IVIEW-3500STBA III, ATSC Digital Converter Box with Recording and Media Player, Analog to Digital, QAM Tuner, Channel 3/4, HDMI, A/V, USB, Learning Remote (New Firmware)

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I purchased the IVIEW-3500 STBA III converter box for a second location in my home because I already had an excellent experience with the IVIEW 3500 line for a number of years. These things are quite amazing! I get great reception (including some rather obscure channels), they work flawlessly, give me great image and audio quality, and are very easy to use. The remote control is very intuitive and straight-forward - kind of handsome, too!IVIEW has upgraded these devices over time. The new 3500 STBA version has a new advertised feature: In the EPG (electronic program guide) function, you have the opportunity to move the descriptive portion of the program info up and down from one page to the next, by pushing 3 or 4 on your remote. Very nice!Here's some very plain additional info: When I received the 3500 STBA (as opposed to the original 3500 STB), I noticed that "STB" was printed on the box. Then there was a separate sticker "3500 STBA" that was placed on top of the printed info. A bit confusing, but you'll just have to trust the manufacturer...All in all, a fantastic product that gives me a great TV viewing experience using an old analog TV set or my HD monitor.

I needed a new converter for an old television set. Set up was ok but I was unable to get it to turn the tv on/off, so I had to dig the old remote control out. It found several channels and the picture quality is better than ever. I’m happy with my purchase but the remote control takes getting use to.

Un seul point à corriger ; le mode d’emploi n’est pas en français

I am a retired cable guy. I *really* wanted to like this product. It had all the features that I was looking for, including QAM tuning, a learning remote, and DVR via USB. The sad thing here is that the tuner itself is just complete garbage. I never even got to test the recording capabilities, sadly.I live so close to the broadcast location, that I can nearly see it. Technically, the distance is 5.4 miles, according to my rabbitears.info signal search. I have a TV tuner in my PC monitor, and it picks up everything perfectly! 99% strength, and 90% quality. I can literally get the channels with a paper clip inserted into the coaxial input, but I used an onn. Indoor Antenna for this. The same antenna works on all of my other units.The problem is that no matter how good the signal strength and quality are, the tuner keeps dropping the signal. When viewing the signal meters, you can see them fluctuate wildly for no apparent reason. I wanted to make sure that the issue was with the unit itself, so I bought a different device and slapped it in the same location. No surprise, but it worked perfectly on a different unit of another brand. I even tried all three versions of the firmware which are available on the iView website. Super easy to flash, but none of them any difference at all. The tuner itself is just trash.I do genuinely wish they would figure out how to fix this because the features this device offers are great! It’s just that none of them will do you any good if you can’t hold onto a signal.Take it from a literal cable guy— don’t waste your time here.RETURNED THE SAME DAY.