Mediasonic Homeworx HW180STB DVR - PVR unbox, review, setup
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Mediasonic Homeworx HW180STB 3/4 Channel HDTV Digital Converter Box with Recording and Media Player.
This converter box is designed to receive Over-The-Air signals. It is not a replacement for a cable box. An External Antenna is required to connect to this converter box in order to receive signals. This product does NOT Work with TIVO or cable company such as Comcast, DirecTV, DISH Network, Time Warner Cable, etc. In general, this product does NOT work with encrypted cable signals.
Auto Tuning, HDMI 1080P Output / Composite Out / Coaxial Output, Closed Caption, Real-Time recording & Programmed Time Recording.
Free Local TV Channels
Record and Playback your favorite TV shows
HW180STB allows you to record TV shows to USB external drives and playback on your TV or Computer.
Additional Features
- EPG (Electronic Program Guide) and program information.
- Favorite Channel List.
- Parental Control Function.
- Closed Caption.
- EAS (Emergency Alert System) to alert you any emergency information from TV stations.
- Real Time and Schedule Recordings.
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I bought this back in the middle of April of this year 2019. I plugged a 1tb hard drive into it. It works just fine. I found that the flash drive cause skipping around. I don't know what that was from but the instructions did tell me that you should use a standard hard drive. This thing will handle up to a 2 terabyte hard drive and that's it but you'll get a ton of shows on here. I'm really glad that I bought this thing. The price of about $30 was not a problem with me. I still have cable but honestly I don't use it I only have it for the internet but I'm thinking this is the best way to go. In Chicago we have about 68 channels you can choose from and it really does the job well.
Most thumb drives have slow read write speeds, while most standard hard drives are fast enough. I think it was just easier for them to put no thumbs in the manual rather that explain the speed difference. So if your thumb or flash is fast enough it will work fine.
@@VinceRocca Other UA-cam reviews have reported problems with thumb drives as well. Maybe you just got lucky.
I have owned two of these. The first one was bought from Amazon in September 2017. Good performance as a tuner and DVR for our 55" display. One day in late June 2019, the HW180STB box wouldn't power on. DEAD!
Ordered identical box again from Amazon. Poor performance. Screen would freeze for seconds at a time and lines appeared on screen. I thought the antenna pre-amp or something was bad. Connected antenna to 12" TV with no performance issues. Tried everything to get this HW180STB to work right to no avail. Returned the item and bought a Amazon Fire TV Recast for $129 on Prime Day Sale. Huge upgrade. Love it. Worth every penny. The Recast is on sale typically for Black Friday (November) and Prime Day (July) so if you can wait that long to save $100+, go for it. There are plenty of reviews on UA-cam of the Recast. Check it out. I may be making a review video soon as a 6 month user of this device. I use it everyday and I am a big fan.
I agree. I too liked this box, but ultimately found it cumbersome. I also got the recast and it is awesome. Fire TV Recast, over-the-air DVR, 1 TB, 150 hours, DVR for cord cutters www.amazon.com/dp/B074J1GPB8/?tag=povert0f20-20
I bought one for me and one for my lady friend. We both use them quite a bit. They're real nice and simple to use and for $30 you really can't go wrong with it.There are more expensive options but they require you to have an internet connection and one of those would be the tableau. But you know for $30 you can't go wrong with it. I use a 1tb flash drive. For some reason my hard drives just don't work in this thing anymore. But so far the flash drive is working just fine.
Awesome. The hard drives might be usb 2?? Anyway, Glad I could help. You can help me by subscribing so I can get to 100k subscribers.
