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- Receives Free Over-the Air (OTA) Digital Television Signals
- Compatible with all 18 ATSC Signal Formats
- Outputs OTA HDTV signals for use with High Definition TV's (720p/1080i)
- Downconverts OTA HDTV signals for use with Standard and Enhanced Definition TV's (480i/480p)
- On screen program guide
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I purchased the receiver when my LCD-TV's internal HD receiver quit functioning. I've had 3 - 4 weeks to play with the receiver, and so far, so good. It does what I needed it to do.
NOTE: If you are looking for a digital to analog receiver capable of pulling in digital signals to display on your analog TV, this receiver is overkill. It will work with your analog TV, but it was designed to deliver an HD picture to a digital TV. Most digital to analog receivers cost about half what you'll pay for this one.
NOTE (also): There is no HDMI output on this receiver. You'll have to use component video outputs to deliver the HD signal to your TV. The video quality is just as good as HDMI, but you'll need more cables (video and audio. And the HD-audio output is digital coax not fiber-optic as is found on most receivers these days.
It seems to have a higher sensitivity than the TV's internal tuner. Setup was easy. The auto scan quickly found the local channels. I did not find a way to add a specific channel. I would suggest being familiar with the available channels in your area before scanning so you can be sure that the receiver captures all of them. (Use [...] to get a list for your area.)
The remote control is okay. It is easy to do the normal things. Oddly enough, there are buttons to change the video output of the box (480p, 720p, 1080i). That is something you'd likely set once and leave alone unless/until you changed TV's. But the buttons are there if you just want to mess with it.
The only drawback I've encountered is with the channel number designations. In some cases the box seems to use the actual digital channel v. the channel's ID #. Channel 11.1 on all my other digital TV's comes up as 10.3 on the Coby receiver. That's not a problem, but you may have to get used to a different channel lineup as you surf the channels. You can set up favorite channels and pull up a list to scroll through directly accessing the desired channel. The remote control button for this is one of many tiny buttons; it will take some practice to use this feature without looking.
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With the video components output, it offers a 1080i picture of excellent quality. I am very satisfied. For the setup menu, I am a little bit deceived. ......
Overall it does what it is supposed to, receiving channels well and it does a good job of displaying multiple formats. My only complaint is that the remote is not very programmable. There are four function buttons, but you can't program them to change to a specific channel. And the interface for changing the settings on the box is mediocre at best. It took me awhile to figure out how to setup the "favorite channels" and then use them. Those are minor nitpicks though, considering the price and ability to decode OTA signals.......
I do not have cable or satellite service and was looking for an inexpensive product that would receive over-the-air high definition television signals. I found this product on Amazon, read the description of the product and ordered it. And it does what it is advertised to do very well. As it is connected to a fixed-position antenna near my home's roofline, it's inability add channels without completely rescanning is not a problem for me. I haven't noticed any delays when changing channels, but have noticed the sound "warbles" for a few seconds after changing a channel. The sound issue isn't a problem for me since I usually turn to the channel I want to record from, set up my DVR to do a timed recording, then turn everything off. If I did a lot of channel surfing it might eventually become a minor annoyance.
The unit does not have a channel display, which is really the only thing I don't like about it. When I set up a timed recording it would be nice to be able to glance at the front of the unit to make sure it is tuned to the channel I want to record. If I'm unsure what channel it was tuned to last I have to turn on my TV and DVR to make sure I don't record the wrong channel. This is the only reason I rated this product with 4 stars instead of 5.
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Instead of the Coby I received a Samsung SIR-T451 from Horsie Love. The Samsung is a better Brand/Model. I am happy with this. I told Horsie Love about this and asked for a receipt for the Samsung and never got a receipt for the Samsung.......
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