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Receive Local TV Channel (Over-The-Air)
Mediasonic ATSC digital TV converter box converts over-the-air ATSC digital TV broadcast to your analog and digital TV, projector, and computer monitor. It supports up to 1080P resolution. (Analog-to-Digital (DTV) Converters) (caja convertidora para television)
Record and Playback your favorite TV show
HW250STB TV Recorder function allows you to record TV show in USB 2.5" / 3.5" external hard drive and play back on your TV or Computer. USB flash drive is not recommended for recording function.
TV Tuner Function
HW250STB can be additional TV Tuner to your TV. If your TV does not have TV tuner, it can act as a receiver for over-the-air TV channel. If your TV already has a tuner, you can watch TV using existing tuner, and use this box to record another channel.
Easy Installation
You can connect HW250STB to your TV by either HDMI or Composite or Coaxial port.
Additional Features
- Clear QAM function can be used with cable provider to watch unscrambled cable channels.
- TV Tuner Function: Add additional Tuner to your TV, some TV does not have built-in tuner, this can be an add-on to your TV. eg: compatible with VIZIO TV
- 12 hr. AM / PM time display
- EPG (Electronic Program Guide) and program information.
- Favorite Channel List
- Parental Control Function
- Closed Caption
- EAS (Emergency Alert System) to alert you any emergency information from TV station
- Real Time and Schedule Recording
Important Note:
This converter box is designed to receive Over-The-Air TV signal, and it is not a replacement of cable box. External Antenna is required to connect to this converter box in order to receive signal. This product does Not Work with TIVO and cable company such as Comcast, DirecTV, DISH Network, Time Warner Cable, etc. In general, this product does not work with encrypted cable signal.
Important Note:
This product ONLY work for ATSC signal. (1.0 and 2.0 ONLY) It will work in USA / Canada / Mexico / Bahamas / Dominican Republic / Suriname. For other countries, please check with your local TV signal before purchase this item.
TV Recording Note:
- Recommend USB 2.0 or 3.0 2.5" or 3.5" External Hard Drive
- Support up to 4TB Hard Drive. (Recommend 2TB HDD) Need to format in MBR / NTFS Format
- Using USB Flash Drive does not provide smooth recording.
- Video is recorded in MTS format, and can be play back in Computer too
- Each hour of recording will take about 8GB
- Subtitle will be recorded only If it is turn on during the recording
J. Krutsch
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2025
Have been using this for a month or so. In general, I am happy with it. As pointed out by many, the user manual isn't much. On the positive side, it gives you an idea of it's features. On the negative side, it doesn't tell you how to use them. However, with trial and error they are not hard to figure out. The picture quality is great and the record function works well. One negative on the record function is that you can not watch a pre-recorded program while recording another. You just have to plan around this. Only other slight negative is the remote is weak. Ends up like the old days when you had to point the "clicker" at arms length towards the device. In general, and considering the price, I am quite happy with it.
Andrew Spain
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2025
Hooked it up using my current antenna to my TV via coax connection and did not get any response except a message indicating no antenna. Tried connecting through HDMI port but got a message indicating no signal. The only way I could tell it was getting power (no indicator light) was by attaching a USD drive (could hear it spin up). Tried another HDMI port and same thing. Let sit for 15-20 minutes and screen went blank. Got the same blank screen when switch to alternate HDMI port. Could not do anything using controls on unit or remote. Finally unplugged it and plugged it back in. Got a boot message on box. Ran through start and tried to configure PVR function. Could not access it from the menu (same with with some of the other options). Let it run for about an hour, shut it off and it rebooted on start up. Nothing changed, tried it again and the screen was dark and I could not power it up. Same as before and could hear my USB drive spinning. Only to get it back was to unplug and plug it back in. Went through boot sequence again, got same as before, PVR and some other functions were not available. I have had it for 5 hours, tried contacting support (nonexistent), then repackaged and sending back. I tried giving it a zero star rating but had to give a 1 star (which it doesn't deserve) in order to post this.
jr
Reviewed in Canada on February 21, 2025
connection tv au quebec cet article ne semble pas etre pour ici meme si c inscrit canada ma belle soeur m as demande de le commander mais elle ne recois aucun signal les info pour connecter ne sont pas en francais et sont tres difficiles a comprendre c decevant pour le prix paye 98 dollards mal investije suis decu de l'avoir commande pour elle c lapremiere fois que je recois une commande qui ne fais pas
Bryan
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2025
High quality tuner. The signal quality meter (press INFO button twice while watching a channel) helps determine the best antenna position for precise placement. Remote sensor works well. Unit is responsive.Takes a bit of time to power up (about a minute) but once it’s running it works well. Didn’t test the DVR functionality as I don’t need that. I noticed the power plug was a little difficult to plug in/out of an outlet, not sure why.Overall a good product and the price is a little high for what you get (~$40) but if the product lasts a year or more it’s well worth the cost.
