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Rating 3.7 out of 5 stars with 1285 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 frequently mention the ease of use, DVR capabilities, and recording functionality as positive aspects of the digital TV converter box. The picture quality is also praised, and the price is considered reasonable. However, some customers have concerns about the product's reliability, the remote control, the clarity of the instructions, and the user interface.

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  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Seems like a good idea but very complicated

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

    Seems like a good idea but very complicated to go through the menu still doing a lot of homework I haven’t decided good or bad 100% yet but so far not very impressed

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

    Wouldn't power on after 3 weeks

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

    Wouldn't power on after about 3 weeks. Was just outside of the return window. I would recommend an extended warranty. Worked well before it had the power issue.

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

    Aluratek junk

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

    This box never worked for me - I e -mailed the company. Have not heard back from them. I thought it was something I was doing wrong. I have had to buy another one as this one was useless.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    good product

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

    but not enough instructions to figure out how to record shows.

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

    do not buy

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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.

    Worked for all of about 2 minutes before seizing up. Had to unplug it in order for it to work only to have it freeze again. Very hot to touch like it was overheating. I returned mine for a refund. Would not recommend!

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

    Do not buy!!!!

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

    I went through 2 of these in less than a month. Would not recommend this at all. Not worth the time or money.

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

    Awful Item. Died on Day 2.

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

    Awful Item. Very difficult to attempt to use, I never succeeded. After 2 days, it stopped working completely. There must be better versions of this Product from someone else.

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

    Disposable

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought 2 of these in January 2022, $50 each. Never really used them but had them hockes up. As of Nov 1, 2022, (10 months later, neither one of these work

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Budget Friendly

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

    Bought this to use for the hdmi option on a receiver with an over the air antenna. It was cheap and is doing what I wanted it to.

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

    Poor recording

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

    Box converted signal okay, but did not record very well. Lots of dropouts and pixelation -- even on broadcats that were pristine when watched live,.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Did it’s job

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

    I don’t have cable , so I wanted to watch regular channels, bought this and it works pretty good . I would buy again.

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

    you get what you pay

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

    Instructions from manufacturer are poor. Hard to get Customer service. Has problems with play back. You can only watch the channel you are recording. The power went out after 90 days.

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

    Digital 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.

    I followed instructions that came in the box to use with antenna and tv but the converter box did not give a menu list of tv programs as stated on container.

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

    Did not work :-(

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

    Looked very promising for what we needed. Unfortunately, it did not work. Followed instructions from book (and website), but no success. However, I have other devices from Aluratek and will continue to buy their material.

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

    Garbage

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

    The user interface is terrible. If you like paging through a file system, great. The remote is so flexible that I need to bend it in the correct direction for it to work. Spend more and get more.

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

    Don’t buy

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It did great getting channels for my roommates older model (2007) tv. However, the channels are all out of order and don’t expect a reply from Aluratek customer service. They’ll never contact you back.

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

    Got a bad Aluratek ADTB01F

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

    This is our third Aluratek model ADTB01F. It is defective, stopped recording tv programs via timer. Will return for a replacement

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

    Didn't work

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

    Didn't work. It said BOOT and didn't respond to any button pushing on the unit or on the remote.

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

    Not so great.

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

    This might be a good product for some people. I had problems getting it to work in conjunction with the HD TV antenna. The instruction manual was in ant print. Returned it. For that reason, I gave it 1 star.

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

    Stopped working within 5 weeks.

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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 box stopped working within 5 weeks. It will no longer turn on. What waste of money.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend