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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.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Garbage

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

    What a piece of crap. Every time you turn off the TV, and you want to watch again, you have to rescan and reprogram the channels, a twenty minute process. Utterly worthless. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!!

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

    Remote quit working in first month

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

    Was working fine until week 4 and then the remote needed batteries daily and then completely quit working.

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

    Extra cables needed not included

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

    Extra cables needed were not included. Called the Geeks and he explained how I needed to hook it up with my system and said I MIGHT get lucky and it MIGHT work. I didn't even bother. Returned instead.

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

    bad box

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

    this box has stopped working, and I will be returning to the store this week. this is the second box I have purchased. It is time to retune to cable.

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

    No bueno

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

    Terrible interface / dashboard. Took me 15 minutes to setup record… even longer to figure out how to watch.

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

    Works

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

    Pretty basic but works well - need a good antenna or you will not get good stations

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

    Do not buy this product

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

    Could not get this product to store more than 10 minutes of a tv program. Tried several different storage products and failed. Had to return the device.

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

    Run

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

    Does not work at all. Tried 2 different antennas. Even use positioning app. No go. Does not make me happy

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

    Not compatible

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

    Not compatible with optimum cable. Gave to my son in North Dakota.

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

    Wrong item for what wanted.

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

    Had to return this unit. Geek Squad determined it was not the unit I thought I was wanting.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works well.

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

    Can't be beat for the price. Menu takes time to navigate. Made good recordings.

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

    Had to return it.

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

    I no longer remember why I bought this. Obviously, it didn't do what I needed it to do.

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

    Very antiquated display. Horrible navigatido!

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    If I could give this a zero rating! The antiquated on-screen display and navigation through the poorly designed menus was just enough for me to return this and get my money back.

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

    didn't work for me

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

    I bought this item on sale but it didn't take any channel. I took it back to the store and the guy told me it had to be hooked to an antenna, which I did. Still didn't work.

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

    Tv box

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

    The antenna to box was loosing the Signal. The picture on TV would fade out and in. The antenna hooked to TV minus box would not fade away.

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

    Does what it says

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

    Just needed a basic converter since my tv terminal broke on me tv

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

    Backup guy

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    When I finally tried it out it did nothing but frustrate me and it was too late to return it.

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

    Aluratek bombs

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

    Don't waste your $. It is not user friendly and the Geek Squad doesn't know how to set it up or use it. Had to return it.

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

    Aluratek 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.

    The box did not work. It would not even power on. Waste of time.

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

    Instructions were in too small a font to read

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

    Do your buyers ever look into the items they buy? If Best Buy is going to sell products like this you should include a magnifying glass with each purchase.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend