The industry's smallest size digital terrestrial digital tuner for personal computers appeared, the size is about USB memory

From this month we realized dramatic miniaturization to the size of less than 1/10 of the conventional "Small B-CAS Card (Mini Card)"Operation of the digital terrestrial tuner" Chi Tele "full of the industry which realized the size of USB memory at last finally appeared.

By reducing the size by about 89% compared to the past, it will be possible to easily make a PC to a terrestrial digital television or recorder without taking up the place, and you will be able to watch terrestrial digital broadcasting even on a netbook etc.

Details are as below.
Hi-Vision compatible terrestrial digital tuner for personal computers that realized industry's smallest size as USB memory "Chi Tele" Full |

According to this release, Buffalo seems to release the "Hi-Vision compatible terrestrial digital tuner for PC" realizing the industry's smallest size "Chi Telere full (DT - F 100 / U 2)" in mid - December. The manufacturer's suggested retail price is 11,500 yen.

"Chow Tele Full" has succeeded in miniaturizing about 89% compared with the conventional by adopting the "small B-CAS card" of the SIM card size of the mobile phone, and in the case of the environment where terrestrial digital broadcasting can not be received It is also possible to switch to one-segment broadcasting. Moreover, it seems that terrestrial digital broadcasting can be watched with image quality comparable to DVD even on a display with analog connection not compatible with HDCP.

This is "little teletra full".


I removed the USB connector cap. It really looks like USB memory


Where I connected to my laptop


High sensitivity antenna is installed as standard


F type connector for connecting the antenna wire


It is also possible to search for a place where radio waves are easy to enter by using the attached extension cable


Combination of F type connector and extension antenna for indoor use


Also, since it is possible to record not only HDD built in PC but also external HDD, you can add as much capacity as you like, or schedule recording using Internet Electric Program Guide (iEPG) It also supports functions such as "time shift" to look back on.