tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post8933360449017925411..comments2024-02-08T11:00:53.069-06:00Comments on Gordon's Tech: ViewTV At-163 OTA Digital TV recorder - my reviewJGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-3450206955581815012017-01-20T09:36:31.294-06:002017-01-20T09:36:31.294-06:00I purchased an AT-163 some months ago. It worked f...I purchased an AT-163 some months ago. It worked fine until about three weeks ago. Then it would start making horizontal lines and the picture would completely disappear. The green signal light stayed on. After turning it off and letting it cool down, it would come back on. <br />It did this for awhile, finally it quit coming on at all. The green signal light would come on. This told me that the power supply and tuner was working.<br />I pulled out the circuit board and did a careful inspection of it. I could see where glue that was used to secure the large power capacitor had ran over to the small I C. It looked like Elmer's school glue, not like which is used by other manufactures.<br />Also the glue seemed to be turning yellow from the heat.<br />I soaked the glue with "Goo-Gone", until I could pull out the glue with tweezers. After removing all I could, I used a soft brush to remove the rest. Then I washed off the cleaner with de-natured alcohol. After letting it dry and re-installing the board, it has been working fine ever since. <br />wilocubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091737827929771736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-43384112164627315992015-01-11T21:56:50.483-06:002015-01-11T21:56:50.483-06:00Thanks for your review. I agree, it is irritating...Thanks for your review. I agree, it is irritating that we even need this device at all. Quality control is likely dodgy, but I seem to have gotten a good one - the tuner works at least as well as the one in my other HDTV. The menues are incredibly crude, but after dealing with it for about 3 months now, I have it figured out. The OTA picture and recording quality are indeed beautiful. My now ancient '04 vintage 50" DLP set never looked so good.<br /><br />Although it has not given any indications of doing so, I just hope my dodgy made in China with cheap components and questionable design AT163 does not frag someday and burn my house down...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141054164920131265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-3483879689714593712014-07-03T08:10:56.194-05:002014-07-03T08:10:56.194-05:00Thanks for the review. I reviewed the iView 3500ST...Thanks for the review. I reviewed the iView 3500STBII which has a very good tuner and also records but I think it suffers from the same poor power supply because it worked with a 2TB USB HD for a few months then the drive started ticking. It works fine with my computer, no ticking, and a self powered USB HD works fine with the iView. I'll be self powering the 2TB HD to see if the iView sees it again. My review is on solidsignal.com at: http://forums.solidsignal.com/content.php/3080-iView-3500STBII-Quick-Review<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com