KWORLD External TVBox 1680ex w/ YPbPr 1080i Signal Input KW-SA220

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This product is just ok. If you can spend a bit more money you can get a much better product. This product is advertized by Kworld as HD capable but after you buy the TV Tuner and read the instruction manual, you're told it is not capable of HD. The product is ok if you have a top of the line monitor and want to watch TV but if you have anything less than a top of the line monitor the picture quality is pretty bad. The sound is pretty bad also. You'll need a quality set of speakers to get ok sound. This product is too expensive for what you are getting. This is definitely a last resort product.

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after trying to get 2 signals from a pc, and from a bnc security camera sytem to combine into a picture in picture display to 2 seperate tv's on different floors so far this device was the only one that put out enough signal to display the split feed to both at the same time 200 feet away without needing to amplify the signal and with text still able to be read by anyone looking at either display. the main drawback with the remote is you will hit the buttons, and it will have a 5 second delayed reaction before it will do what you pressed. and the unit will run a little hot. otherwise a great buy if you know what you are doing with it.

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This product really is good for putting TV on your monitor. It works as advertised and I plan on gettng another one for another computer setup a friend has.

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Works excellent.. I have only used the Composite video input (RCA). Exactly what I was looking for. I am now able to use my old monitor as a TV. You must use a good speaker. This things sound quality is not as good.

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I'm quite impressed with this little TV tuner. It's external so it doesn't take up any of your computer's slots and I thought the hook-up was quite intuitive, although I agree that there are a lot of cables. I tried the antenna TV reception and it works but the problem is that my local area has a crappy signal. The cable signal is crystal clear though. Even though I don't subscribe to cable TV, I have an cable internet and they apparently provide some several free TV channels, which I didn't know. Cool... :)The stand is kind of crappy and cheap, although if you don't touch it, it should be OK. The biggest problem is the remote. It has a 4x2+2 number layout, instead of the usual 3x3+1, so it's hard to punch the correct numbers without looking. The signal it sends is kind of weak too. You have to aim it precisely at the unit and no more than 12 feet to get a response. But these are kind of minor annoyances.One cool thing is that you can control the volume of your PC with the remote, which is very useful. It also contains a "wall of channels" feature and a picture-in-picture, which is also fun. The included resolutions are OK for me, because I use regular computer screens, but if you use non-standard resolution, you might have a problem. There's even a simple game included in the system's ROM. This review was modfied by poster @ 11-07-08 06:06 PM

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The TV BOX does the job - image quality looks fine to me. The sound is tinny and low-fidelity (what do you expect from a tiny box like this?). The box isn't built to industrial-strength standards (one of the little buttons broke while my wife was using it a day or two after it arrived). However, it isn't difficult to use and seems to work quite well.

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not very convinient product the way it was introduce. poor vedio output. all it does is resize the screen but in terms of HD resulotion, Forget it!

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Note: I didn't test the TV channels, since I lack the connection. I bought this to plug my video game consoles to my monitor.Seems to work well for the moment. It was tricky to set up because of the amount of cables. I can pause my game and switch to my computer if I need to, no problems.For testing purposes I hooked up my GameCube and started playing a few games. Didn't notice anything unusual.To make it simple, it works, it's all that matters.

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If you keep your regular monitor routed through the tuner box as your normal setup, you will notice a decided drop in quality while using your PC. I run my monitor at 1680x1050 and text is noticeable fuzzy, colors are washed, and I have issues with ghosting. Watching TV/running game consoles through it is worse so while it does what it's advertised to do, and with lots of features, it doesn't provide the greatest quality in the world.

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Works Great with 360! Now i can hook the 360 in HD. The composite quality sucks though.

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Heres the problem with a device like this. It's misleading. It says it supports 1080i, thats totally not correct. There is no component or HDMI input, you plug in component into an adapter, which then converts to S-Video which plugs into this box. Well do some research, you will be saddened to learn S-video ONLY goes up to 480i. So your 1080i signal goes into adapter which then downgrades into 480i S-video signal, which then goes to your monitor at a resized resolution. All this box does is resize the lowered resolution signal to fit your much larger LCD or CRT. Yes it does have alot of features and remote, but..... Do some research on S-video/component BEFORE you buy this, wiki pages help. I ended up buying another box WITH component input from another source, but Luckily tiger is the best with refunds, the staff is very good and helpful.

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I bought this as a way to get Picture-In-Picture on my 67" Samsung TV. I'm not using it like most people would. I've never had it hooked to an LCD. It is doing what I intended. My main problem with it is the weird resolutions it supports. Quality on composite input from my HD cable box is horrible. It's really only good with cable/antenna. So it's basically a cable box outputing non-standard resolutions. I would have loved it to support 1920x1080. If you change the computer to a resolution it doesn't support, it basically just turns off and passes the signal to the TV.I pretty well just use it when there are two football or hockey games I want to watch. I use my internal TV tuner if I just want to browse the web or play online poker and watch tv at the same time. There are probably better products out there. It sort of feels like there are too many little quarks with it. Remote is annoying. Supported resolutions are aweful. It reacts a bit slowly. I probably would have tried something else knowing how it works now.

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I ran this right out of the box to a 17'' Dell CRT monitor with a rooftop broadcast antenna input and it gave good results. I had an older Techmedia 14'' CRT monitor that I connected to it later. I had to set the resolution at 800x600, the most that this older monitor can handle, but it worked even with this monitor also giving me TV reception to replace an old 19'' TV. Next, connecting a Samsung DTB-H260F Digital over the air tuner utilizing the YPbPr inputs from the Samsung to the Kworld and feeding a 17'' Sony Trinitron CRT monitor really showed off the capabilities of the Kworld. The picture is astounding and between the Kworld and Samsung tuner there is a wealth of adjustments. An excellent combination for OTA HDTV system that utilizes a monitor for a true component system.

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Worked ok for 2 months then video died. Ok picture on flat panel monitor nothing great..nothing horrible but certainly would expect better than 2 months

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I purchase this little box to use it in conjunction with an LDC display I had laying around. Setup is easy I can receive about 90 channels, Video quality is fine. If you use the built in speaker you will be disappointed. I connected an old set of computer speakers I had and it sounds awesome. It all depends in what you need. If you are planing to buy this box to use as a main your TV you will be disappointed. But as an extra TV in my home office is just fine

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Thanks to this device, I no longer need to recycle my old monitor (which was collecting dust bunnies). Now it's a TV for my home office and I can also connect my xbox 360 to it, everything's just peachy~

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A great looking TVBox, I use it for my games, DVD Movies as a separate entertainment unit. YPbPr Input and S-Video Input..I must say those two come in very handy..Just BUY IT!!! Ok now that's to much of an Ad, but you get what I mean!

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With the exception of S-video, lacks proper A/V connections. If you're looking for a tuner alternative for your old TV, and it doesn't have S-video, skip this one. Otherwise an excellent product, but because of that one flaw, I gave it a 2 on Features. @ Eric concerning his NTSC TV issue: The broadcasting format you're referring to is not true widescreen, but letterbox. You'll have no stretching on true widescreen broadcasts, such as on most HD channels.

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Item shipped with a defective video cable. Built in speaker does not work. OSD when menu is displayed only stays active for 3 to 5 seconds. No help phone number. Avoid this product, it is not worth the cost. Defective parts, no customer support.

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Hey I have a old HP lcd monitor that was gathering dust, I saw this product and ordered it, I love it It is easy to use, Picture is great. I just use it in the bathroom as another TV with no computer hooked up