 2011-2013 until the low powered analog tv station in my area shutdown.

You are great 😄

Neat item.... maybe I'll grab it..

Love it and your great style! You are helping so many people and moi, a senior. Very unique and talented. 5 stars!

I hope to see a ATSC 3.0 Phone Android-capable antenna released soon.

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

I sure hope so!

@thesmashtvnetwork

3 жыл бұрын

you can use it on the pine phone in linux

@radioraffa

3 жыл бұрын

@@dillonbradburry8240 Digital TV does not work while moving in a car. That was a benefit of the old Analog. But in a parking lot or a the beach it would be good.

@radioraffa

3 жыл бұрын

@@dillonbradburry8240 OK then it should work as long as you not in the middle of nowhere :)

@friesareyummy

3 жыл бұрын

@@radioraffa 3.0 stations can be picked up well with small antennas from a long distance away while driving. I assume that phones would work with 3.0 and it's capabilities as well.

Some people (especially older people) are not into Internet & social media tend to spend more time in front of the TV. Some younger folks prefer to watch whatever content available online. Getting a good reception indoor can be tricky. Even if you're within 20mi from a broadcast tower, you still want your antenna to be near a window facing the tower to maximize reception. In a high-rise with concrete all around, positioning an antenna near a window is even more critical.

I think I'm going to get one of these but would like the telescopic antenna like you have, vs the loop antenna on Amazon. Where did you get the telescopic version?

excellent info! how can i transfer the tv station from my phone to my tv? thanks

You should def cover HD Homerun if you haven’t already. it’s missing link between antenna and steaming TV and also has a smartphone app!

those adorable little rabbit ears!

I need this for my projector 📽

I get tired of UK content creators and discussion forum commentators who state that handheld TV is impossible in the digital age because you can only receive TV via an external rooftop aerial. I have the DVB-T2 MyGica dongle (only Micro-USB available so I have to use adaptors to connect it to the USB-C devices I have) so what I did as a response to these claims is get a cable, make a dipole antenna out of it using two bits of kitchen foil, oriented it horizontally (what people tend to get wrong is that they put the antenna vertical which won't work for the main high power transmitters) and it worked! Picked up everything including the low powered HD multiplex, bearing in mind I am 35 miles away from the transmitter as the crow flies. Even managed to pick up that low powered multiplex using a different Labgear indoor antenna in the middle of town surrounded by apartments and buildings.

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY

3 жыл бұрын

If you’re planning to visit to Bermuda or Taiwan, you can bring DVB-T2 MyGica dongle with you, just select Taiwan, Myanmar or Colombia as country for use on Bermuda, it will scan DVB-T DTV channels on that area.

Hey! You got your hairs trimmed 👍

Ill need to hook my normal antenna with the adapter you mentioned since im 100 miles from city. Want to watch Olympics outside on my phone. Maybe I'll sign up for that free month from yt to watch. Thanks. I'll order one of those adapters.

Man. Im 2 years too late! Lol. Great info! Your right about Apple! They need to take hike! I kept an old Android phone with me because it has FM Radio and all you need is headphones and a headphone jack! iPhone users better pay attention, we just had a ice storm here and the lights and cable went out. Some cell towers were down too here as well. I still have my Clear stream TV equipment, so I was able to still watch TV and weather too. Android is so much cooler and save yo life of boredom.

Hey Tyler --- how do you respond to those reviews on Amazon, who say that once the stations are tuned in, they don't identify as the channel we're accustomed to looking at? IE; someone said it assigns the channel numbers in the order it scans them in. Does that make sense??

@hilgam

3 жыл бұрын

That used to be very much an issue but it seems like they have fixed that in recent app updates. Now in the channel guide you get the 8-1, 8-2, 8-3 type of channel designation.

@Lightsngear

3 жыл бұрын

@@hilgam Good to know! Thanks.

Nice.

I signed up. 👍

I guess this is a good add-on to replicate that terrestrial TV tuner seen in phones from Japan and some South American countries that also use the ISDB-T standard.

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY

3 жыл бұрын

Also in the Philippines uses ISDB-T. ISDB-T in PAL countries like Sri Lanka and Maldives, they only use 8 MHz bandwidth. ISDB-T receiver from South America/Philippines/Japan, that uses 6 MHz bandwidth can’t receive ISDB-T channels in Maldives and Sri Lanka.

So nice

Saw your earlier review of this product and jumped on board. Was wondering if there was a way of gaining better reception and after seeing this video I see there is. I'd like the link to the antenna you have connected to the device in this video. It has an antenna on it. In your opinion does it give better reception strength than the original connector that comes with the unit? Thanks!

@AntennaMan

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the antenna in the video came with another ATSC dongle that has been discontinued.

