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Faulty Firmware - Unit Shuts Off Immediately

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:09:47 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lansman - I have had 4 viewers tell me that when they tune our DTV station, their box shows video streaks, then turns off within a second or so. They power the STB back on, and it happens again. The firmware is faulty. Even if our station digital...

Roku player for Netflix ROCKS

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 18:12:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author craftgun40 - I have had a Netflix account for years and was pleased to find out in the last few years you could watch movies instantly on your computer, but now Netflix has leaped ahead and given you several options for viewing on your TV..one of which is the Roku...

Coby DTV-102: Good converter box. Compares well with Zenith DTT901.

Wed, 20 May 2009 15:58:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author razzman - I purchased a Coby DTV-102 digital TV converter box (for $45 at Fry's Electronics) and a Zenith DTT901 (for $50 at Sears) at the same time and brought them home to compare them on the same TV with the same rooftop antenna. Both boxes are eligible...

The Motorola DCT2608 -- HD DVR To Record Live Television

Tue, 12 May 2009 02:46:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author three_ster - We have two DVR's in our house simply because we love television that much, and when it comes to having shows at the same time, we don't make decisions, but rather record them both. This particular DVR, or Digital Video Recorder, is the Motorola...

The RCA STB7766G1 Digital-to-Analog TV Converter Box: A Respectable (but Not First-Rate) Product

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 21:27:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author henry_thoreau - Prefatory note #1 To see an enlarged photo image of this product, use the following URL:ezdigitaltv.com/images/ven
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Glad to be back with Tivo...

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:30:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kfong99 - Background: I was a Tivo user with a lifetime subscription service when the series 1 unit came out. I use off-the-air program content and am reluctant to subscribe to cable or sattelite services. When digital and HD content became...

Although a basic model, the DISH 311 DTV Receiver fits our needs

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:46:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jurgrace - When you sign up for satellite cable service from DISH Network, your first decision after choosing your channel plan is whether or not to get a DVR receiver. At the time we signed up two years ago, DISH did not have the two-room DVR's available, so we...

The H21 DirecTv Receiver - A Basic High Definition Receiver That Works Well.

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:39:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alexanderaku - The H21 is another in the High Definition line of DirecTv receivers that performs with excellence while offering newer resolutions support. Much like the H20, the H21 does have a few differences - one of these changes will be...

When only the best will do...

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 03:36:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author teamw23 - I was a very early adopter of DVR technology, the idea of turning a hard drive into a kind of smart VCR. I am a huge fan of the idea, not because I am an avid TV watcher, but rather because I find 95%+ of what is on TV these days is virtually...

My TIVO Lasted 9 Weeks. JUST 9 WEEKS...

Sun, 1 Mar 2009 21:53:37 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author benicia - My TIVO HD 20 hour Series 3 (ends in mfg 2160) was activated on December 14th, 2009. It ended its life on February 22, 2009. A life of just 9 weeks.Despite its warranty, I was offered a used/refurbished unit as a...

The Sansonic FT-300A Digital-to-Analog TV Converter Box: A Respectable (but far from the best) Model

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:33:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author henry_thoreau - Prefatory note #1: For my syno
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TiVo HD Digital Video Recorder: Good DVR with a Few Flaws

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:09:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author noangels - A high electricity bill and cramped living room led to a recent television upgrade. My husband and I just purchased our first flat panel television. Until this point, we had been using an early generation high definition tube television. We purchased the...

What Would I Do Without My TIVO?

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 11:12:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author newtownbeans - This is the third TIVO unit that I have owned in the past few years. I started with the original TIVO and then upgraded to the 2-tuner Series 2 standard version and now to the 2-tuner Series 3 HD version. Each time that I upgraded, it cost me very little...

ROKU Netflix Player

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:55:13 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author wgtjr - I purchased the ROKU digital video player bundled with 3 months of discounted Netflix digital video service. The first problem was that I did not get a Netflix enrollment code from ROKU. This was needed to activate the ROKU player and to use the Netflix...

A VCR Anyone Can Program - and It Doesn't Need Cassettes

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:05:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gamblin_man - It seems like Video Cassette Recorders have been around forever. They have been around long enough that the difficulty of setting them up to automatically record a program for what has become known as "time-shifting" has entered legendary status. The...

The Netflix Player by Roku - More movies, less money.

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:48:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author millinocket - I'm a movie junkie. For years we have had a Netflix subscription to provide me with a fix whenever I need one. The convenience of having DVDs delivered to my mailbox from a list I managed online was something that I thought could not be...

Tivo still the best DVR available! FIOS CUSTOMERS BEWARE!

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:45:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author njronbo - I have been a long-time Tivo user pretty much since its inception nearly a day ago. I have used it with cable systems; moved to DIrecTV and their Tivo HD DVR and now just joined Fios and purchased the TCD652160. I bought two of these HD...

The Netflix Player by Roku Changes Everything

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:55:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mithril - The $99 Netflix Player by Roku is an amazing piece of hardware that works flawlessly. Since purchasing it, I hardly ever watch regular television at all except what is on Tivo. If you are like me, you will be tempted to drop cable (or...

Vastly superior picture, but with disappointing antenna performance.

Fri, 9 Jan 2009 16:03:41 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author brycenn - I have experience with only two digital TV converter boxes: a Channel Master CM-7000 and a DigitalStream DTX9950. This is a comparative review. You need such a box to keep an old TV working after the February 17, 2009 conversion of most old TV...

DirecTV Plus DVR Receiver/Recorder~Makes My Television Viewing Just Awesome

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 16:35:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ifif1938 - I don't know, maybe it's because I'm a novice at using a DVR and never having had the pleasure of using a Tivo recorder, but when I read the other reviews on this recorder I shook my head, thinking wow, are we talking about the same machine?I've...

An affordable Swiss Army knife AV Receiver

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:28:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author audio_man01 - Denon's new AVR-1909 is both a technical tour de force and also an affordable Audio/Video 7.1 channel surround receiver. It is also a terrific value and return on investment.This model offers the typical compliment of goodies for a modern...

Tivo HD tries to do too much.

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:48:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author malaplan - I have been a big fan of Tivo since first getting a Series 1 Sony unit 8 years ago with a lifetime service plan. After getting a new LCD HDTV, I found that we needed a new Tivo to take advantage of the TV's HD capabilities and Tivo offered a transferal...

When it works, the DISH DVR 510 Receiver is great; the rest of the time--Aargh!

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:38:48 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jurgrace - When we signed on with DISH Network to be our satellite provider, my biggest concern (other than being stuck watching the Ecuadorian soccer station 24/7) was having a hard time recording my favorite shows when I'm not home. Previous experience with cable...

Good concept, piece of crap equipment

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:35:12 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author kitandkaboodle - I love the way I can stop live tv and have recorded programs right there to pick from (no DVDs or tapes to sort through). But this equipment is quirky and faulty. For something that costs so much money, it ought to work much much...

Don't let looks fool you!

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 11:12:40 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author hickory5 - I bought this GE converter box at Target for 59.99. I bought this box because it had the feature to show the program lineup and I thought that would be helpful. I have a few GE products and have been pleased with their quality up until now. On one...