TV tuner for cars

rohitbagai · 6th August 2006, 13:03

Hi low_bass_maker,
The orb.com will detect your nework speed (GPRS or What ever you connect to watch TV) and then adjust for optimum speed. I have been watching it over GPRS on my laptop since last 6 months.
Ok you can try direct link to me and let me know (and others) the results. Its live now and I will shut it down in another half an hour!!
Enjoy!

Wheeliej · 6th August 2006, 23:16

Hi, Sethuram is probably right; the brand is "Enter" and is available in any shop selling computer accessories. In Bangalore, i found it in IT Mall; last functioning shop on the left - down the stairs. I dont know whether the cable connection was bad or the tuner; but i had taken it on 1 week trial basis and hence could not investigate much. I tried to tune it a few times; even saw 1/2 of the world cup final on projector in grainy colour (the other half was in b/w....:( ). The sales lady said she had fantastic sales.

esteem_lover · 7th August 2006, 13:45

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Originally Posted by Wheeliej

Hi, Sethuram is probably right; the brand is "Enter" and is available in any shop selling computer accessories. In Bangalore, i found it in IT Mall; last functioning shop on the left - down the stairs. I dont know whether the cable connection was bad or the tuner; but i had taken it on 1 week trial basis and hence could not investigate much. I tried to tune it a few times; even saw 1/2 of the world cup final on projector in grainy colour (the other half was in b/w....:( ). The sales lady said she had fantastic sales.

did u try fixing an antenna to the tuner ??? to receive local channels ??

Wheeliej · 14th November 2006, 13:01

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

did u try fixing an antenna to the tuner ??? to receive local channels ??

Hi, sorry for the late reply. I only connected the Cable Tv cable to the tuner and conntected that to my projector.....

speedzak · 14th November 2006, 14:11

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Originally Posted by Wheeliej

Hi, sorry for the late reply. I only connected the Cable Tv cable to the tuner and conntected that to my projector.....

Hmmmmmmmmm...... That was really late!!!

esteem_lover · 15th November 2006, 14:37

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Originally Posted by Wheeliej

Hi, sorry for the late reply. I only connected the Cable Tv cable to the tuner and conntected that to my projector.....

thanks wheeliej, but i was wondering if any of that will work in the car. cheers

jyobeb · 15th November 2006, 15:24

I have a sony system with a TV tuner (A system with 2 AV Inputs, 1 Sat Nav input and a monitor out. i connected the set to a pretty good quality antenna and hunted for the free to air channels. Found zilch, even after I checked it out at quite a few locations in Chennai, kochi and Madurai.

esteem_lover · 15th November 2006, 15:58

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Originally Posted by jyobeb

I have a sony system with a TV tuner (A system with 2 AV Inputs, 1 Sat Nav input and a monitor out. i connected the set to a pretty good quality antenna and hunted for the free to air channels. Found zilch, even after I checked it out at quite a few locations in Chennai, kochi and Madurai.

what kind of antenna did you use ? can you put up some pics please ?

DRC · 15th November 2006, 16:16

Esteem Lover,
I have not done this, but the theory says...

It will work. Technically, the RF input you have in your home TV can recieve the antenna signals too. All you need to do is buy a dipole antenna, which used to come with old portable TVs and connect it via a balloon. You may not get any of the other channels but the DD. There is a catch here too. TV receiption id directional. Which means the antenna needs to be looking towards the transmitting station always. This also means when you change the direction of you car, your antenna needs to be turned.

. You can stop the car and watch the TV prob'ly

esteem_lover · 8th January 2007, 12:55

Stopping the car & watching is what i will be doing as i would be the driver always. But these tuners are so damn expensive, you could even get a laptop for that price.

sixthsense · 8th January 2007, 14:15

If the only thing you want to do is watch cricket matches on DD , then why don't you go for the handheld color TV's made by casio or the 8" monitor with a tv decoder built in. Something like below :

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msdivy · 15th December 2007, 13:32

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Originally Posted by iraghava

Zee has actually already cooked up something via their company Dish TV. It involves mounting a circular dish on top of your vehicle. You can find more details by opening this page & sneding them your info. Their website doesn't have any info on it.
mobile-dish1

Dish TV now offers 'DISHTV ON WHEELS'.

