Mygica A681B USB 2.0 TV Tuner Card, ATSC HD Digital External HDTV Tuner Stick Dongle Adapter for Windows PC Computer + Laptop + Android TV - Black

The first one I bought stop working due to bad connection, so I bought another one thinking that the online picture showed a screw in connection and not a slip in connector, now this one went bad. On the plus side it worked great. I would like to find one with a screw in connector.

Ultimately it DOES work The included manual is spot on, but it misses some things: • like mentioned in other reviews you have to disable a memory integrity feature to install the driver (which is clearly indicated how to do by windows if you follow the gui pointers as soon as it warns you) •but also mentioned in reviews is the software won’t work without an older service update however I found this to not be the case if I simply ran the setup exe as administrator and found I could still install the software after also installing the 64-but driver included in the folder •the antenna actually works but you need to tie the cable I find, I tied it a couple inches out from the usb adapter so the coil rested on the table giving the antenna just enough free slack to not cause a mess while sitting on the laptop. there is a suction cup stand included but it didn’t really work as a suction cup just a stand. the clip isn’t a spring clip it just rests on something a quarter inch thin so you might need some folded paper under the clip or something so it doesn’t wobble. Oddly putting the ears downward towards the screen helped reception and make the antenna compact instead of like rabbit ears but it might depend on the room - if you’re outside or by a window it should work easier •there is a recording feature in the program but I haven’t really tried it. If the program has faults it’s that the main cable guide is quite tiny and awkward to scroll but if you go to channel scan you can double click stations there pretty clearly. Speaking of can, you can get a short concise list of stations (not “new stations” I find you have to reset the list a few times to get a good scan) but I failed to pull up more than 1 local news station indoors with the included antenna however did pull some 50 odd stations and reception was about perfect and in some cases blu ray quality! There is a coaxial adapter to install another antenna I’d imagine it would help find more stations but from my experience with antenna tv this offers about 75% of what I was used to without a window antenna Sorry for the long paragraphs but I found the software to work and the device compact and usable

I was really impressed by this tuner. For the price I was able to find 68 channels in my area, with my own antenna. The Setup was easy enough, I installed the driver before plugging in and it was immediately recognized. I tried their software and didn't like it so I decided to try to add to my Plex server. Plex found the device no problem, I was surprised! I performed a scan for channels and no channels were found by Plex, I was immediately disappointed. After a few hours of troubleshooting, I realized the Mygica software for watching shows occupies the device the whole time, its not a dual tuner so it could only work for one program at a time. After uninstalling the software, I tried scanning with Plex and it found the 68 channels. Not enough documentation for setup included, but easy enough to figure out.

This product comes with very old software and drivers. I installed it on Windows 11, and I ran into the following two installation problems. 1> One of the drivers (cydtv.sys) will not load. Windows' "Memory integrity" under "Core isolation" has to be turned off for the driver to load. 2> The HiDTV application will not work with newer Microsoft Visual C++. It requires an older version of the Microsoft Visual C++. I did not roll back my copy of the Microsoft Visual C++. So, the following two features don't work. 1> Programmed recording does not work. I can still record what I am watching, but I cannot set up auto recording for future. 2> I cannot edit the name of the channels, and I cannot remove blank or no-reception channels. Also, the time for the EPG (Electronic Program Guide) is in UTC/GMT time and not in local/system time. I am in the east coast. I can pick about 50-60 channels with the antenna provided. I tried two better antennas, and it did not pick any more channels. The problem is that there are about 264 channels with no program, and I cannot remove them because of the Microsoft Visual C++ issue. Also, the USB unit gets very hot after a few minutes of use. I do not install the USB unit directly into my PC because of the heat issue. I use a male-female USB extension cable. Other than the issues I mentioned, the unit works.

