Samsung SIR-T351 ATSC (HD) Tuner
Samsung - not ready for prime time
I had two SIR T-150's die on me (just over a year each). <br />I bought the newer SIR T-351.  Out of the box, it had a bad  <br />right audio channel and one bad RGB channel, so it has to be  <br />shipped to their service facility.  They have only one such  <br />facility in the US.  Last time, the turnaround took almost <br />three weeks. <br /> <br />Samsung is trying very hard to become a major player in the <br />consumer electronics market, and I am quite satisfied with <br />my Samsung LCD computer monitor.  But my experience with <br />the Samsung set top boxes will lead me to avoid their phones, <br />TV's, and other Samsung products.  Motorola has just begun <br />to ship an HDTV set top box (HDT101), and it can't possibly <br />be as poor as this Samsung product. <br /> <br />Caveat emptor.