A special antenna is affixed on the roof top of the Car. The antenna automatically tracks Dish TV’s satellite placed at 36,000km orbit.

It then provides signal to the Set-Top-Box (STB) through an RF cable.The STB is connected to both the LCD screen through AV output. Exactly same system as in homes except the antenna is an auto-tracking one .All the features of Dish TV available on Direct-to-Car also

Setup diagram: »*Dish TV - India's first DTH entertainment...
More info here: »*Dish TV - India's first DTH entertainment...

Cost: Approx $1100.

6th August 2006, 13:03	#31
rohitbagai BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 410 Thanked: 259 Times	Hi low_bass_maker, The orb.com will detect your nework speed (GPRS or What ever you connect to watch TV) and then adjust for optimum speed. I have been watching it over GPRS on my laptop since last 6 months. Ok you can try direct link to me and let me know (and others) the results. Its live now and I will shut it down in another half an hour!! Enjoy!
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6th August 2006, 23:16	#32
Wheeliej BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 284 Thanked: 47 Times	Hi, Sethuram is probably right; the brand is "Enter" and is available in any shop selling computer accessories. In Bangalore, i found it in IT Mall; last functioning shop on the left - down the stairs. I dont know whether the cable connection was bad or the tuner; but i had taken it on 1 week trial basis and hence could not investigate much. I tried to tune it a few times; even saw 1/2 of the world cup final on projector in grainy colour (the other half was in b/w....:( ). The sales lady said she had fantastic sales.
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15th November 2006, 15:24	#37
jyobeb Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Madurai Posts: 1,010 Thanked: 703 Times	I have a sony system with a TV tuner (A system with 2 AV Inputs, 1 Sat Nav input and a monitor out. i connected the set to a pretty good quality antenna and hunted for the free to air channels. Found zilch, even after I checked it out at quite a few locations in Chennai, kochi and Madurai. Last edited by jyobeb : 15th November 2006 at 15:25.
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15th November 2006, 16:16	#39
DRC BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cockpit Posts: 911 Thanked: 64 Times View My Garage	Esteem Lover, I have not done this, but the theory says... It will work. Technically, the RF input you have in your home TV can recieve the antenna signals too. All you need to do is buy a dipole antenna, which used to come with old portable TVs and connect it via a balloon. You may not get any of the other channels but the DD. There is a catch here too. TV receiption id directional. Which means the antenna needs to be looking towards the transmitting station always. This also means when you change the direction of you car, your antenna needs to be turned. . You can stop the car and watch the TV prob'ly
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8th January 2007, 12:55	#40
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Stopping the car & watching is what i will be doing as i would be the driver always. But these tuners are so damn expensive, you could even get a laptop for that price.
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8th January 2007, 14:15	#41
sixthsense BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 115 Thanked: 185 Times	If the only thing you want to do is watch cricket matches on DD , then why don't you go for the handheld color TV's made by casio or the 8" monitor with a tv decoder built in. Something like below : Shop Online; Gift in India: ,* 3 Inch TFT LCD Mini Color TV,* Electronics,* Audio & Video,* Televisions,* Portable Tvs - Less Than 6 Inches Buy mobile phones, Gift Flowers, Buy Indian Apparel, Buy Books in India, Buy Cameras Shop Online; Gift in India: ,* SUPER 8.4 INCH TFT LCD COLOR TV / MONITOR FREE 128 MB MP3 PLAYER WORTH RS 2499/-,* Electronics,* Audio & Video,* Televisions,* Tvs - 6-19 Inches Buy mobile phones, Gift Flowers, Buy Indian Apparel, Buy Books in India, B
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