Samsung Digital HDTV Tuner

DTVuser2009 · 08-19-2009, 06:03 AM

Remember that one post awhile back where i asked about whether or not this 'HDTV Tuner' would pick up digital channels? well i picked it up to test it out. it has a slider in the rear where one can select 'resolution' all the way from 1080i/p down to 480i/p (analog too) and i found out it beats the CECBs out by a country mile. excellent tuner reception and many more features.

It has RCA A/V out and pass-through too. (the 'ant out' coax port doesn't go to a TV, just passes analog through the box. you need A/V or digital-out (DVI/HDMI) to view reception from the box itself) it has a very fancy on-screen guide that i'll have to put up here soon.

It also has a LED display on the front. says 'standby' when off, when powered on, says 'BOOT' then goes to whatever channel you're on. such as 'A-07' is Analog-output (for a standard non-HDTV) and on Digital Channel 7. it says the same channel whether or not you're viewing a sub-channel. the on-screen display shows the channel and sub-channel numbers. it has a 'HDTV-Tuner' logo which stays on throughout successful reception and blinks if reception is spotty or nonexistant.

I haven't played that much with it other than to see how it performs but it's a very nice box. i don't know much more about it other than those few things.

I'm going to buy a nice universal remote for it since the one which came with it is MIA. the front panel has 'power on/off, Exit, Menu, Enter,' and a 4-way pushbutton for up/down/left/right.

O-O · 08-19-2009, 06:16 AM

Cool! What's the part # on it?

DTVuser2009 · 08-19-2009, 06:41 AM

Here's a picture of it:

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You can see the LED display showing 'A 07' which means it's in Analog output mode (i don't have an HDTV) and on digital channel 7. sub-channels don't show on the front panel. the square lamp to the right of the display is the logo for 'HDTV Tuner' which i think means either successful reception (it blinks if there's low or no signal) or the channel is broadcasting in HD. i am not sure about that. looks neat though.

Oh and get this. every channel zooms.

Aaron62 · 08-19-2009, 08:21 AM

Que mucho DTVUSer2009? How old is it?

DTVuser2009 · 08-19-2009, 10:34 AM

It's a Samsung Model # SIR-T451 HDTV Tuner. in fact i just saw a post regarding the status of the exact same box!

Here's some pictures:

The only reason digital Channel 7 (28.1 real channel) is saying 'no data' is because my roof antenna needs to be reaimed for that particular channel. making 7 work makes the others go bye-bye. i can't find a sweet spot on my roof aerial any longer which works for all channels.

Aaron62 · 08-19-2009, 02:13 PM

Looks to be in good shape. One thing I like about that box is the fact that you can still watch TV while viewing the guide. I only see one for sale on fleabay right now.

DTVuser2009 · 08-20-2009, 06:10 AM

It also has a 'mini guide' which shows most of the same data but is in a window instead of being in the full screen. sorta like a browse banner or like the 'simple guide' on the Zenith CECB.

I was really disappointed that the Dish DTVPal Plus doesn't have the 'picture' in the guide like their satellite boxes do.

I do wish that 'VGA' port was an input instead of an output though, that would've come in handy to use my laptop and all those videos without investing another $80 in a adapter.