There are some very long but informative threads about some of these boxes at the AVSforums website. Unfortunately the files are cryptically named.
#Iview 3500stbii not finding channels Pc
Some of these STBs (the iView 3500STBII is supposed to be one of them) record mts files or something else that can be copied to a PC and played or converted.
#Iview 3500stbii not finding channels tv
Longevity/durability has sometimes been an issue, but to be fair the inexpensive single digital tuner TV cards I've had lasted only a year or even less, and cost about the same. These cheap little boxes don't offer the same convenience as a good PC-based PVR, but for some people they work OK. However, If the OP is on a tight budget, I should point out that the cheap STBs I mentioned can function as a simple single-tuner timer-based DVR, if a USB hard drive is connected to them, and also capture TV broadcasts in their original quality. I agree that a good TV card with a QAM tuner and a PC-based PVR would be preferable all the way around for quality and convenience, especially if someone wants to have the recordings available on their PC.
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If someone doesn't need an HVR-2250 for analog cable or analog capture, a SiliconDust HD Homerun Dual is a very good and often slightly less expensive alternative that can work with either a laptop or a desktop. It is a good TV card, but if it died tomorrow, I would replace it with a SiliconDust HD Homerun Dual HDHR4-2US HD. The PCI HVR-1600 and HVR-1850 are probably out of production, but if not, they are difficult to find for sale new. If you have a digital HDTV that will not recognize the whole number virtual channel after a channel scan, be sure to check the settings in the set-up menu including setting the clock if your TV has one. It should be pointed out that none of the above will work with a laptop. Unfortunately, different model digital TVs have different types of channel tuners and not all tuners can pick up the VCNs. If the digital cable in your area is Clear Open QAM or even Old School Analog channel then check with your TV set if has a digital tuner then it should pick up those QAM channel then you have no problem pick them up with a PCI HVR-1600 or if your system support PCIe the you two option HVR-1850 or a Dual tuner HVR-2250/2255 which also cover the standard analog cable 1 thru 99 or more channel as well depend on the cable company very rare lee was it ever pass 65 channel. If a the TV's scan finds any channels, those are the only ones you'll be able to get without a rented cable box. Hook your flat screen TV up to coax when you move in. Unless you have a basic cable package, you will still need to rent equipment from your provider to have the ability to record all the channels in your package. As jman98 said, the largest cable companies in the US now encrypt everything.but even if your service provider still has some unencrypted QAM channels, chances are the only channels available that way are basic cable (locals and a few others). They tune all the channels in your package. Thanks The best (and quite possibly the only option) to use with an HD-PVR 2 is a rented HD cable box or HD DVR from your provider. I would like to keep the price as low as possible.
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I would like to have component out (YPBPR) or HDMI out. Does anyone have any recommendation for a digital converter box that is compatible with QAM256.
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I want to be able to record it through my HDPVR 2. I am going to moving next week and the place will have access to digital cable through a coaxial cable.