Love your channel, Vince. I took your advice and bought an RCA Yagi antenna and installed it on my roof not long ago. I went a few steps further than you though by getting an HD HomeRun (a super-cool tuner that takes an OTA antenna signal and then sends it out an ethernet port to your router). HD HomeRun comes in a dual tuner model (~$90) as well as a quad tuner (~$140). For only an extra $50, I recommend the quad tuner so you eliminate every recording conflict you might ever have. My house is wired and has a couple of wireless access points (Wi-Fi), so I'm able to get OTA TV through any smart TV, Xbox One, computer, laptop, iOS device, Android device or Apple TV (Roku isn't supported). The cool thing about Apple TV is that you can pause live TV even without a DVR. I then bought a WD My Cloud PR2100 NAS device for use as my DVR (it can hold a ridiculous amount of programming, seriously). I can now record, pause, etc all of my OTA programming. The DVR support from HD HomeRun is $35/yr. Long story short: I get dozens of watchable channels, all crystal clear and many in HD and my viewing experience is better and cheaper than anything DirecTV ever gave me. Lastly, the UI of HD HomeRun is gorgeous and intuitive. I have zero complaints. I'm 1 month into cord cutting and have 30+ movies recorded on my DVR and hours of other shows and I haven't even made a dent in my DVR's capacity. Thanks again for sharing all that you do and hit me up if you have any questions.
This looks like something I might get. These things are more than just converting the TV signal like they came out with 10 years ago. Thank you for showing this. I bought my lady friend this roughly the same item about a month ago. I'm glad that they you can do a lot more with these today than 10 years ago. My Roku TV pooped out about 5 months ago so something to think about getting.
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These digital converter boxes with PVRs are a plus for blackout proofing. I will explain in a future comment. Until then, Happy New Year.
Happy New Years. Glad I could help. You can help me by subscribing so I can get to 100k subscribers.
@@VinceRocca I will now elaborate on blackout proofing. In the event a cable or satellite provider removes a broadcast channel from its lineup because of failed carriage negotiations, said channel or channels will still be available over-the-air with the use of a digital broadcast antenna and/or digital converter box. The addition of a pvr (or dvr) will be a plus since said programs can be recorded with an attached usb flash drive or external hard drive (I have a 1TB hard drive tethered to a television in my home, plus one cable box tethered to another television). Hope this information is useful. Once again, Happy New Year.
Thanks for the tutorial Bro. Brought for our new 70" & 80" VIZIO TV's that don't come with built in tuners anymore. Don't want us to not be able to get regular news channels if a hurricane hits the area. Spectrum came out to install internet and cable in May. Now as of Nov 6th 2018 they are going all digital here in Tampa, FL. So between this and my Kodi/Amazon TV setup we could really keep internet and just cut cable.
Cool. You’ll need an antenna on the roof to grab the local news. If you don’t already have one, i reviewed an RCA here ua-cam.com/video/8Ujo4zUSxIE/v-deo.html and please subscribe so I can get to 100k subs.
Wait, you watch "Big Smother?" lol. The guide problems are often due to the broadcaster not sending that digital signal info on their broadcast signal. I have the world's smallest smart TV (Samsung) in the RV and it has the guide built in (but is at the mercy of the signal being there in the first place). I will look for one of these units to see if they ship to Canada, got some off grid camping trips planned and it will be handy at night for my outside TV. (yeah I live in 200 square feet but have 3 TV's!). Lol. Good comprehensive review Vince! Thanks.
We’ve watched Big Brother since season 1. Same with Survivor and Amazing Race. We love Big Bro. In Europe I was glued to their Big Bro. It has nudity.
To clarify the guide issue. You can pull the guide up and its fully populated. Then you close it, and reopen the guide a second later and half the listings are gone. So the station sent the data, but it’s like the dvr player just lost some or all of it. Its wonky.
VinceRocca OK. I understand now. Thanks.
Good evaluation and easy to follow instructions of this product.. I have found one today at a church thrift store for $10.00 in working condition.. I plan to use it to record shows when I can't be home to view it at times.. I have a few 64mb flash drives so I hope that is enough time to record some shows..
Thank you for the informative video.
I noticed some comments/questions about antennas. So...
Out of curiosity I connected our TV to the Channel Master antenna that I mounted in the attic about 33 years ago. It picks up 174 channels.
