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πŸ“Ί Enhanced Media Experience: Mediasonic HW130STB ATSC Digital Converter Box with Recording, Media Player, and TV Tuner Function Review

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πŸ“Ί Analog-to-Digital (DTV) Converters, πŸ“Ί Television & Video

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Description of πŸ“Ί Enhanced Media Experience: Mediasonic HW130STB ATSC Digital Converter Box with Recording, Media Player, and TV Tuner Function

Receive Over-The-Air Digital Broadcast to your Analog and Digital TV, Projector, and Computer Monitor. Antenna Out Analog Pass Through, Favorite Channel List, Parental Control Function. HDMI 1080P Output / Composite Out / Coaxial Output, Closed Caption, Auto Tuning, Timing Start Up & Shut Down. Real-Time Recording & Programmed Time Recording, recording require user to connect a USB 2.0 or 3.0 2.5" / 3.5" External Hard Drive via USB (Up to 2TB, MBR format) (USB Flash Drive Not recommended). USB Multimedia function play back Video, Music, Photo from USB Drive. **PLEASE NOTE**:This converter box is designed to receive Over-The-Air signal, and it is not a replacement of cable box. External Antenna is required to connect to this converter box in order to receive signal. This product does NOT Work with TIVO and cable company such as Comcast, DirecTV, DISH Network, Time Warner Cable, etc. In general, this product does NOT work with encrypted cable signal.

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Revainrating 2 out of 5

Waste of Money good for me

This converter device is a complete waste of money for anyone who wants to upgrade their TV to digital. Even though I followed the instructions, I had a really hard time setting it up. Electronics shouldn't be this complicated. Through trial and error, I found that the picture quality was terrible and the sound was out of sync. The only positive thing about this product is that it's cheap. But, when it comes to quality, you get what you pay for.

Pros
  • Cheap
Cons
  • Complicated setup, bad picture quality, sound out of sync.

Revainrating 1 out of 5

130 started without any problems and recorded the shows programmed into it.

to find one that works reliably. Recently I bought and tested HW103STB. Like the others in this group, the 130 started off quite well, recording shows that were programmed to be recorded. Last night I set it up to record a show and when I went to check which device was on, and the pilot indicator was green. This usually leads to problems, since the device has to switch off after the program has been written and the control lamp lights up red. I checked the disc drive and found again that the…

Pros
  • **NOTE**: This converter is intended for radio signal reception and does not replace the cable box. Connection to this converter unit requires an external antenna to receive the signal. This product will NOT work with TIVO and cable companies such as Comcast, DirecTV, DISH Network, Time Warner Cable etc. Generally this product will NOT work with encrypted cable signals
Cons
  • . Very expensive

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Bad quality not recorded

I bought this model because it has a separate power supply. All TV converters on the market are of the same poor quality. Those that don't have a separate power source get hot and only run for a couple of months before the internals burn out. I opened them up after they stopped working and there was significant heat damage inside. Such devices are flammable and should not be sold. This device is supplied without batteries. I hate having my own batteries only to find they don't work. I didn't…

Pros
  • HDMI 1080P output / composite output / coaxial output, subtitles, auto setup, start sync.
Cons
  • There are other interesting options.