Device works perfectly. I initially purchased a different brand which did not save my configuration changes when power was removed nor did the USB port work. I then purchased this one which was $10 cheaper and everything works just fine. Simply rename the channels how you want and that's all the configuration you have to do. Makes watching TV much easier on televisions with built in tuners. No need to rent a cable box.

Purchased this model after being disappointed by another brands failure. Their model died 95 days after purchase and they only refund or repair before 90 days. This model works so much better and is so easy to install and use.

This box does exactly two things. It's a basic tuner and a very dumb VCR that only records over the air channels. The good: * Easy to set up. * Can output signal to TV via coax cable, HDMI, or RCA plugs. * Does not seem to degrade the incoming signal from the antenna at all. * Lets you create a favorites list (very handy if you receive dozens of channels and only want to watch few of them), * You can play .avi, mpg, and several other types digital media by simply plugging in an external usb drive. Not so good: * Learning how to use it. The manual is almost incomprehensible. Fortunately, there are some helpful Youtube videos out there. * No internet connectivity. You cannot integrate the signal with Sling, Fire TV, etc. If you use one of those you will need to use a separate input to your TV or an HDMI signal splitter. * This is not a Tivo kind of recorder. You can't have it record a particular program whenever it comes on. You set up channel, start/stop times and how often (once, daily, weekly) and that's what you get. You can, however adjust times (to allow for possible extra innings in a baseball game, for example). * The recorded program file names are made up from channel, date, and time of the recording, not the name of the program. But you can rename the files using the remote (slow) or by connecting the external drive to a PC (or Mac, I assume). * Forget about programming a universal remote to work with this device. That said, I have no regrets buying this box

I cut cable to save money. I miss not being able to record some of my favorite over the air shows. This product does that. Additionally, the picture quality is excellent. I love that I do not have to turn this unit on just to watch TV. I love that the receiver picked up all my local channels, plus some that my TV was not picking up. The price was a fraction of what the A to Z retailer wants for their product. I bought and returned the A to Z's version of this product. It only picked up 11 channels of the 65 channels that this product picked up. The picture quality of this product is by far superior to the A to Z's product. Why only 4 stars and not 5? The menu interface is a bit awkward and not intuitive. Once I figured it out it works and does what I want it to do. Again, not perfect. Recording shows works, but if you want to record a show Monday through Friday you can only do it daily so you will have some shows recording that you do not want recording on Saturday and Sunday (I have not had it a week yes so I assume it will record everyday in the daily setting). I had an old 500 gb hard drive laying around that I hooked up to this unit and it works just fine. The playback of recorded shows is as high quality as watching it live. This aspect of the product is what impresses me most. Pros: Inexpensive. High picture quality. High picture quality on recorded shows. Not needed to watch live TV so you can use your TV remote to watch TV. Cons: Remote control is klunky, you really need to press the buttons hard to get it to work. The menu interface is not intuitive and there is a learning curve to recording and playback. You must supply your own hard drive to enable recording.

MediaSonic / Homeworx Over the Air Digital Video Recorder / Full HD 1080P / Model HW-150VR. This comes with Red, White, and Yellow RCA pin type cord. I'm using this with a Samsung TV 60" Model UN60JU7090FXZA, 4K, 4K upconvert, 3D Ready, Digital TV. I received this for Christmas 2018. It was on sale for $29.99. I have an outside over the air antenna rated with a range of 60 miles. So it's coaxial cable from antenna to a signal splitter. Two coaxial cables from the signal splitter, one to TV and one to MediaSonic. I had to buy a HDMI cable ($6.99 Best Buy 6' 4K Ultra HD HDMI Cable) which attaches to the back of the Mediasonic to TV HDMI In. So you will may NEED Coaxial Cable(s) and or HDMI Cable, and a Jump / Thumb Drive or External Hard Drive. I had a 64 GB Jump Drive. I LOVE this DVR. It's a little quirky, but for $30 it's well worth it. The TV Guide comes from the broadcasting station. So you may get a tv listing for one day or none at all. If it's on your guide, you just press EPG on remote, go up and down the tv guide and highlight the program you wish to record then press OK, then OK again to confirm your recording. If it's not on your tv guide, press Timer, 1 (add event), select channel, date, start and end time, then OK. To play recording press Menu, scroll right to USB, arrow down to Multimedia, Ok, scroll right to PVR, press OK, press OK on HBPVR folder, scroll up and down to select recorded program and press OK to select, press OK StartResume (this is a popup menu that I alway over look), press HOLD for full screen. It has fast forward and reverse to run through commercials. To stop watching your recording, press EXIT (you have to press Exit 3 times to get back to the beginning.) NOTE SOUND = If the sound seems low you will need to raise the volume on the MediaSonic Remote then raise or lower the volume on your TV Remote or Sound Remote. I know it sound like allot, but all of the instructions are on the screen. I've been recording The Big Bang Theory and the HD picture is fantastic...!!! I bought a 2nd one for $29.99 for a spare or present. That's it. I hope this helps some one..!