@AntennaMan

2 жыл бұрын

I actually found it. It was this model: www.amazon.ca/ANOTEK-External-Android-Devices-Windows/dp/B073WQ5M35

@tooshort4892

2 жыл бұрын

@@AntennaMan Thank you!

That seams to be a thing in south Korea. Several years ago I worked as an app developer for a company in Berlin. We developed an app to be released in south Korea and we had phones from that market for testing. One of these Android phones (I think it was from LG) had a built in TV tuner. We always made fun of that thing. A phone with a pull out telescopic antenna that made you look like some weird 'phone home alien'. There was a preinstalled TV app. I would have loved to see that thing in action. Sadly it wasn't compatible with the digital TV system in Germany, so we couldn't pick up anything. It didn't support the local 2g/3g/4g frequencies either - only Wifi for us.

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY

2 жыл бұрын

North Korea uses DVB-T2 like Russia. Unlike China (and it’s SAR) uses DTMB.

Didn't necessarily know there was one for android, elgato used to back when they had EYETV had one for the US market. I also think HDhomeRun had a Wi-Fi version. Got one of their USB TV tuner's one of the few with FM radio, I like to take it around with my laptop when I go places. Used it once I was sitting in a train station in Chicago waiting for a train an hour early still haven't quite figured out the train system. Found out my bowtie antenna stuck nicely to the magnets in the lid of my laptop. Only downside to using a phone you drain the battery in your communication device, much better to use a tablet.

Hi. I followed your recommendations for an outdoor antenna system in Strafford New Hampshire. It all works great but when it started raining some stations went out. Also there is a Fox station I don't get. The question is can I use this phone tuner to see the signal strength while I'm on the roof so I can slowly turn it to get the highest signal strength? Like a signal meter the kind I used to have on my old TiVo. I'm aiming it at Boston but I want to tweak the antenna for the absolute best position.

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Phillip, this tuner doesn't have any kind of signal meter. While it will show you if there's pixeling or not it won't give you an indication on how strong or weak the signal is. This TV tuner below has a signal indicator if you go to the menu and select channel setup: amzn.to/31HXMMA

@pwaldron37

3 жыл бұрын

Cool thanks!

Would you happen to have a link to the antenna you had connect to your phone throughout the video (the just alone antenna) ?

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

It came with the one ATSC tuner. The one I reviewed comes with a wire antenna

Nice

Does the software have a decent signal meter in it? My thought is I could use this when pointing my home antenna.

Interesting device, unfortunately I'm using an iPhone. I have a question about RG6 Quad Shield Coax. There are copper coated steel center conductors and RG6 coax cables with solid copper center conductors that people swear by. Is there really a difference? I'm using a Channel Master copper coated steel center conductor and signals are just fine.

@ghz24

3 жыл бұрын

At TV frequencies only the surface of the conductor is actually carrying the signal ( see skin effect). So the copper coating is virtually the same as solid but, the preamp may suffer from voltage drop if steel core wire is used. If no preamp then I'm pretty sure shouldn't matter. Having said that I'm using steel core coax and a ( cheap) preamp with no issues at 50 feet of coax.

Can you do a Y splitter? So you can charge and use the tv adapter.

@angeleocorrodead

3 жыл бұрын

I'm curious about that too.

Awesome video. Do you have any issues then mirroring it to a TV?

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried. If you have a big screen TV you might as well use the internal tuner instead of mirroring your phone.

@rhuynh

3 жыл бұрын

@@AntennaMan that's a good point except what I mean is 2 things. One the crappy leaf antenna that goes to my TV works only so good and as you mentioned this is easier to move around to get the signal. And second if you are not home then you can cast to a TV for a bigger screen

@jerrybandy3827

3 жыл бұрын

@@AntennaMan I know some "TVs" don't even have a tuner built-in. But if it supports Google casting or Miracast, I could see it being useful.

When you record the shows on the smartphone, can you transfer them over your PC for storage?

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

My cheap ass phone has an FM radio tuner. I wish TV came standard too. Thanks. I had no idea this existed.

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY

3 жыл бұрын

IF PHONE OR TABLET DOESN’T HAVE FM TUNER, YOU CAN PURCHASE RTL-SDR DONGLE I TO YOUR ANDROID DEVICES AND ALSO ON YOUR CHROMEBOOK.

For iPhone there always Hauppauge Cordcutter TV just put in reset mode that way it kick self into HOC mode then iPhone will see it or another option is portable/mini wifi router and nice size battery bank to run both

@jeromewysocki8809

3 жыл бұрын

Anthony Toste , I'd love to hear more about this option.

@SHSPVR

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeromewysocki8809 Like what ?.

very cool.

An antenna is a passive device and not an up down converter or a tuner to HDMI. Not an antenna. Neat and useful device tough. I need an LPDA for 40 to 6 meters. Have any suggestions?

I also got a short 1 foot usb-c extension cable. That way the tuner isn't sticking out the side of the phone precariously. I can position the antenna any orientation i need. Also grab a phone stand.