I'll be using less than 20 of them (due to most of them being foreign language, Home Shopping or just plane useless channels), but I thought it was worth pointing out that I'm getting PERFECT HD RECEPTION from an antenna that's OVER THIRTY years old. Just my 2¢! ☺
...Now to find the proper DVR...
Yeah. I’ve been corrected, the old VHF antennas do pick up HD channels. So thats cool. Currently I’m using an amazon firetv as a dvr. So far soooo good.
Hey Vince, helpful video. I may try something like this.
Enjoyed the video and I'm sure I'm going to make great use of the device. I just bought the 101 version off eBay... and a 64gb 3.0 SanDisk thumbdrive... gonna record weekly METV Channel sci-fi Saturday's 6pm until 4am cst.... I have a portable dvd burner that I could use via RCA outputs for permanent storage.. might buy a external 3T hard drive soon to add as well...
Nice review, Vince, thank you. I'm looking at getting one of these for my parents, whose main screen is a 55" monitor; no tuner to pull in a signal. So when they lose their AT&T service, it's useless. This should let my dad watch the games when the cable goes out again.
Yeah, its a tuner and dvr. But he’ll still need an antenna. I review an rca antenna, which I’m happy with. Check that out. And don’t forget to sub, share and like :) also, there is a newer version of this dvr on Amazon. I haven’t tried it but I’m guessing it’s better.
VinceRocca Understood, but I got an antenna for them already. That's how I found out it's a monitor and not aTV. I know there are other ATSC tuner boxes out there, but the price and capabilities of this thing are incredible. Might even get one for myself and record the remastered Star Treks they're showing locally on a subchannel. :)
unfortunately, I bought 2 of these and there is one local channel that i cannot record on either machine. I do see this channel on the epg clearly, but for some reason the power of that channel is too low for it to be recorded. i moved the antenna to various location and no luck, but all the other channels come just fine. It would have to be my #1 favorite channel it could not record.
I wonder if you could hook it up to a networked hard drive or even a wireless hard drive. If you could, you could then plug in a 3TB wireless hard drive to the box then simply link to the hard drive wirelessly and watch your shows anywhere.
You probably could. But if you accidentally tried to watch the show it was currently recording and writing to the drive then the DVR might choke. Also, a note: I think this maxes at 2tb drives, so check that before trying a 3tb drive.
@@VinceRocca manual states max thumb drive is 64gb and external hard drive 3tb.... but my new Fantom GF3B3000UP 3tb is not recognized while trying to record?
Do you or anyone reading this know the difference between this model and the 150 by mediasonic? They seem to operate pretty much the same. I am happy with my 150 but, the tuner is not very good in that the signal has to be almost perfect to no get pixalation. I wrote to mediasonic and said I would happily pay more if they can fix that problem. You can't go wrong to be able to record without paying a monthly fee though.
I don’t know the difference. After a while I started to have some issues with this unit. It would miss recordings and some recordings would not playback. So I‘ve been using an Amazon Fire Recast for 8 months and it is awesome. No monthly fees, it never misses a show. Its program guide is like a tivo, where it records by show not by time. Fire TV Recast, over-the-air DVR www.amazon.com/dp/B074J1GPB8/?tag=povert0f20-20
Great video. Thanks!👍👍👍
You’re welcome. Glad I could help. You can help me by subscribing so I can get to 100k subscribers.
Would be nice if this had a cat5 Ethernet or WIFI connection method so that it can pull in program guides over the internet. Mine is coming in the mail today and I am worried about the performance of the remote as he mentioned in video.
thanks for info for some reason i have to turn the volume up high to hear any idea why? tks
The remote is directional, as it used IR tech and not newer Bluetooth.
Great Review!! I'm going to look on eBay right now.
Thanks. You can find it on amazon. Link in description. And please subscribe so I can get to 100k subs.
It was working fine..but after 1 month or so I am getting humming noise from my speakers..
But when I disconnect the RF local TV Antenna cable from the box and connect the Antenna to TV...i don't get the humming noise from my TV.
What is the problem my TV or the Homeworx box..
Iam not having any problems with the TV reception pictures is clear..