Re. Stick for PC Laptop Windows Android TV, A681B ASIN: B08Z383Y11. This tuner USB stick didn’t work on my Win 11 PC. After beginning the return process, I received a bolier plate message from the Mygica seller, Geniatech. It queried the typical: is it plugged-in, is it turned-on advice. Yeah, I jest, it wasn't quite that overt. However, email's verbiage did suggest that I read the manual and download the appropriate driver and software. My response via Amazon follows: As a seasoned Windows PC builder and user, I already thoroughly read the owner’s manual, downloaded the appropriate software as instructed in the manual & then visited Mygica’s forum, to see what else could be done. After doing this, I turned off Windows 11 Memory Integrity (as a suggest fix) to see if the USB stick and software would then function. It did not! Besides even if the tuner did function, turning off Windows Memory Integrity to force the A681B to operate, is an Unsafe and poor solution for incomplete drivers, software, or A681B hardware issues. Whether the unit I received is defective or the software and drivers are, I'm uncertain. In any case, the device doesn't function and I’m returning it accordingly. I should add for those reading this, that I ran Windows’ Uninstall on the Driver and Software. Both disappeared from the Installed programs list. However, the China-labeled-driver remained installed on the PC. I discovered this when trying to turn the: Settings/Privacy & Security/Windows Security/Core Isolation/Memory Integrity back on. It failed to be turned-on and the fault was due to the driver. A note from Microsoft said that IF Memory Integrity couldn’t be turned on, it was due to a driver that was in a list of drivers flagged by Microsoft. To remove the driver, I had to access the Command Prompt and use DOS to remove it. After doing this, and re-booting, I was able to turn Memory Integrity back on. Whether this is a hazardous driver, it is a China-labeled driver that was created in 2014, before Win 10 was released in 2015 and long before Win 11's release in 2021. Requiring a MS Device Security process to be turned-off to run the driver/software doesn’t portend well as far as security is concerned. This insecurity concern was amplified by the difficulty removing the driver. If you own Win 11, I wouldn’t recommend the purchase of this tuner stick. Whether the driver and software works with Win 10 and below, I’m unsure. However, the driver seems onerous and not worth the hassle or security chance. My intent in buying this tuner was to use it on my Laptop in case of an emergency power outage, so we could watch the local news and their radar feed. For ~$30, that wasn’t a bad option. However, battery powered, portable TV’s can be bought for a little over twice that much. Seeing as how one gets not only a digital turner (like the A681B stick provides), but also an antenna, case, re-chargeable battery and access ports for other devices, for my purpose, that seems a better option for not a lot more cost.

It works - now part of my hurricane preparation items. I am feeding it from outside antenna to receive TV from tower 44 miles away. So, when hurricane comes and I have no power, no cable, no cellphones, I can get hurricane news on laptop computer.

It doesn't work. You download the drivers and nothing. The manual from their site....shows a screenshot of the drivers not being able to complete installation lol....not under troubleshooting either...but as part of how to install...just "failed" lol...it's a joke

It doesn't tune quite as many stations as my TV given the same antenna and cable run, but i could've lived with that because the missing channels weren't important to me. My bigger problem is the thing is a chintzy piece of cheese. Maybe to be expected at this price point but one aspect of cheesiness being the USB plug makes an extremely sloppy connection. So sloppy that simply walking across the floor would disturb it enough for Windows to make "blee-bloop" noises indicating device connection and/or disconnection. This in turn disturbed both Device Manager and the viewing software. Twice i had to reinstall drivers and re-scan channels. It's not my equipment. I've got two SDR's which plug into any of my USB ports with no problem, whereas this thing slops around in all of them. I mitigated the problem by hot-gluing the tuner to a short pigtail. This is probably a good idea in any case if you've got anything bulkier than the included antenna wire attached to it. Even so this solution is (a) ugly, (b) used a pigtail i will have to replace, (c) a thing i shouldn't have had to do, and (d) probably a thing that will come back to haunt me at a later time. Stinky cheese.

Great TV picture with a lot of TV stations. Problems. PC Windows did not recognize the driver and software. Overcame that, then could not get recording, nor scheduled programs to work.

Se ven todos los canales de mi zona. El único detalle es que se tiene que deshabilitar una función de seguridad de Windows porque el driver no funciona con eso.

Una pena que no tenga controladores con firma digital de Microsoft, no se puede instalar y ejecutar en w11 sin desactivar la seguridad de windows. El vendedor debe aclararlo en la información del producto para evitar pérdida de tiempo. Se procedió con la devolución y rembolso.

I downloaded the driver from the website as directed and all associated software, but my PC says driver error.

El producto llegó un día antes, y es fácil de instalar, la versión del producto A681B no fue compatible con mi laptop, pero descargué la A681 y esa si funcionó, para que no les pase lo mismo, solo sigan las instrucciones del manual y listo...😎