HDTV External Tuner

[mysts]

I am looking for an external HDTV tuner that I can plug an antenna into and then plug the tuner into a TV. The TV is HD ready.

antenna->hdtv tuner->tv

thanks

[lumis]

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-HD-Tuner-DTB-H260F/sem/rpsm/oid/164855/rpem/ccd...oductDetail.do

[mysts]

To lumis:

Thanks for the tip. It looks promising.

[edDV]

A specitic listing of current tuners is here. Old models should be checked carefully on Google for review of problems and solutions. Many early models had serious issues.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=179095

General HDTV Info here
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=25

[MJA]

my vote goes for the Samsung HD Tuner DTB-H260F. still waiting for JR.com to ship it

[mysts]

To MJA:

I went to jr.com and could not find it. Could you give me the exact nomenclature to find it.
I do thank you for your reply.

[Epicurus8a]

I have a Samsung SIR-T451, and it works great. I found it on eBay.

[lacywest]

Good info

[vhelp]

I am looking for an external HDTV tuner that I can plug an antenna into and then plug the tuner into a TV. The TV is HD ready.

antenna->hdtv tuner->tv

I have the following receivers:

** Hisense, USDigital USDTV DB-2010
** Pro Brand, Digital Stream HD3150Plus DTV receiver

Both are great units, purchased early in the year - 2006.
(my favorite, of course, is the Hisense)

I like the Pro Brand, for its "digital" (numerical) signal strenth readout,
unlike the Hisense, who is analog readout only.

But, I love the Hisense, for its OUTPUT quality (seems a tadd bit better
than the Pro Brand) and also, because it seems to keep the Aspect Ratio
*even* over the Compoite and S-Video leads when plugged into a capture card,
which gives it the advantage being captured this way, an HD source who is
being broadcasted in Widescreen Anamorphic presentation, and retaining
this format for conversion/encoding to MPEG in this format in same, and
without resolution loss. A deffinate plus, if you can find a unit like
this -- you never know when you might want to run the signal over an
composite or s-video lead.

Anyways. I mainly use/run the Hisense's component leads to my dvd recorder
in 480i mode, which also keep the Widescreen Anamorphic presentation in
tact as well.

My setup:

Antenna -> Hisense[component] -> Polaroid dvd recorder[component] -> MPEG

Where: Component is separate R/G/B leads.

-vhelp 4160

[MJA]

To MJA:

I went to jr.com and could not find it. Could you give me the exact nomenclature to find it.
I do thank you for your reply.

I checked their website .out of stock for now,they even removed it from their site no idea why,but I can tell it's selling like hot cake

Check onecall.com ($178 free shipping) its $10 more than JR.com but they have a very good customer service I bought my camera last year from them
.

http://www.onecall.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=34596

if you are looking for HDMI cable

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10240&cs_id=1024002&p_id=...ormat=2&style=

[MJA]

onecall.com is also out of stock.

I guess http://www.circuitcity.com is one of the few sites to buy from