Only the problem is humming noise..
Please HELP..thanks
GREAT VIDEO WELL DEMINSTRATED INFORMATIVE..
I was wondering if yours still works...
2019 now...do you still have the same signals since august 1 st 2019 DTV relocation..happend...
how sensitive are the weak signals vs strong..
I no longer use this. I opted for a FireTV Recast amzn.com/B074J1GPB8/?tag=povert0f20-20 because I can record shows instead of by time and its guide is better. No monthly fee, plus it will stream to a remote location.
I asked for the FIRMWARE update application..mediasonic never send
Can I connect the DVR Box to my TV with a coax cable instead of an HDMI cord?
Yes
Thank you for this!
Hi, I'm going to use RCA cable. Where did you get the 2 cables to plug in for the RF in and RF out?
The coaxial cable for the antenna goes into the RF in while you need a separate coaxial cable for the RF out to TV
I paid 39.99 for mine and went back to look at Bestbuy a few days later and it was up to 49.99. Glad you got yours at 26 dollars. I am trying to decide on a flash drive versus a cheap external hard drive. Can anyone recommend one?
Drives are about read/write speed. A fast flash will out perform a slow hd. Which is what I choose, a fast 3.0 sandisk flash. Please subscribe so I can get to 100k subs.
Nice extra feature of recording/playback while getting a converter box for an analog tv. I wonder if you can record 2 channels at once, like your Seinfeld every day and a football game at the same time on Saturday?
This box will only record 1 show at a time.
I got the same software and a similar product. Your right about the remote...it sucks. As for the military time, i change it to the normal time and it works. I don't use the military one. I have one problem in viewing the recording on my pc...windows needs a program that would play a META extensionI believe its called. How or do u play yours on a pc and what do you use? Can this be hooked up to a cable box to record cable chnls? If so, can you tell how to set it up to this? I know how to set up to an antenna, but cable box in another story and am confused how to do this.Great video.
Hey. Glad I could help. You can help me by subscribing so I can get to 100k subscribers. I use Mac’s and back when I used this box, the files would play on my mac with no problems. I don’t remember if I was using VLC, or just QuickTime to play them, but I had no issues playing and converting. I’ve since moved on to using a FireTV recast. This box and even the fire TV don’t have cable tuners. So they can’t record off cable. You probably could use an additional cable box that can play out to channel 3 then insert this box and set it to record channel 3. I think that would work? Best of luck and please remember to hit that subscribe button.
@@VinceRocca I have subscribed...there is one other problem that may occur. We both mentioned how the Remote sucks. I was thinking, if and when it does not work anymore, than it seems the pvr would be useless. I wrote to the seller asking the same question and he said that he would write to the manufaturer ( China ) and ask about that. I told him that I do not see a universal remote that would be able to have the same buttons ..ie...EPG and etc. What is your take on this possible problem?
Can you pause a live program while it’s recording on the DVR?
Awesome video just a question can I record with vcr with it
Very informative video, the only problem I run into recording is with my 32GB 2.0 flash drive.when I record a channel of standard-definition it's fine but sometimes when a recorded HD channel channel will pixelate don't know why that is.
I don't know about using a 3.0 32GB to 64GB flash drive will help with this.
The pixelization is probably due to antenna placement. HD has more data that SD, so an antenna off by a few degrees will probably show in the HD feed before the SD feed. But the pixelization you’re referring to could also be a glitch in the recording. You probably do still need the faster 3.0 to reliably record HD, Please subscribe so I can get to 100k subs.
@@VinceRocca I subscribe to your channel thank you for all your help and information appreciate it.I will give what you said a try hopefully that'll work.
How do change the time on the timer recording.? I am able to move the underline from one number to the next...ie 2300 start comes automatically, but so does the ending 2300. How to i change that last 3 to a 4? The numral channel numbers on the remote does nothing to change it. The skimpy manual says nothing about how to change it...I hope you do.
