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Summary: Quality Control Suspect
Review: 0 stars- Unfortunately I was never able to experience the features of this product as I had QC problems with 2 units. The first time the audio out did not work and the second time the box began to burn up and died after about 5 minutes. In those 5 minutes though the picture was great and the sound did work!
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Summary: Sweet picture - much better than computer TV tuner cards!!
Review:
I decided to try the ViewSonic ViewBox after buying a ATI TV tuner card and being dissatistfied with the picture quality. I have also seen other peoples TV tuner cards and the poor quality pictures that they provide. TV tuner cards also have a very loud "static" noise that occurs as you switch between channels. The ViewSonic TV tuner switches between channels quietly, which is very nice.
The box is a very small and sleek unit. It is about nine inches long, 6 inches wide, and less than 2 inches thick. It takes about 3 minutes to hook up to your computer. It hooks directly inbetween your computer monitor and your computer tower. A VGA cable is included, so all you have to do is run your monitor cable to the back of the ViewSonic box to the RGB output, attach the VGA cable that is provided to the RGB input of the ViewSonic box, then to where you normally attach your monitor cable on your computer. Plug in the audio output from your computer, screw on your cable TV coaxial line, plug in the power supply for the ViewSonic tuner and you are ready to go. It couldn't be simpler.
You are also provided with an audio output jack if you want to use different speakers (other than your computer monitor's - if that is the case). There are the standard video and left and right channel RCA jacks to plug in a VCR, and one S-video input to run the signal from a DVD player, Playstation, or X-box to your computer monitor.
This is the perfect component to take that smaller computer monitor that is now collecting dust in the corner of a closet, that you just don't want to throw away and use it as a monitor for the kid's Playstation, X-box, or as a regular TV. The unit has nice sound and comes with a remote for changing channels on the TV tuner and for changing inputs.
You have 4 resolution choices for the TV tuner and other outputs: 640 X 480; 800 X 600; 852 X 480; and 1024 X 768. The TV picture on 1024 X 768 resolution looks as good as my regular TV picture.
I am very pleased with this purchase and think that it is the ideal solution for college students that already have a computer and do not have the space or the money to buy a TV but want to have a TV in their dorm room.
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Summary: It doesn't deliver surround sound
Review: Although this unit is quite innovative, it severely lacks in the sound department. If you are looking for a basic tuner, it's excellent, however, don't count on anything spectacular as far as sound effects since this unit cannot accommodate it. I tried running the system through a basic Dolby surround receiver (not to be confused with the current Pro Logic 5.1 technology) with less than favorable results. When I watch TV through it, I have to switch the surround system off, thus recieving equal sound from each of the 4 speakers. If you leave the Dolby Surround mode on, you will only receive sound from the center speaker.
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Summary: Sweet Product
Review: Combining this product to the 19" Viewsonic Flat Screen monitor and I have a winner. The television reception is fantastic. Easy to use and to set up. I would recommend this product to anyone wanting to avoid extra equipment.
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Summary: a pretty good media station
Review: Could anyone tell me if they got every channels shown thru the TV turner?
It is because i just bought the viewbox and got everything connected. Unfortunately, i could only get few channels shown on the monitor....
Did that happen to anyone?
otherwise its' performance is really good.
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Summary: Good overall
Review: Everything works like it should. Quality is degraded a little bit for the PC input due to the extra VGA cable...
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Summary: Amazing
Review: Excellent value. I was skeptical before buying it but no more. If you hook it up to your computer, the computer doesn't even have to be turned on to watch TV. How cool is that?!! Comes with all the necessary cabling, too.
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Summary: Amazing
Review: Excellent value. I was skeptical before buying it but no more. If you hook it up to your computer, the computer doesn't even have to be turned on to watch TV. How cool is that?!! Comes with all the necessary cabling, too.
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Summary: Cool! Exactly as advertised.
Review: For a few years now, I have used a tv tuner card to watch tv on my computer. I have always feared a computer crash because I would be without a tv for a few hours atleast. But now, with the ViewSonic ViewBox, I can watch tv no matter what the computer is doing. All you need is the ViewBox and any monitor to watch tv. Instead of cluttering up your office, dorm room or bedroom with a tv and a computer monitor, you just need the computer + monitor. I recommend The ViewSonic ViewBox to anyone who has a computer and a tv near each other.
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Summary: Space and money saver for dorms
Review: For the first two years of my college life I had to endure watching TV and playing TV games on my 14 inch TV through an RF-input. I had considered getting a PC TV-card but using 320x240 non-native resolution for an LCD screen meant everything was blurred or jaggy.Compared to the rival product "XGA theater," by Advanced Media Products the ViewBox is both cheaper and has a better quality. It syncs well with LCDs, unlike other products which cannot handle low frequency sync. Sharpness is unmatched, but the colors may need adjustment depending on the monitor you use. The lack of component I/O sound output is dissapointing, but those who use this product will mostlikely use PC speakers along with their PC monitors. There exists, however, component I/O input which you can use for your VHS/DVD/game systems. This product is not for people who wish to import video into their PC, but for people who wish to experience high quality video in environments where purchasing/setting up a decent TV monitor is not an option. My remaining 1.5 years of college seem much lively with this new gadget.
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