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Rating 3.7 out of 5 stars with 1279 reviews

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    Rating 3.8 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 3.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 3.7 out of 5 stars

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70%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers consistently note the Digital TV Converter Box with Digital Video Recorder's easy setup, recording capabilities, and affordable price. Many users appreciate its ability to record TV programs onto an external hard drive and its compatibility with various antennas. However, concerns are raised regarding the durability of the product, with reports of remote control issues and short lifespans.

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  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    works well as a dvr. not being used tv conersion

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have the unit connected to a set of rabbit ears, a large SSD and to my HDTV thru HDMI. My only complaint is there doesn't seem to be any easy to reset the system clock any related to that, the start time of programmed recordings can be a little erratic.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Doesn’t last long.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Died after a year. For a $50 converter box, I’d expect it to last longer. Non-responsive, won’t even turn on.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Picture quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Work good

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very nice Box and In hants the picture make it coming a lot better

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Terrible waste of time and money

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Since this DVR seemed to work every once in a while, I foolishly did not return it when I could still get a refund. It does not work most of the time. No matter how many times I re-insert a flash drive, I get the message "USB device has been removed." Even when I'm told it's connected it later says it has been removed. This is one of the worst products I have purchased in over 50 years. Other problems with this are too numerous to mention. I've already wasted hour after hour trying to make it work. No one should be allowed to sell anything this bad, even for $1. Don't consider buying this or any product from this manufacturer.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Converter Box

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    After installation And setup I started receiving 15 more stations than my last device, Very happy with it.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Converter box

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good i like the way its is working cant to buy another one.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Dvr

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Saved us loads of money

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Newer vizio TVs do not have a TV tuner built in like older versions had. This helped us bypass this problem so we could continue using antenna television. Has ability to be used with HDMI, composite, or cable! Also offers a guide for antenna tv.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Does the basic job. Some weirdness.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works OK. Quirky. Using the Recent Channel function does take you back to the last viewed channel, but... silent. You can set some favorite channels but for some reason channel 7 disappears each time. I bought because my TCL/Roku set-up isn't giving me Recent Channels functionality and as a way to quickly select the channel I want this is pretty good. But I'm glad I got it cheap.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Not worth the money

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Had to return it because it was basically as good as watching TV without it. Complex, very slow, inefficient.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Recording

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worth it

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got this to record local channels with an antenna. Works great so far.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    works like it said

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    works just fine like its supposed to worth the money

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    review

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The converter works well. The mute button on the remote quit working already. This is the second converter box and remote I have purchased and the mute button on the remote on the 1st package quit working also. The 1st converter box worked for about 5 years.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Didn't need if have streaming services

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We returned this item because we have streaming services to watch network programs. So far have been able to find classic movies (1960 and before) either on streaming or YouTube. With that being said, it would be worth using with tv antenna.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Recording

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great replacement for cable DVR.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent Digital TV Converter Box. With this one you can watch one channel while you record another. Only downfall for me is that the time is formatted on 24 hours and I haven't found a way to change it to 12 hours. Worth the money.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    DVR from the 70's

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Item does what it says it does. However, the menu could be updated considerably. It's like trying to program an old VHS TV recorder. Plan on some learning curve issues...

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    ok, best I could find

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    doesn’t see as many channels (from the digital antenna) as my tv does, so I swap out the antenna connection between the two, as needed; at least I can DVR ABC shows

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Picture quality

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Aluratech digital converter box for tv

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very nice digital converter box for tv. Nice picture

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good option for cord cutters with a good antenna.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Overall good option for cord cutters. Worked well with my rooftop digital antenna. Can be a little temperamental at times.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Dvr

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    need to get off cable: this is it

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    product met all my expectations. looking to remove cable and go to streaming and this products allows the newer televisions which only have HDMI and this converts coax cable to HDMI. Both video and audio,

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Hard to find digital converter box

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Best Buy is the only store i found that stocks the analog to digital converter box. This product works perfect.

    I would recommend this to a friend