Rob M.
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2025
This little settop box is truly impressive. With the help of a 5G filter (sold separately), I was able to pull in 60+ crystal clear channels with only a modest little antenna. The UI is a little drab and basic but easy to navigate and understand. I had no trouble deleting the few channels I would never watch, and was able to group my most-watched channels into a Favorites list for faster, easier selection. I was also able to select any channels that are listed only by their call letters and change them to their more popular names, which is a nice touch.The remote is large enough to be held comfortably, and the buttons are well laid-out. Oddly, the channel up/down buttons are not labeled as such, but are logically positioned on the remote. Setting up a program to record seems to be a pretty straightforward process, though I haven't tried it yet. Be aware that the unit does not have its own internal hard drive, so you must supply an outboard one yourself.My only real quibble is with the front panel fluorescent display. It's way too bright and is not dimmable, which could be annoying to some users.For under $40, you can't go wrong with this great little tuner. I highly recommend it.
Jose G.
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2025
I got this to replace a failed TV tuner on my Smart TV. I does the job, and works. It's nice that it has a record TV function to USB drive. I suggest you get a flash based external SSD for best performance with it's own external power, but not required. TV guide layout is a bit bad. Instead of a horizontal left to right layout showing multiple channels per row like a normal guide, you get a vertical list layout and it only shows one channel at a time. The picture quality is bad, and the menu doesn't have much adjustment settings. It looked overly bright and washed out. I ended up replacing motherboard of TV to fix my tuner and I returned this product.
Delan
Reviewed in Canada on September 2, 2024
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Client d'
Reviewed in Canada on May 4, 2024
Le choix des touches pour faire certaines opérations est un peu bizarre, mais il y a un aide-mémoire au bas de l’écran et on finit par s’habituer. La réception des chaînes est bonne et l’enregistrement fonctionne bien sur un disque dur et certaines clés USB. Utilisez une clé comme Sandisk Ultra ou Extreme qui ont une vitesse d’écriture plus rapide. Il y a 2 fonctionnalités sur mon autre DVR qui manquent sur celui-là.1. Sur l’autre DVR, il est plus facile de sauter les commerciaux, car il y a une touche avance-1-minute et une touche recule-15-secondes. Ces 2 touches rendent le saut très simple. Sur le Mediasonic, il faut appuyer plusieurs fois sur avance rapide, surveiller, puis stop, puis marche arrière etc. Il est plutôt difficile de bien voir où on en est. 2. Sur l’autre DVR, l ‘avance rapide monte à 300X contre 32X sur le Mediasonic, ce qui est ennuyeux lorsqu’on a une heure ou deux à sauter.
Rik M
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2024
I wrote a nice long review.. and poof. UGH. OK.. Tuner works great! The DVR or rather a PVR saves to usb, and its in a format it can play on PC later. The antenna signal strength meter is very handy and the tuner is very good. How they sell this for 40 bucks is amazing. I wouldnt hesitate to buy another one.electronic program guide comes over the antenna, it doesnt connect to the internet. which ias a good thing to me. It transmits old analog to a older tv or HDMI using a computer monitor. it just works. The menu system is light, easy and to the point.But the antenna signal strength is the main this I like the best. Picture attached.
Ross Reynolds
Reviewed in Canada on December 22, 2024
great
MC Hallee
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2024
This item worked OK for the 1st two weeks, then the tuner started to fail (I guess). The picture screen started going black, and it became more frequent. Sometimes when I turned it on there would only be a black screen, with or without audio. Try turning it off and on and maybe that would fix the problem for now, but the problem was getting more frequent. I have used similar devices marketed by "I View" for about 10 years. I have had 3 "I Views" during that period and each unit has had bugs of one type or another, but for $30 I can live with some of the bugs as long as it provides a good picture and records the programs I want. The latest I View started skipping scheduled recording after 2 years of use (a fatal flaw). These $30 devices seem to be made cheaply by the same manufacturer and are marketed by the likes of MediaSonic and I View. They apparently all have bugs.
Bob
Reviewed in Canada on October 20, 2024
The clock was always 12 minutes behind. Timer recording did not work flow through emission did not work if you accidentally left this unit on.
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