So far so good, used about a week now. Set up is easy and you don't have a box. It plugs into the back of the tv. Picture is good remote works good. Good value for your money. Hopefully it continues to work great and last longer then the box ones.

This TIMBOOTECH Digital Converter Box arrived promptly after ordering in perfect condition. It replaced a similar previous item of a different brand that failed to work properly. This TIMBOOTEH kit works very well on my second monitor that I use with my secondary old pc and frequently like to watch TV programs on. It is connected to my Over The Air (OTA) outdoor antenna and produces a good quality picture on the monitor and very good sound on my Pebble desktop speakers.

Has worked great way better then the box style

Funciona perfectamente en México

This is a decent ATSC receiver/TV tuner that's reasonably well-made and for the most part works as expected without issues. It has both HDMI and RCA output, which is great, and it's also a media player capable of playing most common/basic multimedia files on an external USB storage/flash drive etc. It comes with the usual remote/IR and features standard (albeit limited, i.e. 7 day) EPG function. It also allows you to record shows onto an external USB storage (preferably HDs rather than Flash drives) although the recording and viewing functions are mutually excluded from each other, which is a bit of a bummer.First thing first, this box is for OTA (Over-The-Air, i.e. free channels via traditional antennae) and it does NOT replace existing cable TV box and can't be used with STBs. This needs to be connected to an old fashion antenna in order to work; satellite dish or the like will NOT work since they are encrypted signals.It has the typical plastic shell although it doesn't necessarily feel cheap (well, it doesn't feel like a million bucks either). You must use its tuner in order to record TV shows (it's not as if someone will record something played via the USB drive back onto the USB drive itself but I'm pointing out that it's not possible with this) and if you don't need the recording function then you don't really need this device UNLESS your existing TV does NOT have a built-in tuner (some budget TVs nowadays) and you wanna receive OTA channels. In essence, this is just really a tuner with recording features (plus a multimedia browser/player which most people probably don't care for). Again, this device still needs to be connected to an antenna or else it won't receive any channels.The tuner is quite sensitive in comparison to many other standalone tuners out there. It's got an EPG, OSD, close caption, and a few other options you'd commonly see on traditional TVs capable of OTA or even ATSC receiver such as this; nothing fancy here. In addition, it also has a simple multimedia browser and player. Finally, it's capable of recording TV shows onto an external USB device (max 4TB). For those who are curious, the bitrate is approx. 2100 kb/s (video/audio combined) for the recorded video. The video quality is actually pretty decent provided that your antenna can receive [high enough] quality signals.Last but not least, this does NOT come with an AC/DC adapter/power supply so you will need to your existing USB charger to power it. The USB-A port on your TV may or may NOT work depending upon how much power it can provide. Video quality could degrade if insufficient power is being provided. It claims to require 7.5W (5V/1.5A) so that's a good starting point for a USB charger (i.e. min 5V/2A) if you don't already have one for this.≡ ValueAll things considered, this is a fairly decent ATSC receiver/TV tuner (for OTA) that's reasonably well-made and for the most part works as expected without issues. It goes without saying that the number of channels you can reliably watch greatly depends on your location (and location, location) and the quality of your antenna. This will NOT work with cable box or satellite dish etc because they are encrypted signals. It also acts as a basic and simple media player (via external USB drives etc) as well as having a PVR/recording function although it's rather limited. It's reasonably priced at $48 for what it provides and its overall build quality, features (basic), versatility, and performance. Your mileage might vary.

The tuner works well on my Fire TV.I just need a better indoor antenna.

Funciona muy bien en México, y mucho más práctico que un decodificador normal, execelente