I actually don’t remember. I stopped using this a year ago and went to a fire tv recast, but if memory serves, you underline the number then use the arrow up down keys. Are you sure the numbers keys don’t work? I also remember the remote being difficult to aim. Its was a useful box for the price but it proved to be cumbersome, which is why I moved to the recast. Please subscribe so I can get to 100k subs.
VERY HELPFUL VIDEO..THANKS
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i just found one of these in a box of stuff a neighbor gave me. so, if im understanding this, i can record to a usb and then take the usb to my computer to watch, correct? so, can i play my old vhs tapes thru this and get digital copies of my tapes this way?
Very helpful and useful video 👍
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Does this have a full guide
They don’t sell those anymore
There an updated version. Just click through to the amazon link in the description.
HOW TO UPGRADE THE FIRMWARE..?
First, My usb port is in the front. My question is (which you didn't cover in review) Am I able to watch a different (tv) channel while my unit records a (scheduled recording) show on another channel? Maybe I haven't connected the antenna or other cables correctly to achieve this.
No. Mine won’t let you watch something else. You’d have to use a splitter to split the antenna into the box and your tv. While the box records you can then watch the tv tuner channels. Glad I could help. You can help me by subscribing so I can get to 100k subscribers.
@@VinceRocca Ok. I should of figured that, just as cable company had split my cable tv and internet/phone. I will split my new antenna between tv and my new dvr unit. Schedule a recording , leave dvr -ON- but switch tv source to TV from HDMI and watch another tv channel. Will see how it goes. Subscribe to UA-cam channel and I''ll do the same.
When I hit the TV List button I get a different menu relating to the USB? This happen to anyone else?
A big thumbs up on the video, super helpful, do you happen to know off hand if this will work with a slingbox?
I do not know. But I doubt this simple dvr could be controlled by a sling box. Tivo and cable dvrs are more robust.
Perfect, thanks so much.
Bought a SanDisk 3.0 64gb thumb drive plug into the Homeworx usb and records like a charm.... plug in a new Fantom GF3B3000UP 3tb external hard drive and tv's says " usb device connected "... press record or program events and tv says "no disk detected "... press usb button on remote and tv says " usb device removed "...... WTF.... NOT going to be using the EHD on any of my computers just via Homeworx device into tv..... what do I need to do?
I thought I read somewhere that it had a 2tb max. This would explain why the homeworx doesn’t recognize a 3tb.
VinceRocca not 100% sure but thought the manual said thumb drive max 3.0 64gb and EHD 3TB? Tried to format via the homeworx but would fail... gonna get a computer savy friend to format it to FAT32 via his computer being I don't currently have Internet just cell data see if that works.. if not may send Fantom 3TB back for 2tb exchange. ...ordered from newegg
Great review, but,
Can I watch one channel while recording on another, (dual tuner). ?
There is just one tuner. There are ways around it though using the coaxial out port or a 2nd antenna.
The pitcher is small good sound good pitcher but small what could be wrong
I HAVE A QUESTION..
WHEN I TAB ON PVR CONFIGURE..
THEN I TAB ON RECORD DEVICE..AFTER THAT IT SAYS ..
TIMESHIFT SIZE..
1GB,2GB..ETC
HOW TO SETUP THE SIZE?
MY USB DRIVE IS ...64 GB.
The Time shift feature is when you are watching live TV and you rewind or pause. So its asking how much of your 64gb do you want to dedicate to time shift? If you choose 2gb then only 62gb will be available to save recordings. Glad I could help. You can help me by subscribing so I can get to 100k subscribers.
I keep getting a message that the usb drive is not installed.
You're in Los Angeles, right? I recognize the call letters.
Yep. And we have a bunch of fun travel videos, so please hit that subscribe button. :)
@@VinceRocca Have a safe 4th.
Thanks.I wonder if you can record and watch tv at the same time.
Great question. The box will only allow you to watch what is being recorded. But by adding a splitter you could watch the TV tuner while the box recorded. Glad I could help. You can help me by subscribing so I can get to 100k subscribers.
