Thread: Tuner woes.....
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Old 23-May-2017, 10:56 PM   #2
JoeAZ
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Hi David,

Wow, what a timely question you have asked.
I've noted in several other blogs on this site that
Tivo tuners are really pretty lousy. One in
Burlington, VT and the other near Altus, OK are
two people who just recently complained of tuner
issues. Installing several antennas each week,
I get to see which TV's people buy and how well
they work. I can tell you that it isn't pretty.
I bring my own tv, an older Toshiba, to every
job site. It has two signal meters. Unheard of
these days. One meter gives signal strength and
the other, signal quality. Almost 50% of the time,
a customers set has difficulty with one or more
stations. I've found most set's tuners are dismal.
Most Vizio don't have any tuners at all these days.
Older Vizio sets seem to be unstable with all their
inputs. They either restart or simply freeze.
Sony, Hitachi, Westinghouse, seem to have tuners
a bit better than average. Westinghouse is a big
surprise because some of their sets still have
a signal strength meter and they are inexpensive.
LG and Samsung are about average. Most of the
other sets seem to have tuner issues. Apex and
Insignia are among the worst. These are my
findings. I'd buy any set and immediately connect
it up to the antenna to see how it performs.
Make sure you can return without penalty. Best
Buy is terrible with returns......
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