RCA DTC100 High-Definition/DIRECTV Digital Receiver
fine for local and sat
Works great as external tuner. Kind of wish more HDTVs had the quality of RCA built into them. This tuner has been around for a while and gave me the most for the money. The only drawback is the remote and the clunky on/off (2-step) process to get your components awake or asleep. Good luck if you DON'T have a RCA TV and DVD in getting this to do your entire button-field of operations from your existing remotes. This remote is probably going to be the first thing I shelve. I like the Guide for Sat, but can't find channels via their call letters. Also could use a easier way of Channel searching off Antennae A, most of my monitor modes need to be 1080i when doing High Definition and this box won't skip those weak analog versions of the HDTV channel that are stuck in between. It probably has great features for passwording and rating material that your entire family can/can't watch, I noticed alot of the manual deals with this, but it doesn't apply to me. My Wish List would include a switchable power plug in back, a desk-side DTC100 (why eat another shelf for this unit), roller wheels on remote for channel &amp; volume control, ability to set the length of time the INFO appears on top of the screen image, a second VGA-out that can be used for PIP images rather than just the shuffling it around the monitor's screen and lastly an ability to use the VCR-plus codes used in the newspaper to schedule favorite programs for viewing on later dates.