@@VinceRocca Thanks for the reply. I'll subscribe now. You answered one of my questions that I was wondering about. I heard from another user, they said the same thing but that also you don't need a splitter because the antenna signal goes through the tv. Meaning that if the box is set to channel 4, then on channel 4 of your tv you can watch and record, for example, channel 23. Then after that change the tv's channel from channel 4 to any other channel and watch a different program. So now while the dvr is displaying and recording channel 23 on output channel 4, on the tv you can be watching channel 69. I wonder if this is true. You don't have to answer this question, I know that you probably don't actively use this dvr. just mentioning it for other users to look into it. Thanks for the help.
So if I buy this I don’t need an antenna?
This works with an antenna. So you’ll need both.
Can it work in Jamaica 🇯🇲?
Hi again. Question. When I have programed or just hit the record button, only 27 mins can fit on at once. So I cant record an hour tv show, or two 1hr shows. What do I need to do?
I think your drive is formatted fat32 which has a 4gb file limit or fat16 which has a 2gb limit. Reformat your drive using the mediasonic, or on a computer choose exfat or windows file system. If none of that works, try asking on the amazon product page. Good luck.
@@VinceRocca I just purchased a 64gb Flash-drive on walmart.com. i'll remember to also format it to exfat.
I remember on amazon, Mediasonic recommended using a hard drive over a flash thumb drive, but I went with fast usb 3.0 flash thumb drives and haven’t had any issue. So make sure your new drive is fast. A usb 2.0 drive probably won’t be fast enough.
Do you need a HD antenna or will my old roof-top Channel Master suffice?
The old vhf/uhf antennas aren’t designed to pickup HD channels. But if you are close to the transmitter it might. Still a new hd antenna is only $35. I review and install an rca one. I think it’s linked in the description of this video.
@@VinceRocca That's incorrect. The old roof-top Channel Master will be perfect. There is no such thing as an "HD" antenna.
I just googled and you are right. I stand corrected.
@@VinceRocca Nice review and demonstration - I'm seriously considering this box and your video was extremely helpful.
It’s cheep to try, but get the latest model, maybe they’ve worked out the kinks in that one.
Can anyone tell me if you can watch one program while recording a different program on a different channel
No. It will only record 1 program at a time. Or watch a program.
You can barely record one channel properly! what do you think :(
I‘ve had more issues with it lately. If the signal gets wonky during a recording, it can wreck the whole recording. So I now record everything in 30min chunks. But I’m barely using it, we seem to mostly pull up apps and stream with commercials.
Would this be good for recording a football or basketball game?
Brother, whats up.? Tell me one thing, I have an Digital Box, so, in that digital box I have the coaxial cable connected, so If a want to connect the homeworx for recording shows, how can I do.????? Help me, please. Because with that box my TV recieves the HD signal.
It sounds like you have CableTV. I think this box can only decode Over The Air signals.
You connect the Over The Air antenna coax wire to the back of this box, hook up a hard drive and record.
You could try to hook your CableTV coax to this box and see if it can decode your CableTV signal. But IDK as I just used it with an antenna.
@@VinceRocca really man.???? Damn!!!! Well, hope it works. Thaks for the information, bro.
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Does this work with a solid state drive? I've been using a 64GB flash drive.
Sure. A 64gb flash drive is a solid state drive. As are the thumbs i use in the video. Its not the type of drive that matters. Its the speed.
It takes about 30 seconds for my hard drive to "wake up" and begin the recording. Therefore I have to set timer recordings a minute early. I wonder if there is a way around this. I have a nice USB 3.0 1TB hard drive.
It sounds like your hard drive is designed for backup. Those often sleep. AV drives are always on or have rapid startups. I used a usb thumb drive which is like a solid state drive so there is no spin up time.
@@VinceRocca What type of USB thumb drive would you recommend? I think I read that it must be formatted to FAT32 instead of NTFS. Does it work with 64GB and 128GB? My hard drive: Toshiba Canvio 3.0 Plus 1.5TB. I'm surprised how well the HomeWorx works for the price. I wasn't sure what to expect for a $35 purchase.
I used a Sandisk usb 3 128gb and it worked fine.
@@VinceRocca Did you have to reformat it?
Yes. I think I did the reformat on the mediasonic, but I might have done it on my puter.
My HDMI doesn't work... You see it turn on then the screen goes to no signal...
Using RCA cables, my screen has no color😑
I can't win
Get another HDMI cable..some go bad.For RCA, you need 3 cables, not just the audio...u need a yellow cable for video
Why does my tv not find any channels whatsoever.
Can I use it with my pc monitor?
The thumb drives will not work in my computers after being used in Homeworx device..... laptop says failed to upload software or something..... recorded tv programs will not play through computers just via Homeworx device only..... really via tv is the only way gonna watch recorded info anyway.....
The homeworx formats the drive as either fat32 orexfat, I can’t remember which. So your computer needs software to read those formats. On my Macs I use “NTFS for Mac by Paragon” for fat32. Exfat is supported in newer versions of osx.
Smart TV
Mine only records for 20 minutes, then quits. Every time. Hasn't revorded an entire one hour program yet.
Can you change the time from military to 12 hour? I purchased this from an Amazon subseller and have not yet hooked it up. Curious thing is I paid more for the same model and it came in a plain white box. Not that it matters I guess - but still kinda odd.
Mine is stuck on 24 hour military time. I think I mentioned that in the video. But the newer version was suppose to do a 12 hr clock.
@@VinceRocca thanx! Yeah I knew you mentioned it was military time showing - but its possible I missed the part where you may have said it was fixed. Its no big deal. I had purchased this for my elderly mother to try and get her to cut the cord and save her some money - the military time will probably be a deal breaker for her. I wish I had seen your review 1st. Before I chunk it, I'll test it first to see if they added upgraded it. Thanx again. Reviews like yours are awesome! Keep up the good work!
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THE DESCRIPTION FROM E BAY AND AMAZON AND MANUFACTURE ..THEY DONT RECOMMEND TO USE USB FLASH DRIVE ..THEY HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO USE EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE UP TO 2 TB FOR REC PURPOSE..BUT TOUR USING USB FLASH DRIVE....?
A typical usb thumb drive is slow to read and write, but a usb 3 drive is the same weather its thumb or spinning. Basically a 3.0 thumb is just like a ssd drive. You just need a fast one. Glad I could help. You can help me by subscribing so I can get to 100k subscribers.
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Thanks, I will use the USB 3.0 its easier
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Is this good for recording sports games
It’s cheep to try, but get the latest model, maybe they’ve worked out the kinks in that one.
I‘ve had issues with it lately. If the signal gets wonky during a recording, it can wreck the whole recording. So I now record everything in 30min chunks. But I’m barely using it, we seem to mostly pull up apps and stream with commercials.
I’m also considering replacing this with a Fire TV Recast amzn.com/B01J6A6H74/?tag=povert0f20-20
Thanks for the update. Ill check out the fire tv recast
I ASKED FOR THE FIRMWARE UPDATE..
THEY NEVER SEND ME..VERY BAD CUSTOMERS SERVICE, ONCE YOU BUY THE PRODUCT THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE CUSTOMER..WASTING MONEY
Good video, Vince. Thanks for posting. I bought one of these back in June of 2016. I even posted a review: ua-cam.com/video/nxpBLYDEkfU/v-deo.html. Let me know what you think. Anyway, my reason for leaving this comment- one of the first things I noticed about mine was that it got very hot when turned on. It clearly had a heating problem. It was hot to the touch and from time to time I actually worried about whether or not I should unplug the thing when I left the apartment. Well, it finally died on me about a month ago. I've been considering replacing it, possibly with the same model (but have concerns that if my first one was a piece of crap maybe I shouldn't buy a second one). Did yours ever get hot, or exhibit any overheating problems? Now that you've had yours for a year what do you think of it? Still using it, or have you moved on to something else? Thanks... Joe
Can you use this as a media player to watch videos, avi. mpeg, etc from a hard drive via usb ?
Yes