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This is my second unit. The 1st one I bought at Walmart still works, after 2.5 years, using it to record approx. 12 hours per week, and then playback time. The instructions aren't very thorough, so you might have to practice with it a bit. For example, if you set it up for timer record, be sure to select "record" on the menu and not "view" which is the default setting. The remote's battery doesn't seem to last very long, so if the remote starts having issues, replace the battery. I thought my current unit broke because on startup it got to the RCA logo page & would go no further, but it turned out that the USB stick malfunctioned. Put in a new USB & the old recorder works perfect. For us old timers, if you know how to run a VCR, you can use this DVR!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Admittedly, I didn't put this through all its paces, but it did work out of the box. My idea was to build a PVR with this and an external drive. However, I made a mistake thinking I could put this on a network drive and media share the recordings to smart TVs around the house. Not the product's fault, I didn't have all the things lined up. At any rate, I'm keeping this as an option for a standalone PVR connected to the one HDTV. As a side note: the channel reception wasn't any better or worse than the receiver I had previously connected to the antenna, so that's a plus.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
This product is Great, easy to use, easy to set up, but the Best Feature about this product is that it has an Add Channel Scan option, you can just Re-scan, to see if there are any new channels available Or to regain any channels that you may have lost due to seasonal changes (like the trees being in full bloom and blocking the signal) Without losing the channels you already have due to antenna placement Or being able to change the antenna placement to see if you can get other channels then, Without losing the ones you already have, That's Great!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I know some mentioned about the remote not working. But it does work. The reason it didn't work was because the battery arrived wasted which a simple battery replacement gets it going. I do wish they used the typical and less expensive batteries. Also the plastic case is made of low cost plastic. Other than that, this device works great and records onto a usb drive and you can use the video on your computer. Pretty cool. Also has buttons to change the channels on the unit itself incase you lose the remote. Surprised that it doesn't have a record button on the unit, I would have liked that. I would still recommend this unit over a plain atsc digital converter box which costs the same or more but can't record and don't even have hdmi output.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Everything promised arrived on schedule. A little ackward to go thru the operation, of the main features. If you are a plug and play type. (VCR Style) you may want to stay with a DVR. I could not stay up for the election, but I put the thing on record and got over 2.2 hours of 1080P video for the acceptance speech and those awesome Trump girlsl
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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