Mediasonic HomeWorx ATSC Digital Converter Box with TV Tuner, TV Recording, USB Multimedia Function (HW-150PVR-Y22)

En los comentarios decían que tiene mayor sensibilidad de recepción que otros, lo que nadie dijo es que NO sintoniza VHF solo UHF, así no sirve para nada.

Bought this based on the advice of the Antenna Man on Youtube. The interface is a little clumsy but once you get used to using the box it works well.What I really like is the built in signal meter (just hit info button twice on any channel) and the fact that all that's required to add the DVR option is an ordinary USB Thumb Drive! I actually hooked up a 4 port USB hub and the box actually recognizes and will allow you to record to whatever thumb drive you tell it to record...literally just used parts I had laying around. And the quality of the recording is good and easy to fast forward through the show to skip commercials.The converter box has a strong tuner and provides excellent picture quality. It allows you to skip any duplicate channels if you so choose and has an option to see upcoming shows for any channel you're on. Unfortunately the channel guide doesn't work like the Fire TV Recast or Tablo boxes. That would be a good improvement for for the cost, it's amazing. A great option if you don't plan to use any network connected devices and only plan on having OTA broadcasts to record.

My old Sylvania set top box had become uneconomical to keep repairing, so I opted for a new unit to use with my projector based systemIt came packaged very well - but as others have mentioned, no batteries were included for the remote, which is rather odd these days but by no means a reason to not purchase itInstallation took literally seconds - as I had everything there ready to goPower up asks for your country and time zone - then it sets about automatically tuning in to the locally available stationsMy old hardware usually found around ten channels - this found twenty! Quite pleasantly surprised, but some of them do break up a little, and so my antenna will need a tweakQuite why the Dolby Audio label is on the front, I don’t know - every STB I have used over the last several years all had this capability and didn’t feel the need to shout about itOverall, very good and quite satisfied - the remote codes will be transferred to my Philips Universal Remote and then I’ll be perfectly happyGo ahead and buy this - you shouldn’t regret it

I bought this device mostly to record OTA programs. Setup was easy, and, as claimed, it does seem to have a more sensitive tuner than my TV (2022 LG). I like that it has a signal strength meter that shows on individual channels. It records well; I saw some reports that it might have trouble recording to flash drives (some reviewers recommended using a USB HDD) but I've been using a 256GB USB 3.0 flash drive with prefect results. The only concern I have is storage capacity - I can only save a few hours of total recording time with this capacity, but that's not a big deal for me since I mostly time shift some viewing. It does all that very well.The knock on this device is the remote/user interface. the remote is quite complete in functions, but the buttons and particularly the labeling, are very small and hard to read. This would be better if the printing was white, rather than gray, on the black body of the remote. I also read that this later version had an improved UI, but it still isn't great. I can make it do everything I want, but it's far from intuitive, especially when navigating the numerous menus. The record function would be better with more programming options. I can set it to record by channel, but only daily, weekly or once. I time shift a weekday show, but I can only set to record daily, so I get recordings I don't want every Saturday and Sunday, too. It is also a single channel device, so no watching one channel whilst recording another (they do make a more expensive dual channel device for that)Overall, though, I'm happy with it. It does most of what I need and is an excellent supplement to my streaming services, gaining me channels and shows I don't get otherwise - including a local channel that's currently in negotiations with my streaming service for licensing renewal. It's definitely not perfect, but for the price and my needs, it's tough to beat.

This decoder comes in a metal box which is good for shielding and heat.I am using this decoder for get over the air TV signals. Have not tried to record anything as yet, since I was more interested in the tuner sensitivity of this box. I live in the Toronto area and can get all local tv stations plus 6 USA network stations using an outdoor antenna. I have two TV sets one is Sony and one is a Samsung TV. These tuners are more sensitive than the decoder box..But, the decoder box works good. So, if you are going to use to obtain local tv stations in your area this box will work good. If you are going to use it with an outdoor Antenna is will also work good but, if the weather is bad the signals from the USwill go off air compared to the TV Set tuners that I have compared it to.. Again not as sensitive compared to a Sony or Samsung TV tuners. So in a nutshell would give the tuner in this box a rating of B or good.for all around performance.