February 17 2009 marks a monumental date in the history of United States television. At midnight, all TV broadcasts will upgrade from analog NTSC transmission to ATSC digital. If you're receiving free, over-the-air TV reception on an older analog TV set, you won't be able to receive the broadcasts and analog broadcasts will cease to exist. To continue using your TV after 2/18, you will need a converter box that converts digital transmissions to the analog signals your TV will be able to read.
A joint venture between Sling Media and Echostar, the TR-40 over-the-air, digital-to-analog converter allows analog TVs to receive digital over-the-air broadcasts and comes with an onscreen setup wizard for easy installation. Other features include up to a seven-day electronic programming guide (EPG), program search, parental locks and VCR auto-tune timers. This converter box is only for those people who have analog TV receivers that use free over-the-air antenna reception. If you receive TV from Cable, Satellite, or Phone carrier sources, this box is not applicable.
Customer Reviews
2009-10-24
By J. Roberts (Chas, WV)
The simple fact is this is a poorly made device. I bought two of them at the same time. The first one failed within the first couple of weeks. The second one lasted a few months and failed. I don't recommend buying this piece of garbage.
2009-10-21
By Jeff
In researching converter boxes this one had a lot of features that we were interested in. The program guide is great and we also like being able to block shows and/or channels based on their ratings. It was also easy to set up.
2009-05-21
By pablito roja
The specific feature I want is the ability to key in programs for recording tv shows to an existing recording device.
If it IS a TR-40, then it's a great item. The Sling site doesn't even list it as a product! I cannot find any specs on this item; even the product number that Amazon shows rings up a big search null.
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