#ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER BOX TV TV#
You can disable specific channels or TV stations and set a child-safe programming via a password. Parental ControlĪccess this function to limit what your children can watch with a few button presses. A customized list of channels make for better entertainment. This way you can jump in-between two great shows without having to go through the shows in the middle. Once you've done a scan of all the available channels, you can record your favorite channels into the Favorites menu. You won't have to do extra channel up or channel down presses just to see the next channel. Auto TuningĪuto Tuning scans for all available channels and finds available digital broadcasts for one-click programming. You can use this feature to choose which shows to record. With the iView Digital Converter device, you can access the EPG and see the upcoming shows in grid form, just like in cable DVR. Access this to see a screen list of channels and shows to choose from. The EPG is a programme listing that's similar to paper TV guides. Picture quality will entirely depend on the converter unit's ability to acquire signal, and this is where iView's offering shines. HD and SD channels become unlocked the moment you plug and successfully setup the iView 3500STBII in. Getting both means you'll have access to cable channels as well, even those that are in HD, and perhaps a few extra channels.īottom line is that you get unscrambled digital programming and bonus channels (depending on your location). The iView 3500STBII is compatible with both ATSC and QAM signals. Local TV stations use only ATSC while cable providers use QAM. QAM works similarly with ATSC tuners in that they transmit and encode Over-the-Air signals, but that's where the similarity ends. The iView 3500STBII comes with QAM, or Quadrature Amplitude Modulation, capability, a format that most cable TV companies use to transmit and encode their signals. QAM tuners come built in on some TVs in order to receive cable channels, but analog TVs typically don't have them. Do a quick search to immediately display the channels that are available. The TV set is then programmed to receive the local ATSC signal. Just take the converter out of the box, connect to your antenna line, and you're ready to go.Ĭonnect your TV via the RCA, YPbPr or HDMI port. Once plugged in, the 3500STBII gives you a wider range of channels you can view, with noticeably higher picture clarity. The iView Digital Box works great in OTA. Broadcasting is still alive and well, even in your old TV. Analog channels will still be accessible due to our converter boxes' pass-through capability. You can rely on the iView 3500STBII to acquire the transmission and play it directly to your television set. Our iView 3500STBII has passthrough capabilities via firmware to access analog channels in countries and areas where analog signals are still present. You can finally watch TV without needing additional set-top boxes or a monthly cable subscription. The iView 3500STBII has a built-in QAM tuner and supports Over-the-Air (OTA), which allows the user to receive some unencrypted digital cable channels, also known as "in-the-clear" channels. The tuner box comes in with input holes for both analog and newer-type TVs. Analog TV owners won't need to get themselves a new TV if they don't want to. The iView Digital Converter box automatically converts the signal to be compatible with your analog unit. The truth is, you can access all digital cable channels that are running through QAM frequencies with a converter like the iView 3500STBII, with the exception of NTSC frequencies. The HD content that comes out allows users to receive digital cable without ever needing a set-top box.Ĭable companies are adamant about the fact that you will need a set-top receiver in order to pick up digital channels, which is false. The tuner box works by acquiring digital channels coming from ATSC, Over-the-Air or ClearQAM, or unencrypted digital cable transmission. The iView 3500STBII is pound for pound better than any current cable converter box out there.
Video Decoder: MPEG-2 MP at HL, MPEG-4 SP, ASP, H.264 HP at L4.1, DivX3.11, 4.X, 6.X, FLV format and VC-1