ADTH USB ATSC 3.0 dongle

[comfortably_numb]

Will this work on a PC running Windows 11? Can't find any info. Google's AI says "no," but I trust Google about as much as I trust an alley cat.

Amazon.com: ADTH NextGen TV USB Tuner, ATSC 3.0 + ATSC 1.0 OTA Receiver for Android TV/Google TV/Fire TV, Encrypted ATSC 3.0 Support (Internet Required), Requires Dolby AC-4 Audio : Electronics

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[navychop]

Due to your unwarranted slander, I have reported you to the Kitty Cat Commission!

 

[FTA4PA]

Will this work on a PC running Windows 11? Can't find any info. Google's AI says "no," but I trust Google about as much as I trust an alley cat.

Amazon.com: ADTH NextGen TV USB Tuner, ATSC 3.0 + ATSC 1.0 OTA Receiver for Android TV/Google TV/Fire TV, Encrypted ATSC 3.0 Support (Internet Required), Requires Dolby AC-4 Audio : Electronics

Buy ADTH NextGen TV USB Tuner, ATSC 3.0 + ATSC 1.0 OTA Receiver for Android TV/Google TV/Fire TV, Encrypted ATSC 3.0 Support (Internet Required), Requires Dolby AC-4 Audio: External TV Tuners - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

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I would say likely not for two reasons.

1. The USB tuner will need an APP to show the tuned content, although it is technically possible to set up an emulator such as Bluestacks so you may be able to work around this.

2. More important is the requirement for USB OTG which most standard PC USB ports do not support. More from ADTH here under additional notes.

A personal computer (PC) does not support USB On-The-Go (OTG) because standard desktop and laptop USB ports are built strictly as permanent host controllers, lacking the physical hardware and ID-pin logic required to switch roles into a peripheral device.

Why PCs Don't Use OTG Dedicated Host Architecture: Standard USB-A and traditional USB ports on a PC always act as the master host for the bus, supplying power and managing connected peripherals like mice, keyboards, and flash drives

No Dual-Role Switching: USB OTG requires a dual-role device (DRD) and a physical connector with an ID pin (such as Micro-AB or specialized mobile ports) to dynamically switch between acting as a host and acting as a peripheral. Standard PC ports lack this ID-pin detection

No Functional Need: OTG was invented for mobile devices and smaller gadgets to let them toggle between talking to a PC or reading a thumb drive. A PC already has full-sized operating systems, vast driver libraries, and multiple independent controllers, making dynamic role-swapping on a single port unnecessary.

 

[Bavi_H]

1. The USB tuner will need an APP to show the tuned content [...]

2. More important is the requirement for USB OTG which most standard PC USB ports do not support.

Note: I'd interpret the "USB On-The-Go" requirement is just something needed when talking about mobile phones or similar mobile devices. A mobile phone has to have USB On-The-Go in order for you to be able to plug that normal USB connector into it. Once you are trying to plug it into a normal computer, the "USB On-The-Go" requirement doesn't seem relevant any more. As a simple comparison, if you want to plug a normal USB mouse or keyboard into a mobile phone, your mobile phone needs to have USB On-The-Go for it to work. But if you want to plug a normal USB mouse or keyboard into a computer, then the "USB On-The-Go" requirement is no longer a thing you need to talk about -- the computer already has an appropriate USB port. (For more details, see Wikipedia USB On-The-Go.)

So when you are trying to figure out if that ADTH NextGen USB tuner will work on Windows 11, I think the main thing to research is if there is an appropriate app or drivers for Windows 11 that will work with this tuner device. However, all the support pages of the device suggest it is intended for mobile devices, so it might be unlikely they have made an app for Windows 11 (?).

Here is the manufacturer's page about it: ADTH NEXTGEN TV USB. That page links to some support articles (and then those support articles have related articles links in their right margin, including the one with that list of supported devices table).

 

[Triride44]

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The Next Gen TV web site says yes. Buy it and if it does not work return it.

 

[FTA4PA]

The NextGen website mentions it working with Android TV and Fire TV. It says nothing about it working with a PC running Windows 11, which is the OP's need.

 

[navychop]

I doubt they'll ever support feeding Intellectual Property to a PC.

Just because you're paranoid
Doesn't mean they're NOT out to get you.

 

[comfortably_numb]

This 3.0 thing really is a sh*tshow. Every accessory on that page that isn't a TV is "sold out" or unavailable except the USB dongle. And everybody knows they'll NEVER allow SiliconDust to make a functional unit that can handle DRM.

 

[cp2k]

There was a YouTube review of that unit, and it wasn't well reviewed at all.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDIej-1M_3k&list=PLCZHp4d1HnIsuCQeXMcowwERYtTqrWfH7


I agree ATSC 3.0 is a crapshoot for entirely stupid reasons. The broadcasters argue that they need DRM to protect content, but very few people actually watch their content compared to what they use to. Then they argue it's because of sports, but the piracy of sports broadcasts don't originate from OTA signals. Most of those services just retransmit the streams the leagues themselves already provide.

 

[primestar31]

This 3.0 thing really is a sh*tshow. Every accessory on that page that isn't a TV is "sold out" or unavailable except the USB dongle. And everybody knows they'll NEVER allow SiliconDust to make a functional unit that can handle DRM.

The A3SA won't issue a DRM license for the TV to play the content if the content was sourced via Ethernet or WiFi. The A3SA will issue a DRM license for the TV to play the content if the content was sourced via the RF input (ATSC 3.0 models).

 

[comfortably_numb]

The A3SA won't issue a DRM license for the TV to play the content if the content was sourced via Ethernet or WiFi. The A3SA will issue a DRM license for the TV to play the content if the content was sourced via the RF input (ATSC 3.0 models).

The GTMedia box I had would connect to the internet and pull the keys, but that box ended up being junk for other reasons.

I'm not sure how the FCC expects your normal average television viewer to figure all of this stuff out