AccessHD 1080-U Digital-to-Analog TV Converter Box with Remote Control

AccessHD 1080-U Digital-to-Analog TV Converter Box with Remote Control
alaScore 68

17 reviews

May, 2013

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 17 reviews from magazines and websites. Views about the value for money and image quality are overall positive.

image quality, value for money

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) the AccessHD 1080-U Digital-to-Analog TV Converter Box with Remote Control is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 68/100 = Good quality.

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AccessHD 1080U Digital Converter Box

 

I bought four of these AccessHD 1080U Digital Converter Box and one by one they all went south. I replaced them with Channel Master and I got more stations and none have failed.

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Amazon review summary for the AccessHD 1080-U Digital-to-Analog TV Converter Box with Remote Control

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 16 user reviews of the AccessHD 1080-U Digital-to-Analog TV Converter Box with Remote Control from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

image quality, sound, remote control

25% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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1080u

 

1080u

This box works well. Better then all the others I have had. I purchased two of them. The universal remote works great.

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Don't buy this product...

 

Don't buy this product...

This is a terrible product... my first unit worked ok for a month or so and then just quit, the replacement unit doesn't work out of the box... the unit won't turn on at all!!

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Waste of money

 

Waste of money

Bought this unit on spur of the moment, without doing research. Hooked it up to my travel trailer. Followed what little instructions included with installation. Unit did scan DTV signals. The box got so hot it smells like burning electric circuit, too...

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THIS CONVERTER IS A PIECE OF JUNK !

 

THIS CONVERTER IS A PIECE OF JUNK !

Converter started having problems within a month of use. Box gets very hot after a few minutes of use and fails to tune in the signal for several channels that it was able to tune in when the converter was first turned on. Customer service is a joke...

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this is no good product. it did not work for me even only one minute, I want to return it but can find the way to return. help.

 

this is no good product. it did not work for me even only one minute, I want to return it but can find the way to return. help.

This is no good product. It did not work for me even only one minute. At the time it reach me. I test it. it did not work OK, but I can not find out how to return it. Please never buy this name brand. Please help me to return it. Thank you. Yu, Ming

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Great picture but Access Customer Service advises to return the box to the retailer

 

Great picture but Access Customer Service advises to return the box to the retailer

Great picture, no guide like some other units. An inconvenience. Odd to me that this is the top rated unit for picture quality by Consumer Reports but yet all you see are unfriendly reviews. When called Access Customer Service they advised that there...

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A piece of junk

 

A piece of junk

I'm still shocked at the utter poor quality of this converter. The sound is miserable with a buzz always and the picture is far from the possible digital clarity. The universal remote is worthless as half the buttons do not work as they should. Reading...

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somewhat hard to use

 

somewhat hard to use

I have several of these boxes for my small hotel and they work well except that sometimes they are slow to respond to being powered up. They turn off after some time because of disuse and more than once I have pressed the "on" button and waited a few...

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Search for another converter box

 

Search for another converter box

This box has good picture quality but the high pitched audio buzzing makes this a bad choice. Set up not as simple as you would think.

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Product Specifications

COMPACT, LOW COST CONVERTER ; ENABLES ANALOG TVS & DIGITAL-READY TVS TO RECEIVE OFF-AIR UHF & VHF DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNALS; CONVERTS LOCAL BROADCAST STATIONS STANDARD, ENHANCED, & HIGH-DEFINITION DIGITAL SIGNALS INTO ANALOG TV SIGNAL FORMAT; CONNECTS USING CHOICE OF COMPOSITE VIDEO OR 75_ RF CABLE; INCLUDES 3-DEVICE UNIVERSAL REMOTE; DIM: 1.3inchH X 5inchW X 5inchD
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