Digital Converter Box for TV, OWERSLYN 1080P Mini ATSC Tuner Box with TV Tuner, Program Recording & Playback, USB Media Player, HDMI/AV Output, 3RCA Cables, Set Top Box, 2-in-1 Remote

I have a smart TV that is digital only, no tuner on board so I'd been using another box to bring over the air digital broadcasts in. That thing died, so I bought this after a lot of looking and comparing. I hooked it up following the directions, and unlike some of the reviews for this I've read, I am quite pleased with the performance so far. The picture is excellent, and better than any other in the house for over the air reception. It's small, and the IR receiver is convenient to place where ever you want since you can put the actual receiver about anywhere as well. The on screen menu is easy and I really like how it tells me what the broadcast schedule is. I'd read that some have issues with setting the time, I just went to the timezone and set that, and it's worked flawlessly since. I have practically plugged it in and it works. I didn't mess with any firmware updates or anything, it's pulling in all the stations as well as or better than my other in house tuners do. I won't speak to any recording, as I don't and won't use that feature as all I wanted was the ability to get digital TV reception, and it does this flawlessly for me at least. The remote was easy to set up as well, although it did cause the soundbar to flip out a bit so you're going to want to test all that before you turn it loose on your system as I'm guessing the IR signals were the same as the soundbar save for different control signals that caused me to reset the soundbar. That's the only issue I had, and it was easily remediated with no further issues since. I went into another room to do the remote learning procedure after all that. I've had a few digital receivers for over the air reception, hands down this one so far has done better than all of them put together. Two thumbs up, we'll see how it holds up over time will be the test at this point.

Working great

We bought this for a very specific reason: The F-type coaxial connector on our TV snapped off while connected to our TV antenna when I moved it. I don't have soldering equipment or skills to weld it back on and didn't want to buy a new TV. This worked perfectly by connecting the antenna to the box via the F-type connector then to the TV via the HDMI one. Minor drawbacks is the box needs the TV USB port to power it (though the box itself has a USB port). A more annoying drawback is we now need 2 controllers for the TV: The original to turn it on plus the box one to change channels. Still worth it to avoid tossing away a TV that works except for one broken connector.

The picture quality is fine, and the electronic program guide is good. But there are so many problems. * The unit hangs every night, and the remote ceases to function. Unplug and plug it back in, it works fine. * Recording is very hit and miss. Sometimes only half a show is recorded, and multiple day recording seldom works. I think this might be related to the frequent program hangs. * When watching a recorded show, if you pause, forward or rewind, the subtitles come on. If you then turn them off, 30 seconds later they come back on. You are stuck unless you reboot and start from the beginning. * If you stop a recording, you can’t pick up where you left off - have to start over. * To record a show on the program guide, select it, press OK, set parameters, done. Great! However, pressing OK in other areas also starts recording the current show, telling you to press OK to cancel, which then starts another recording session. Unplug it, plug it back in to fix. * Hard disk specs are important. If your drive pulls more than 800 mA you need external power. Spent a week with their tech support trying to get a brand new USB powered 2 TB drive to work, but nope, pulls 1,000 mA. Had to swap in my old powered backup drive, which would connect correctly. * Setup of the drive through their menu system was confusing and inconsistent. I used to work in IT, but this was a real challenge. * Documentation was poor to non-existent. For example, didn’t tell me to record a show, you had to change a parameter from “view” to “record”. This after pressing OK to start a recording session. The return period has passed, but I’m going to give up. There are a lot of choices of devices for viewing and program guides, but I was after recording, and this one just isn’t worth the aggravation.

I concur with the majority of reviewers who’ve given the unit good ratings. I’d recently terminated my cable TV. I was looking for a device that could scan over-the-air channels and provide a menu display with program information similar to what I’d had with cable. The unit’s on-screen menu is limited to a list of channels. There is no program grid or information. However, I was impressed to discover two functions that make the unit more than worth the price. It enables the playback of mp4 files off a USB flash drive. As well, it enables the recording of off-air programs. It’s with the USB and record functions that you get nice menu displays. Although I’d noticed the two features in the item description, I didn’t think they’d actually easily work. As for OTA channel reception, upon connecting the antenna to it, I was pleased that the unit scanned as many channels as when the antenna previously was connected directly into my TV. One tip: Don’t mess with the Picture/Format function. When I clicked on “NTSC,” everything went black. I needed an analogue TV to view and restore the device. Also, as encountered by others, I could not get the date function to work. The unit is not perfect. But all in all I’m happy. I’d buy it again.

Great for our campervan, with the AV output function. Only gave it 4 stars because, on the listing it states the AV lead is included, but it wasn't in the box, so had to buy one separate.

Molto semplice da installare e date le piccole dimensioni, facile da nascondere dietro la tv. Funziona benissimo

I have a computer monitor hooked up to this with a Philips LTE/5G filter and a cheap antenna. My monitor has 2 HDMI ports, so no splitter needed. Where I live in Eastern Ontario, I have 4 English channels and 3 in French/other languages. Maybe I'd find more channels if I upgraded my antenna, but I'm satisfied with what I have. Higher upfront cost for the total setup, but less expensive than buying a TV and paying for cable! Good product. 👍 Edit: You MUST have it set to Signal Type -> Air, and turn on Antenna Power. I had previously forgotten about turning on the antenna power and now I have more channels than I did before. 🙂 Edit 2: The remote was dropped accidentally, stopped working and a broken piece was heard inside. I was curious and took it apart. Very easy to fix! 😀 The rubber pad and board were loose. Take everything apart, clean carefully and put it back together to reset the contact between the conductive coated dots and the board. Voila! Our family loves this thing.

Es muy práctico y sencillo de instalar. Funciona muy bien.

Prodotto molto utile per chi ha il televisore appeso al muro : molto piccolo ( la meta' del telecomando ) e facile da installare dietro alla TV. Purtroppo la funzione CEC funziona solo in spegnimento, per accendere la TV bisogna fare la procedura di riconoscimento tra il telecomando del decoder e quello della TV: riesce dopo qualche tentativo. E' alimentato dalla presa usb del televisore, per cui a TV spenta spento tutto e non so se l' aggiornamento canali automatico e' fattibile.