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[QUOTE=&quot;DTVuser2009, post: 40474, member: 2003&quot;]The weak points on the Apex DT-250 are bad quality power supply transformers (which emit a squeal or whine when getting ready to pop, from a 'arc' within windings inside. it's a very tiny xformer which i think you could easily replace with a soldering gun)The other weak point is the 'ant in' and 'tv out' jacks breaking off inside the tuner. that happened to the 'ant in' port and i have to twist it every once in awhile due to it being stripped from the tuner and connecting in one place. a couple 'nuts' used to hold the jacks on a switch plate can fix it though before it breaks. it's the only CECB that doesn't have those tiny nuts to secure those jacks onto the box itself.I heard the early versions of the Magnavox CECB are terrible, but the TB110MW9 is an upgraded version and seems to work fine, and even picks up what the DTVPal couldn't. it's got a reliable tuner which can hold a steady picture with a signal as low as 18-20% which most boxes give up at.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="DTVuser2009, post: 40474, member: 2003"]The weak points on the Apex DT-250 are bad quality power supply transformers (which emit a squeal or whine when getting ready to pop, from a 'arc' within windings inside. it's a very tiny xformer which i think you could easily replace with a soldering gun) The other weak point is the 'ant in' and 'tv out' jacks breaking off inside the tuner. that happened to the 'ant in' port and i have to twist it every once in awhile due to it being stripped from the tuner and connecting in one place. a couple 'nuts' used to hold the jacks on a switch plate can fix it though before it breaks. it's the only CECB that doesn't have those tiny nuts to secure those jacks onto the box itself. I heard the early versions of the Magnavox CECB are terrible, but the TB110MW9 is an upgraded version and seems to work fine, and even picks up what the DTVPal couldn't. it's got a reliable tuner which can hold a steady picture with a signal as low as 18-20% which most boxes give up at.[/QUOTE]

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