HUMAX Digital ATSC TV Tuner for HDTV Reception
The worst consumer electronics I'v ever bought !
I've been happily watching HDTV programs on a 42\\" Philips plasma for the past 4 years via Comcast cable. No big issue except the monthly fee is too much($80)! After I read so many  \\"helpful\\" review articles for HUMAX HFA100, I decided to switch to free air service ( since my highrise apartment is directly facing Empire State Building and only 2 mile away)! Then my HDTV experience was turning really bad after receiving this tuner. <br /> <br />All these articles only mentioned the fancy \\"features\\" but missed out (purposely ?) the most important feature required for consumer electronis, reliability. <br /> <br />First of all, the quality of HDTV is obviously not as good as Comcast signal. I can tell it easily by switching the input and see instant difference. The HDTV from Cable show the lust and highlights of picture, while Humax misses out all these nice thing.  The the big issue with its reliability. first it was deadlock after I used it for 10 minutes. I thought I was just unlucky to get a defect product out of box for the first time in my life! So I called and got a brand new replacement box in a few days ( good service from Amazon.COM ), same issue plus something worse. It generates high pitch noise when some channel signal is not strong enough. So I had to unplug power cord and WAIT 5 minutes before plugging it back! If I plug it back too soon, then the box seems to be still in 'deadlock' mode and I might think it was a defect box again! <br /> <br />I will give the Samnsung HDTV Tuner a try since it's only 10% more in price.  Hope the brand name of Samsung  means better reliability!  Who cares about the nice leather chair or easy to use Radio button if the car is not safe to drive !  <br /> <br /> <br />