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3.5 stars
"Does what it is suppose to well"
Pros: Very intuitive, Easy setup, Very responsive
Cons: Slight rainbowing on some programs, No controls on the box, Doesn't come with composite cables, Can't navigate directly to sub-stations
Summary: I ordered this box almost immediately after it was available and received it about five days later using standard shipping. When it came in the mail, it was fairly obvious how to connect the box. I turned the box on and follow the intuitive on-screen guide and had it up and running in about 5-minutes. The box picks up 30 channels, and all but one or two come in well. Those channels don't come in well anyways, so it's not really the box's fault.
The box changes channels about as fast as any television tuner I've ever used. The remote doesn't even have to be aimed directly at the box for it to pick up what you push. Unfortunately, the remote doesn't allow you to turn directly to channel sub-stations, i.e. 7.2. You have to goto 7.1, then push the unlabelled channel up button. When entering channel numbers, pressing "Select" will let the box know you're done and quickly jumps to the channel.
The rainbowing seems to only affect some programming (probably something to do how the show was recorded), and is limitted mainly to vertical white lines that are out of focus in the background of a scene. It's not that noticable, so it's very tolerable.
Overall, it is a great analog-to-digital tuner.
