Customer Ratings & Reviews

I bought this item around a year so far ok but beeen having problems with it lately not a good connection tv picture not good quality a lot of signal connection sometimes it’s good then bad very annoying wondering if it’s the box or my tv ??? Any ideas would be great thanks

It does tune in stations over the air but you must have a drive to plug into it to record anything. It also has games you can play that are pretty fun.

The original Insignia converter I purchased when converter boxes became a requirement for over the air lasted for about 12 years. I have purchased two of these in the last 3 or 4 years. If there were a better alternative I would try it - because I bought a third by a different brand in-between those two Aluratek that was even worse. The Aluratek has put stations in places they don't belong (stations with numbers like 3.2 - 3.12 in between stations 7.2 and 7.3 - online guides don't even show me as having any stations on 3), drops out, and turns itself off. Off. Off as in requires cold boot off. The remote also needs to be left upside down, because the design causes the batteries to slide out of alignment if stored right side up. I don't know how many batteries I replaced before I realized that opening the case, and pushing the batteries back into the inside would generally solve it (sometimes they need to be removed and put back in.) The Users Guide no longer has instructions on how to remove channels you have no interest in from the rotation (HSN and it's siblings hold no appeal) and no longer show up as an option on the screen that used to give access to that function. I actually had to return one (so I guess that makes three of these I've had) because it unaligned the image (like scrolling on tube tvs) while I was trying to get out of the submenu - and there was no way to make the cursor/arrow move when you had the image scrolling every 2 seconds. It's like the manufacturer of this adaptive device wants to force you to buy a new tv.

A very flexible solution. Digital TV converter with on-screen program guide with the option to add a HDD for a DVR. Easy plug and play installation.

This tuner is unbelievable. Make the necessary attachments and it pretty takes over from. Fed up with satellite fees I decided to just with Prime, Netflix and Hulu for streaming but still wanted my local channels. This fit the bill to a tee! Good HD quality and even has pause and recording capabilities which I haven't quite mastered yet. But still very pleased with picture quality and channel access.

Lasted 2 months. Do not buy. If you have to, get extended warranty as it will fail. BestBuy gets a demerit for poor customer service. As I sat with Geeksquad to get a replacement I was told I can walk to the back and pick up one for trade. I said can't you call someone to bring one up from the back? I guess I expected too much as the associates with their hands in pockets, who are paid mind you and don't seem to be too busy, but I'm expected to go find the replacement? Do not buy. Do not recommend.

Excellent product for the price. Getting rid of cable and recording the live tv shows.

I had to return the first one but once I got the second one is worked great for what I needed it for. I have no complaints.

It works great but only downfall is that you have to get the perfect aim for the remote to work as the converter box won’t pick it up from different angles.

Seems to work fairly well so far, although I have yet to try/figure out the recording options as they are a little more complicated then I would have thought

I used this DTV Converter Box to couple an older TV w/analog RF input to a Digital Antenna. Great crystal-clear picture - DVR feature is a bonus and works great.

We did not know how to get it to record, we wanted to record tv shows.

The unit is not dependable. Sometimes it will timer record flawlessly, other times it will stop recording when it feels like it. The instruction manual is not very detailed. It is also picky with flash drives. I didn't use one larger than 16GB, but certain brands will not work. I tested the drives to make sure they worked on my computer, and they're fine. The remote control is flimsy. I doubt it will last long. Once it breaks the unit is worthless because almost all of the functions are controlled by the remote. Too bad, with a few refinements it could be much better. I guess you get what you pay for.

Very easy to set up and use. Much better than a cheaper one I had in the past.

I have an old TV at a cabin which is on an old fashioned antenna. Years ago when TV signals went digital I bought the gov't subsidized converter. It failed so I bought this one. I was shocked by how many more channels it pulled in. Advertised as having a recording feature to external memory but have not figured out how to use it.

This is the second one we bought. It was easy to setup. It gives us great picture. The only negative is it has no fan to keep it cool. We relocated it for better ventilation.

Works great. I use it to record the news and then play it back when I have the time.

Needed this to connect an off air antenna to an HDMI connection. It worked fine and was easy to set up.

Put in a flash drive and record from terrestrial tv. The tuner is good. The remote is ok, not really easy to see. For what I paid, I would buy again.

The converter box is the best thing. I get plenty of channels and don’t have to pay so much money for cable.