Ematic AT102 Digital Converter Box

Great product at a great price. I'm saving over 100$ per month by cutting the cable ball and chain with a one time purchase of ~30$. The owners manual is 24 pages long and includes instillation instructions as well as how to use the remote control efficiently. Most everything about the set up and use was intuitive. The manual was super helpful for the few things I didn’t get right away. My biggest complaint is the error/information windows that pop up on screen are white text on light blue background. I have to be sitting near the screen or put my glasses on to see what they say. (Pretty small complaint!!).The box itself has a tiny footprint.I bought a thumb drive and formatted it. I've tried all the features including recording a program while I was away from home. Worked great. When getting into playback mode from my thumb drive I have to be patient. It takes 10 or 15 seconds to pull up the recording while there is a pop up that lets me know "it's working on it".I have experience with a different brand of converter box/recorder. My Ematic AT102 puts the other brand to shame. It is just what I wanted, and it looks like I will be getting a second box to replace the under performing other brand.

Works perfectly. This is my second or third time ordering this converter box and it does last a long time. Its great for me as I don't have cable so this is a win for me. I can pull some of the same local channels as those on cable. I'll reorder this same brand again. And the price is reasonable as well. It comes with a remote which is a little bit longer than the box itself, which shows it doesn't take up very much room at all. Digital display is bright and suitable for those who are a bit visually impaired. Very simple and easy to set up and use. Plus you can manually use the buttons on the front of the box if the remote gets misplaced.

Really pleased with this bargain unit. Does everything I wanted it to do. The only real issue I have concerns the instructions. It took me a considerable amount of time on the first day to work things out. I suggest that the manufacturer post clearer and much more detailed instructions. Otherwise, I'm very satisfied. (Maybe a second issue, albeit a minor one: The remote is quite small, and the buttons are likewise quite small, to the point where I've unintentionally pressed one button while intending to press another.)

Bought this tuner to connect my CRT 32" Sony to a digital antenna. Only real issue i had was the antenna comes with a amplifier that is USB powered so connecting to the coaxial input required an extension cable for the USB power source but otherwise works great. Tune anywhere from 85-110 channels depending on location of antenna. My sole purchase was to tune in local channels to watch football over the fall and winter. So far per this area FOX was difficult but finally got it tuned in as well as CBS,NBC, and CW which carries SEC games. The trouble network is ABC and it comes and goes. Now the tuner actually helps keep weaker signal channels tuned in where's the same channels on my Panasonic LCD the picture cracks up or freezes. The tuner acts as amp and keeps crisp clear picture. But like others mentioned the manual has the feel of reading a novel not simple instruction book. My advice connect tuner use the onscreen menu to get initial set up and stick to basic functions on remote or you will go banana's trying to explore and master all the features this inexpensive tuner has to offer.

There's no RECORD WEEKLY feature, it didn't record scheduled programs, and it didn't let me edit booked programs.

I bought this for my mom because she doesn’t have cable and she’s always loved how easy it is to assemble and manage. She’s elderly and it really is a great gift to upgrade her tv channels and antenna with. I’m glad these are still around for non cable or Roku users.

I use it to tune in broadcast channels and it's fine for that. The setup was fairly easy and I can watch all of my local broadcast channels. Recently I tried to get it to record a show using its PVR recording feature and it's a nightmare. The menu lags and caches your inputs while it's frozen, only to respond to all of your button presses when it finally comes back to life causing all sorts of problems. The programming process is like programming an 80's VCR, but not as simple.Bottom line: Buy this if you want to tune in your local channels. If you want to record any shows, look at other products.