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- Tuner
- An electronic part of a radio or TV that locks on to a selected carrier frequency (station, channel) and filters out the audio and video signals for amplification and display.
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- Moxi introduces three-tuner HD DVR, reduces prices on dual-tuner version
- User Interface!I think what most companies competing with Tivo don't understand is that it is the interface experience that makes Tivo who they are in today's market place. You can also download digital media from Blockbuster,Amazon, Netflix, etc.. on the Tivo as well. You can also browse from any Tivo...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- Panasonic DMR-EZ47VK
- Panasonic should be ashamedThe DMR-EZ47V has so many 'quirks' and Panasonic Customer Service is so awful that I would highly recommend NOT purchasing this unit or any closely related to it. There are lots of reviews out there so why trust me? I have a degree in Computers and am...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- LG RC897T - DVD recorder/ VCR combo
- Terrible Build Quality, Broke after 7 monthsI mainly purchased this unit for it's OTA ATSC tuner and to be used for VCR the upscaling DVD was a nice convenience. I unfortunately did not read the reviews until after I had purchased it adn they mostly said "DVD player will break"......
- Discussion threads 2009-10-07
- SEG Clip USB TV tuner: Watch digital TV on your iPhone, if you live in Japan
- 1SEG Digital TVI think it will be quite a while before we can get this in the US. Japan digital TV is a 13 segment signal. The 13th is just for mobile devices. The full HD if recorded or broadcast in HD are on the other 12 segments (you need...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-07
- Sony XDR-F1HD
- After years of being priced as luxury items, tabletop HD Radios finally dipped below $200 and even $100 in 2008. However, most of those models still didn't actually sound very good--either the tuner wasn't terribly adept at pulling in stations or the speakers were pretty cheap. That's where the Sony...
- Product reviews 2008-11-18
- Hitachi UT37X902
- When Hitachi first announced the U.S. availability of its superslim monitors at CES last January, they were the slimmest flat-panel LCDs yet at 1.5 inches thick. That's still the case as far as we know. Sure, the panel of Sony's OLED-based XEL-1 is, as usual, an exception at 0.11 inch...
- Product reviews 2008-11-14
- Panasonic DMR-EA18K
- In preparation from the upcoming analog-to-digital DTV transition, any device manufactured since 2007 and equipped with a standard analog NTSC tuner has been federally mandated to also include a digital ATSC tuner. For manufacturers of DVD recorders, that leaves two options: include a digital tuner, which increases the price a...
- Product reviews 2008-07-16
- FCC fines stores over TV labeling
- FCC fines stores over TV labelingWhat they said and what it means...Sears was "surprised." (Blah!)Best Buy was "extremely disappointed." (Blah!Wal-Mart has "voluntarily invested millions of dollars in new technology, training, new product and consumer education" for the transition. (Blah! Blah! Blah!)Grand total? Blah, blah, blah, blah,...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-11
- FAQ: What the digital TV switch actually means
- FAQ: What the digital TV switch actually meansI'm a minority...People often gasp when I mention that I'm using rabbit ears for TV. Since it seems to be such a stretch of the imagination, I guess it's a pretty uncommon thing. I used to have satellite service, but...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-30
- Comcast introduces open-cable platform
- Comcast introduces open-cable platformI don't mind buying more stuffas long as it works exactly the way I want. But anything less and my money stays with me.It is new stuffJust not High Def stuff.Here's what I see the issues is. My cable company want to lock me in with their...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-08
- AVerTV Hybrid Ultra USB
- AVerMedia bills the AVerTV Hybrid Ultra USB as a Media Center Upgrade Kit. The upgrade it brings to your Media Center PC is the ability to watch and record TV. This $130 external TV tuner avoids one of the pitfalls of PC-based TV tuners--the often shoddy bundled DVR software--simply by...
- Product reviews 2007-06-04
- Plextor PX-HDTV500U Mini Digital HDTV Receiver
- Plextor's PX-HDTV500U Mini Digital HDTV Receiver may very well be the cheapest and easiest way to watch and record over-the-air HDTV on your PC. It's also the smallest external tuner we've seen, making it a good fit for laptops. In addition to the tiny tuner that's no bigger than a...
- Product reviews 2007-05-22
- Panasonic DMR-EZ47VK
- Just when you thought DVD recorders had finally run out of life, the federal government stepped in to spice things up. Because of the looming analog TV cutoff date, all DVD recorders this year include digital ATSC tuners, which means you can tune into local digital stations using an antenna....
- Product reviews 2007-04-30
- A big-screen TV with a not-so-big price
- A big-screen TV with a not-so-big priceWhat about Sceptre?; $1300 1080p 42" LCDI'm just curious how the Vizio units compare to Sceptre units, especially the 42" one mentioned in this article. Costco.com is currently offering the Sceptre 42" 1080p LCD model for about $1300. I had bought one earlier this...
- Discussion threads 2006-12-17
- Dump your Cable or Satellite bill with free HDTV
- Its that time of year again when we kick off the Christmas shopping season with the biggest sale of the year after Thanksgiving called the Black Friday sales. If youre going to buy things for this holiday season, this would be a very good day to...
- Blog posts 2006-11-22
- Digital media systems: a feature comparison
- Digital media systems: a feature comparisonThere is a Series 2 Dual Tuner boxTivo released the Series 2 DT Dual Tuner boxes earlier this year (May, I think) and I know at least one person who actually uses one.http://www.tivo.com/2.0.boxdetails.asp?box=series280hrDTDVRTiVo CorrectionsThe TiVo Series3 has basically all of the features of the Series2...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-25
- Samsung SIR-T451
- The cable and satellite companies don't want you to know this, but you can get free HDTV with surround-sound audio with just a regular old antenna and tuner. That might sound like a late-night infomercial scam, but it's the truth. Samsung's SIR-T451 is one of the more popular tuners on...
- Product reviews 2006-10-05
- New TiVo boxes let users record two shows at once
- New TiVo boxes let users record two shows at onceUm, they have been doing this for yearsI have a first generation tivo that has dual tuners. I can record 2 shows at the same time while watching a recorded one.A bit behind aren't they, triple tuners are avaibleI can get...
- Discussion threads 2006-04-25
- DVD recorder sales doubled in 2004, will grow 87% in 2005
- DVD recorders are beginning to drive the market for non-PC DVD hardware, a trend that keeps the overall global DVD hardware market on the rise, according to In-Stat. The DVD recorder market not including units connected to PCs doubled in size in 2004 and will grow by 87% in 2005....
- Blog posts 2005-03-28
- DVD recorder sales doubled in 2004, will grow 87% in 2005
- DVD recorders are beginning to drive the market for non-PC DVD hardware, a trend that keeps the overall global DVD hardware market on the rise, according to In-Stat. The DVD recorder market not including units connected to PCs doubled in size in 2004 and will grow by 87% in 2005....
- Blog posts 2005-03-28
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