@chriserickson2562

3 жыл бұрын

I ordered a USB-C female/female adapter for basically the same reason. I figured I'd just use an existing USB-C cable of whatever length I need to get the antenna to a decent reception spot in certain scenarios.

I put this on my wishlist for Christmas and someone bought it for me. My intentions for it are two fold. First, I wanted to have a TV for hurricane season. We were without power for three days this year and the radio stations did not provide very much information. This tuner works great from my testing and should be fine for this purpose. The second was to use it to better aim my antenna. Unfortunately I have not found a good signal meter with the PadTV app. Do you know if that functionality is in the app and I just missed it? It does have a bar graph but I'd much prefer something that shows a percentage and/or SNR.

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

There is no signal meter in the app.

@donnyf12

3 жыл бұрын

@@AntennaMan That's disappointing. At about 1:15 in this video you mention how good it would be to reposition the antenna. While this is true for coarse positioning, it doesn't really help with fine tuning without the meter. Still a bargain at $25.

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

@@donnyf12 it does help with fine tuning as you can see if there's any breakup on any channels compared to just pointing the antenna and hoping for the best

@donnyf12

3 жыл бұрын

@@AntennaMan Your idea of fine tuning and mine are different. I have a channel that I sometimes have issues with when the weather gets bad. I cannot fine tune this without the level of detail a signal meter would provide. What you describe as fine tuning is what I would describe as better-than-nothing tuning aka coarse.

What software did you download to make this work? It didn't seem clear on the video. Thanks.

@AntennaMan

2 жыл бұрын

The dongle includes an app to download. I believe it's Pad TV

Wow finally smart phones do something cool!

I'm familiar with these kind of tuners and I want to get one. I have a Hauppage WinTv USB tuner for my laptop to watch ota channels. Only right I be able to pick up MeTv and the westerns channel on my phone as well.

@jerrybandy3827

3 жыл бұрын

Ive got the Hauppauge TV tuner for Xbox and it works on my mini pc. I can use it to record TV and save to the ssd. Edit: I did get the MyGica TV adapter for my phone and it works great! I was surprised at how many channels I can pick up with the smaller antenna.

Wonder if this would work with an Amazon Fire, the first model? Like your channel, very useful information.

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say there's a 50/50 chance. It all depends on if Amazon disabled USB OTG on the tablet. Feel free to give it a shot - it's only $20.

@boottothebums

3 жыл бұрын

@@AntennaMan Good point, I can always send it back if it doesn't work. I know the Fire has crippled Android. Thanks

Great

Mygica is also exported in some countries, some are titled GMA Now in Philippines

Will the antenna work when ASTC 3.0 comes out? Or is it dependent on software updates?

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

Antennas will work under any standard. If you're referring to the tuner it's not compatible with the new standard that has yet to gain much traction. If it takes off it will be a good 5-10 years before the current standard is shutoff. Remember 3.0 is a voluntary transition. There's a chance it may not even take off. A good chance it will but there's a chance it won't.

@handlesrtwitterdontbelivethem

3 жыл бұрын

tyler i have question why not goverment but insted market

@handlesrtwitterdontbelivethem

3 жыл бұрын

and btw u can use it if u dont want a large antenna hanging there on roof and ground it by hassle u can use screen mirring to tv it can introduce delay but ey if i dont wanna hold like a idiot u screen mirror to tv so it looks like ur watching like antenna viewers but portable quality

What does it have in the way of a signal meter? I am more interested in signal readings.

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

This tuner doesn't have any kind of signal meter. While it will show you if there's pixeling or not it won't give you an indication on how strong or weak the signal is. This TV tuner below has a signal indicator if you go to the menu and select channel setup: amzn.to/31HXMMA

Great Info, I have an IPhone, I get some free tv apps, but this will be good for my Samsung , How about for Firestick?

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

This tuner won't work on a Firestick, only an Android smartphone or tablet.

They can be good for some Android tablets, too.

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. For the big screen. Unless that has OTG support.

So I recently bought one of these and have fallen in love with it. I do have a question, my unit says that it's recording, but I do not see where it saves the files. What directory are the recordings saved in?

LETS GO METV YAAAAA

I had no idea this existed, I'm currently using Locast, where do you go to buy these antennas?

@AntennaMan

3 жыл бұрын

It's not an antenna it's a tuner. The link is in the description of my video.

In regards to the debate against Apple in this video, it probably didn’t pass some Apple regulations or it was too expensive for the App developer to place it on the App Store. If Apple was against external antennas, they wouldn’t have approved the SOUNDOT. As an iPhone user... I love the SOUNDOT fm earbuds... nice to have actual fm radio on iPhone. I’m fortunate I downloaded the app in time because now it has been taken down :( (the SOUNDOT was too unpopular). (Apple took out fm capability starting with iPhone 6)