Coby DTV-140 ATSC High Definition Set Top Box

by Coby

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.8 x 8.6 x 8.8 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000NW7A2G
• Item model number: DTV-140
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,122 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Coby ATSC High Definition Set Top Box

Customer Reviews

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for the Price, November 22, 2007

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Charles D. Harrell (Moss Point, Ms.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coby DTV-140 ATSC High Definition Set Top Box (Electronics)

This unit works good but I haven't seen any way to add channels to the scan list. You can only do a new scan and then you will lose what you had saved with the antenna pointing in the other direction.

24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good DTV converter, November 11, 2007

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R. Staunton - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coby DTV-140 ATSC High Definition Set Top Box (Electronics)

I could afford a HDTV if I wanted one, but I imagine seeing the kind of programming they have on TV and the thought of seeing it in high definition is a bit scary. Since I wanted pictures without snow or shadows and more stations, I decided to get the Coby box.

This ATSC tuner by Coby does an excellent job. The remote is well designed, the manual is well written, and I have no major complaints. I live 30 miles from the TV stations in Knoxville and there are many hills and trees near my house, so there are a couple of stations that break up (digitally) and disappear for a second before reappearing. Even so, before I was pulling in 4 stations over the air well enough to watch and now I get 10 or 12. Keep in mind that most of the digital stations broadcast 2 shows instead of 1 and some stations are digital only with no analog (NTSC) simulcast.

I got exactly what I wanted, very clear pictures and more choices. The only problem (that can't be fixed with a better antenna) is that a couple of the stations I used to watch with my analog tuner have a black frame using the Coby tuner. In other words, the pictures are smaller. No way to fix that without some stretching in 2 directions, which would mess up the other stations. So my solution is an antenna switching box where I can quickly route the antenna to either the Coby tuner or the TV. This works fine, but if I am watching a snowy picture using only the TV, the Coby has to be off or it will put digital noise on the picture (radiated interference).

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good performance for that price, August 25, 2008

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Ivan Enriquez Muñoz (Mexico) - See all my reviews
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I spent a lot of time trying to decide if buying this device and its (twice expensive) samsung counterpart (I wanted that because the hdmi connector). Fortunately, a friend borrowed me this last one for testing; I saw a very bad picture (pixelated) with the samsung. Assuming this bad picture will be for any, I decided to buy the cheap one (coby). For my surprise, the picture quality is perfect with the coby.