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Pros & Cons
Pros
The interface is very intuitive. The menu system is intuitive and even fun to use. One thing you can do is go directly to the show you want by going to the program guide selecting the show and pressing the enter button.
The tuner works with a normal rooftop antenna to bring in the digital stations in the area. It's possible that i may need to switch to a roof top antenna to get them. We live about 25 to 40 miles to the transmitters past some hills.
The channels change and lockin faster. Just a lot more blank channels, but those can be manually deleted.
The picture quality is very good. When the signal is marginal the picture is still usually perfect.
The unit is light and compact fitting easily within anyones home entertainment system. It's quiet, the remote isn't too busy, and the unit is relatively small. Easy to use menus and the remote is small, but full function.
Cons
User interface freezes up all the time, especially when tuning to a channel without a signal or a channel that's encrypted. Sometimes the dialog boxes stop disappearing by themselves and you have to pull the plug to make them start again. It seems lik... Read More
I was disapointed and frustrated. After waiting on the phone for another 20 minutes i was disconnected. I call again and there was a supposed glitch in the communication at the wharehouse and that they would process my refund immediately.
Highlights
Quality
The set up is easy, the quality seems great.
I am very satisfied with the results.
Anyway, with the delay, the epg feature is near worthless to me.
I'm disappointed by the tuner's inability to jump to specific frequencies.
Price
I've probably saved the cost of it in installation fees alone.
I cannot justify the cost of cable and prefer to use an antenna for viewing over-the-air tv signals.
Packaging/appearance
And the zoom works fine on the humax.
There are many options for connection on both boxes, the main difference being that the samsung has dvi out, whereas the humax ... Read More
Competitiveness
Not as good as my humax hfa 100, no problems so far.
This tuner has many features such as remote compatability, and cable quide access.
Yes, a bit of a hassle with cost this box 1 star.
I bought the tuner at circuit city to watch the olympics in high def.
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- This product had a total of 45 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 16 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When i purchased it i didnt realize the onscreen menus were actual program guides built from the overtheair signal but they are and it makes for a great user experience
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought the samsung only because everyone has doubled the price of the humax which i bought for 229
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Old one failed power supply switcher stops functioning
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Good for projectors that do not have a builtin digital tuner
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The toshiba does have a tuner but we dont use it because the picture is not nearly as clear as the samsung
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought this more out of curiosity with the technology than anything else not being an avid tv watcher
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I tied this out on an 7 year old sony trintron crt and the image quality was awesome and thats not even using the full resolution of hdtv
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Also you cant scroll though channels while its up
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