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External Standalone LCD TV Tuner

This SuperaColor LCD TV Box is a video hub which accepts all kinds of video inputs from PC TV (cable or antenna) DVD/VCR/game console or any component with S-video or RCA output. The LCD TV box then sends the video signal to your monitor. Any monitor with a VGA input. You choose which signal will show on your monitor with your fingertip by using the remote. Detailed Feature List*Provide high quality picture with sharp smooth and stable image output to VGA/SVGA/XGA/SXGA monitors*Support following resolution modes: 640*480 800*600 1024*768 1280*1024*Compatible for multiple signal inputs: TV Video (RCA) S-Video PC*Automatic source mode detection (NTSC/PAL for video S-Video)*TV Channel auto scanning and memorizing*Brightness/Contrast/Saturation/Color/Sharpness/Gamma adjustment*Provide user-friendly OSD (on screen display) for function control using remote*No software or driver required. No PC compatibility problem.*Very compact design and easy installation — no need to open PC case.*Full function remote control Specifications*Video input – TV Input: Coaxial (RF) – Composite Video Input (RCA) – S-Video Input – VGA Input: 8 pin MINIDIN*Audio input – Composite Audio Input*Video output – VGA Output: 15 pin DB (Female) – From PC Sound card Line-In*Audio output – Audio Output to Sound Enclosure or Sound card Line in or speakersSystem Requirements *No specific PC system required. Actually NO PC is required at all. *VESA compatible VGA monitor such as LCD TFT monitor plasma display or projector which has a VGA input connector.*Video output device (e.g. Cable TV Antenna VCR V8 LD player TV game machine etc.)Package Contents *Geniatech LCD TV BOX*User Manual*Audio Cable*Power adapter (Switching DC 7.5V 1A 110-240V AC)*8PIN MINI DIN -DB15F VGA cable*IR handset and batteriesWarranty:*One year standard manufacturer warranty.

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars Cheap quality – buttons didn’t work but OK video
I bought this product based on its price and on the good reviews. I intended to use this in my kitchen and hooked up to an LCD monitor. I got about as good quality video as I could expect from it. It’s not bad. However the reason why I give it 3 stars is because only a couple of the buttons on the unit work. Some I had to press hard for them to work and others plain don’t work at all. I have this mounted upside down so that the buttons are on the bottom and I don’t plan to use them anyway – solely control the unit by the remote. The unit feels a little cheesy but as far as features and controlability, it’s adequate for what I needed.

4 Stars Pleasantly surprised
Pleasantly surprised at the quality of picture. I wanted a replacement TV for a bedroom, but LCD TV’s were $399 and up. I had an old NEC 20″ LCD Monitor collecting dust and happened across this product. After minutes of receiving the unit I was up and running. For my set up (having a monitor without integrated speakers) it was a bit Kludge to integrate external computer speakers , 3 power cords, hide cables etc and make it look decent, but for $50 , you cant beat it. It gets 4 stars because channel numbers do not always advance or match what is tuned.

5 Stars Excellent product for the $$
We were looking for a TV tuner for our widescreen computer monitor and this little box did the trick. Not only were we able to get all of the channels our plasma had, but we could also hook up the PS2 and play game through it as well.

This is a great buy for the price.

4 Stars A great product, but one very bad flaw
I bought one of these about 5 months ago and hooked it up to a 19″ LCD monitor. It was taking the place of a broken 32″ HDTV, but we never watched anything in HD on it anyway. The picture was much smaller but this box was $50 and the monitor was free, so you can’t beat a 19″ TV for $50! When I end up buying a new HDTV, this setup will go into the bedroom to replace the 15-or-so-inch TV in there. I currently have satellite TV, so analog vs digital tuning is a non-issue

However, in the past few weeks, it has started acting as though buttons were being pressed on the remote even though no one was near it. It will display (and possibly change slightly) the contrast or brightness settings, and sometimes attempt to change the resolution. The resolution it tries to change to is not supported by my monitor and nothing happens except the monitor displays a distracting message in the middle of the screen stating that the resolution is not supported.

The worst issue of all, though, is that sometimes it acts as though the A/V (input) button was pressed, switching away from the TV show I’m watching to my computer, or worse, to the Antenna input which is often very loud static, abd is very disruptive.

I emailed the seller about a replacement and I hope they will be accomodating.

1 Star Geniatech TV tuner review
The tuner arrived quickly and securely wrapped. It was easy to set up and product produced an excellent picture thru cable tv to an older Dell computer monitor, but would not produce adequate sound with the auxillary speakers, could barely hear it. The speakers worked very well with an older tv, and portable radio, so it appeared that the tuner was defective. I notified the vendor. Vendor said to return and a new working item would be sent to me. I returned the product with a tracking #, but considerable time went by and I did not receive the replacement or communication. I contacted the vendor and vendor said ASAP. I told the vendor that it takes about 5 minutes to set up and test the returned unit and he was failing to communicate with me other than his ASAP message, so I asked for a refund, of which he complied, and I told him that it was disappointing that I could not acquire a product that was totally functional. I was not reimbursed for the postage to return the defective product. So live and learn.

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