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At $75, seems too cheap.
P.A.
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Should be here early next week. I pd $38. I am hooking in to an $8 RCA Rabbit ears and my Panasonic PT-AE200 720p projector via the one HDMI connector on the projector. I get pretty good off-air digital TV here in Lexington via simple non-powered rabbit ears, and we have some good HD broadcasting stations. This goes to a 100-inch screen. I will report more as I do the actual setup next week.
This is an interesting accessory to a projector, esp one capable of HD output since projectors normally do not come with a digital tuner.
I've been searching for an inexpensive HD tuner to connect to my Panasonic HD projector. So which one do you recommend I purchase..the $79 MCM one or will I be good with the $39 Amazon version if its the same thing?
The MCM unit is backordered until mid-September.
The remote control on the iView has a lot of complaints. Details are fuzzy if you can get an improved replacement.
Firmware fixes seem to be happening a bit faster on the Homeworx than the iView.So I went for the Homeworx. But this unit (currently) will not receive QAM from cable TV. The manufacturer has both its own web site with a user forum, as well as a thread at AVSforum.com. Both have less activity than the iView thread because there is less whining and wild speculation.
Regards
Edits: 07/29/13
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THe Stellar Labs unit might be margnally better with respect to remote etc, but there is a large on-line group who are working with the iview which means possibly better support. THe iview manufacturer seems to be interested in improving and updating the firmware.
I'm tempted by the combination of price and features on the iview, as an experiment. I have a projector to hook it to via HDMI
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Maybe we can start a discission thread
You could have posted a link so that others could easily find out what you're referring to!> At $75, seems too cheap.
Actually you'd be paying a premium over other versions of this unit, such as the iView 3500STB and Homeworx HW-150PVR. Beware that the prices fluctuate at Amazon; one day the iView was at $62, and a week later it was $49. Another week goes by, and today it's at $38.
But for the price premium, MCM does offer a 30-day complete satisfaction guarantee.
As a digital TV tuner you shouldn't have any issues, but users report an assortment of scheduling and menu-navigation bugs when trying to use the recording capability. There's a long thread for the iView unit at AVSforums.com.These units seem to use the same system board. But the enclosure, power supply, the remote control and firmware may be different. The iView and Homeworx units seemed to have started out with the same firmware (with minor customization for logo and remote control) and a common set of bugs, but correction of these issues and firmware updates seem to be on independent schedules.
Regards
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The power supply in my new DT-1200 burned out shortly after I bought it for $79.95. I traced the problem to a dead switching power supply. As a temporary fix, I wired a regulated +12 VDC 1A wall wart and a regulated +5 VDC 2A wall wart to the circuit board and mounted them external to the case on a power strip, so they turn on and off together. I had these wall warts in my junk box, so this fix didn't cost me anything. This rigged up power supply has worked so well for the past year that I've never bothered to order the proper power supply for the recorder. If you ever try this, Be sure to use REGULATED DC wall warts, or you could burn out the main circuit board. The DT-1200 works perfectly now that it has stable power and the recordings of HD broadcast are indistinguishable from the original broadcast. Incidentally, it records on a removable thumb drive that's not included with the recorder.
What Connections did you use to wire up the 12V PSU... I have the sane problem with the DT-1200. There's 5 wires..?
Best Regards,
Lou
The reason why there are five wires from the power supply to the main circuit board is because the main board requires three power inputs, which are +5 VDC, +12 VDC and -12 VDC. That would require six wires, but the +12 VDC and -12 VDC share a common ground, resulting in five wires. You need to make sure you only use regulated DC power supplies, because many wall wart supplies that say 12 VDC are unregulated. The output voltage of an unregulated wall wart depends on the load, so the voltage of an unregulated supply could rise to 15 volts or more and damage the main board, so be sure you use regulated wall warts. Also, be sure your 5 volt supply sources at least two Amps, and your 12 volt supply sources at least one Amp. Finally, use a power strip or connect the wall wart plugs together, because turning the wall warts on individually could damage the main circuit board. If you use individual wall warts, then you can use a simple wiring trick to eliminate the negative power supply, as explained later. Now, here is how I connected the wires: I don't know how to put a diagram on here, so I'll have to explain it in words. First, cut the ribbon cable going from the internal power supply to the main circuit board. Then, split out the individual conductors on the section of the cable going to the main board and strip the wire ends. This cable has five individual conductors that are identified by the following symbols. 1) blank, 2) long dashes, 3) X, 4) short dashes and 5) dots. Next, label and strip the wires going to the +5 and +12 volt wall warts and use wire nuts to connect the power supplies to the indivicual conductors of the cable going to the main board as follows: 1) +12V, 2) 12 volt ground, 3) 5 volt ground 4) +5 V and 5) +5 V. This wiring has been tested and it eliminates the need for a separate -12 V power supply, but don't ask me why, because I figured it out a long time ago and I've forgotten the reason why this works. Looking at it today, it seems like I should be using the 12 volt supply twice and not the 5 volt supply. But, these connections have worked for a year, so wire it up this way unless you want to experiment with a different connection scheme, or use a second 12 volt wall wart for the negative rail. .
...I figured anyone who had the Stellar would know what it was. As for, "There's a long thread for the iView unit at AVSforums.com" -- got a link for that? ;-)
P.A.
> I figured anyone who had the Stellar would know what it was.Oh, sort of a reader filter?
> As for, "There's a long thread for the iView unit at AVSforums.com" -- got a link for that? ;-)
Oops, misspelled that web site.http://www.avsforum.com/t/1465875/iview-3500stb-tuner-dvr-owners-thread
Regards
Edits: 07/23/13
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