The box works much better than some of the other reviewers have claimed. For one, it has vent holes on both the top and bottom; the other reviewers might have had an older model. It didn't seem hot to me at all.

I live in an area with very limited over-the-air reception, and the box grabbed all the digital signals just fine. It is trivial to set up, and the manual seemed quite clear.

This DTV converter box works better & is more user friendly than the Magnavox DTV Box I borrowed earlier. I receive about 35 DTV stations under very bad conditions - unheated location & poor quality 'rabbit ears' antenna. Both boxes seemed to suffer from low antenna strength, because many channels had momentary stoppages (still & pixelated frames). When purchased with the $40 coupon, it is a good buy.

Being short on cash, I went for the cheapest deal I could find and I admit that I didn't spend a lot of time researching. When I received this unit, I was surprised that it was as tiny and flimsy as it is. The picture makes it look bigger and sturdier. The remote didn't work and try as I might to get it hooked up and working, I only got a screen full of "snow." The directions said something about the green or red light that was supposed to do something, but I was not able to get anything to work the way it was supposed to and was not able to reach any tech support. I gave up, unplugged everything and haven't bothered to go back to it. I am now wishing I had spent the extra and went to the local Radio Shack.

Performs as expected. Excellent picture and sound quality. No problems as reported by others. I needed to get a better antenna. Rabbit ears did not cut it. Should have bought the 1080U model. Then I would not have to juggle TV remote and converter remote. The U model is identical but has the Universal remote control included. Now I need to go buy a universal remote control. Great product for the money!

At first the converter did not get many stations and I saw some frozen images - but I noticed the message that the signal was weak. I called Access HD to complain. It turns out the FCC's own data shows at least 30% of TV owners will need a new antenna to get a good picture. Access HD identified the correct antenna using a zip code look-up plus a verification using Google Earth (look at surrounding trees and buildings). It was awesome. Got the new antenna and I get more stations than I have ever received before - with DVD quality picture. I am sure most of the complaints you hear about converters of all brands are not converter problems at all, but antenna problems! The before and after performance with a good antenna is amazing.