Customer Reviews

Plextor External High Speed USB Mini Digital HDtv Receiver PX-HDTV500U

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do not buy if you are planning on using it with 64 bit.
NO GOOD!

this is not disclosed in any location when shopping for it!

I had tried another digital receiver prior to purchasing the Plextor receiver. The previous receiver worked very well except it got very hot after only 30 minutes of use, so I returned it. The plextor receiver was rated very well so I purchased it. I liked the design as it had vents built in to allow for cooling, however, the cable/antenna connection was flimsy. Unfortunately, the unit did not work. The installation cd did not match the installation steps identified in the accompanying manual so I was not able to identify why the unit was not working. It would not recieve a signal, even when connected to an antenna that I knew received digital stations. There was no feature available on the menu to assist with trouble shooting the problem. I attempted to contact the Plextor website tech support, but it indicated that it is not yet available. I returned the product.

Did not work on any computer. I gave it a 2 only because I can use the digital antennae on my HDTV to get over the air HD, on channels my cable company does not carry in HD. Pretty expensive for this use, but not a total loss.

I've not actually gotten this thing to work yet so I don't know about the quality.

But according to tech support, Plextor does not support W7 on ANY device they make, including this one.

Only XP and VISTA for this product with no plans on writing a W7 driver.

So unless you have REALLY old computers, look for another one.

Don

This unit worked quite well in New York City with antenna placed in window. I received many channels and pictures were excellent on 19 inch PC LCD monitor. However, after a few months, without changing anything, the unit just stopped working. The unit has a one year warranty, but trying to return the unit for repair or replacement was useless. Evidently tech support cannot read or understand English very well.

I got very excited when I read about this product online. But I missed the small print and saw there's a 3GHz CPU requirement for HD on the Amazon review below. Plus, I checked to see it's a Windows(R)-only device. Sorry Mac OS users. Otherwise, it's genius! So, perhaps I'll wait for version 2.0.

Plextor's website says you need at least a 3Mhz CPU to get high definition (1 Mhz for standard definition).

It's unfortunate that Plextor no longer makes this unit because it is super. Outside of my not understanding that in WIN7 you must set it up and view it through Windows Media Center (Plextor info did not explain this, which made set-up very confusing), not the included software (only the driver), this is really a great little USB device for a very reasonable price. Plextor must have stopped making it before WIN7 was on the market since I would find it hard to believe that such a great unit would be discontinued. Wonderful value for more than the money. Vendor did a superb job. I ordered on Saturday and received Monday, very well packaged. The vendor also helped me when I had difficulty getting it to work through Plextor software. Really a great vendor from whom I would buy again and again with complete confidence. I find it difficult to understand why so many did not give the product a better vote.

Pros: Rather fetching paperweight
Cons: Does not work with Windows 7, and the company does not offer any kind of support. Do not buy it unless you are running XP, and if you do decide to buy, don't spend more than 20 dollars on it. It is completely useless if you are running any version of windows after XP.

tried it on desktop and laptop using xp. didn't work.
tried it on my new vista hp laptop. didn't work either