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(6 customer reviews) 53 of 55 people found the following review helpful
Solid consumer HDTV receiver,
August 12, 2005 Giles A. Pretty "ubob800" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sylvania 6900DTE ATSC/HDTV Broadcast Set-Top Box Receiver (Electronics)
I have used the product for only several days but am writing since nobody else has reviewed this product as of yet.
My initial impression of the unit is favorable. The setup was quick and was facilitated by an onscreen "wizard" which walks you through an inital 8-step setup process. After this process you are able to channel surf immediately without need for further adjustment. I'll break my evaluation down by category for the sake of simplicity:
Tuner: The reception of the unit is good, though I have not used any other models for comparison. I have coupled the unit with the Zenith ZHDTV1 indoor antenna and can bring down the majority of HDTV signals in my area. The only disappointment has been that some channels require I move the antenna slightly for proper reception. This is probably a sympton of the antenna and not the receiver itself. To facilitate this process, the unit includes an onscreen display which shows signal strength in real-time. I've found this...Read more
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Great picture and sound, but I would change...,
December 25, 2005 Buz Kindling (Arlington, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sylvania 6900DTE ATSC/HDTV Broadcast Set-Top Box Receiver (Electronics)
Overall, I am satisfied with this box. The digital picture is perfect (of course), and the Dolby Digital 5.1 surround (which requires a digital cable and surround-capable receiver) is also perfect. The volume of the audio source often goes from loud to quiet (or vice versa), especially when switching from Dolby 5.1 surround to normal stereo (or vice versa), but I think this is caused by the broadcast stations, and will probably become less of a problem as stations pay more and more attention to their digital broadcasts, especially when they start to phase out their analog broadcasts. Since I use a normal CRT television with 4:3 aspect ratio, I also can't help but notice another problem, but since it only occurs with some networks and not others, I assume it is also something the broadcast stations could fix: If you are using the "Letterbox" display mode, and a station is displaying a non-HD program over an HD signal, the top edge of the letterbox area will often contain one or more...Read more
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Works great,
February 23, 2006 Sam H - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sylvania 6900DTE ATSC/HDTV Broadcast Set-Top Box Receiver (Electronics)
I bought this model at BB. It came in a package with an antenna. This combination works well and I am glad to be able to put my HDTV set to good use. I thought that I would not get reception being that I am more than 20 miles away from the nearest station. But to my surprise, I got the main network channels and some others with this receiver and the packaged indoor antenna. I would recommend this to anyone looking to try out HDTV and do not want to deal with rooftop antenna setups. One hint that I have for this unit is that you should place the antenna in a good area before having the receiver scan for available channels. Initially, I could not get my local FOX channel. But after bringing the unit upstairs to do the autoscan, I was able to get the channel in its memory. Then I just brought the unit downstairs and hook it to my HDTV set and place the antenna where I can get decent signal for my preferred channels. The quality of HDTV on my projection TV is amazing.
