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alaTest has collected and analyzed 35 reviews of Samsung SIR-TS160 DTV/DirecTV receiver & SIR-T151 DTV receiver. The average rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the price. The reliability is also mentioned favorably, whereas there are some negative views about the design.
usability, reliability, price
design
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Samsung SIR-TS160 DTV/DirecTV receiver & SIR-T151 DTV receiver is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 69/100 = Good quality.
Consumer review (amazon.com)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 31 user reviews of Samsung SIR-TS160 DTV/DirecTV receiver & SIR-T151 DTV receiver from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the price. The reliability also gets good views. Some have doubts about the design.
usability, reliability, price
design
71% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.
Expert review by : The Perfect Vision (avguide.com)
The Samsung SIR-TS160 is a combination ATSC OTA HD tuner and DirecTV HDTV set-top box. It retains the DVI/HDCP of the SIR-T165 along with the NTSC tuner, the four selectable scan rates, front-panel buttons, all-metal chassis, and brushed-aluminum front...
Expert review by : Joel Brinkley (hometheater.com)
Beginning now, however, a slew of new receivers is going on sale from many manufacturers, including a full suite of products from Samsung, two of which I review here. The SIR-T151 is a basic terrestrial digital receiver with a price of $499—for now,...
Expert review by : Joel Brinkley (soundandvision.com)
Anyone in the market for a digital television receiver in recent months might have found them hard to come by. Manufacturers stopped making older models early this year when they began working on newer ones with updated features and receiver chips....
Expert review by : Joel Brinkley (ultimateavmag.com)
Anyone in the market for a digital television receiver in recent months might have found them hard to come by. Manufacturers stopped making older models early this year when they began working on newer ones with updated features and receiver chips....
The prices of Samsung's SIR-TS160 and SIR-T151 are unbeatable, and their feature sets are superb, but their performance did not live up to what I've come to expect from present-generation DTV receivers. It is possible, however, that in your home...