Mediasonic ATSC Digital Converter Box with TV Tuner Function (HW130RN)

We get 40+ stations with this lil guy hooked up to a small outdoor antenna. Our cable input fitting broke and this hooked up to the HDMI and works great. The remote has to be pointed directly at the receiver to work and power on off is a bit slow to react but all in all works good and as for price point, it's a great product.

I purchased this converter and it stop working within a week. It will not power on. I recommend this product from this seller. 1 year later, converter still works PERFECTLY…. UPDATE: seller sent me a new one and it works PERFECT. Thanks so much. Would definitely purchase again.

This was purchased as a gift for my mom. She uses an antenna to get local stations over the air and we live in an area that is transitioning to ATSC 3.0 which her current television has a tuner for. Unfortunately, stations in the area are implementing DRM on the broadcasts that block shows and live sports. The area still broadcasts ATSC 1.0 for these stations, so this tuner is meant to provide access to stations that currently are not supported on the newer tuner. This box meets expectations for the price. The digital picture looks good on the TV and the installation was straight forward. It found the local stations with no issue with just an indoor antenna. The remote control buttons are sometimes not as responsive as I would like. Because of this, I gave this 4 stars. It meets my expectations, but does not exceed them.

I purchased one of these. It lasted for less than a year - minimal usage (maybe 5 hours a month at the most). Then it randomly started failing... it would just go black. I contacted the seller, and they were very responsive and sent me a replacement. Unfortunately, the replacement has started doing the same thing, maybe 4 months into service. (And - it seems to have a knack for failing at the most inopportune time - usually at the end of a big football drive or with 30 seconds left in the basketball game.) I have a Mediasonic RAID disk array that's provided totally trouble-free service for almost 10 years, but the TV tuner has been a disappointment. I'll try a different brand.

I recently stopped watching cable TV and switched all of my television sets to Antenna TV. The Mediasonic Homeworx HW130STB Digital Converter Box made the transition very easy. If you follow the instructions exactly as written, you will have no problem installing the converter box. The picture and audio are very good quality, and I am able to watch several of the same channels that I had with cable.