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User Submitted RCA DTC100 High-Definition/DIRECTV Digital Receiver Reviews Date: 2004-03-02 RCA DTC-100 I have had 2 of these units replaced in less then a year. First time it was because no DTV signal second was no OTA signal. First time it was under warranty and second time it cost me $239 to get it fix. Thomson who makes this for RCA would not fix under warranty because the second unit had a 90 day replacement on it. I have had a lot of DTV receivers in the last 4 years and this one was the worst!!!! Stay away and spend your $500-600 somewhere else! Date: 2003-01-28 Great box cheap After buying the best HDTV-ready TV for my money (meaning in my budget) last year which happened to be a 52" RCA, I was ready to experience HDTV for real and had been looking at the DTC100 for quite a while since it would be directly compatible with my TV, but the price was a little higher than I wanted to pay. All of the local channels are HD now and I don't have satellite so I was looking to use it strictly for over-the-air (terrestrial) HDTV. Well, I ended up finding a demo piece available at a local dealer and snapped it up since it was the last one. I took it home, plugged it in, plugged in a standard VGA cable between the DTC100 and my TV, and I was up and running! It searched and found all of the HD channels locally and the picture quality was great! Finally I'd gotten the most out of my TV and I was impressed. The remote from my TV runs the receiver right out of the box so I didn't even need the remote for the DTC100. I plan to eventually order DirecTV and this box will work with DirecTV. As a couple other reviewers said, the biggest knock I have on it is that the analog output (RF or SVHS) and the HD outputs don't function simultaneously, but that's the only thing. I love having local channels in HD with Dolby Digital surround! AND it was cheaper that buying a new over-the-air ONLY receiver by another manufacturer... Big quality problems would make me avoid this like the plague. Do a search...to find much more information on this problematic unit. Day 1:Technician spent 3 hours to get it installed, since the HDTV mode was not able to be viewed in 4:3 aspect ratio. Only 16:9 Month 2: RCA Tech Service was never able to figure out. I finaly forgot the issue. 12 months: Working great...but never in HDTV. [money] bucks for what you can see with a $[money] unit. 17 months: "..looking for Signal.." 18 months: It took 3 visits in 1 month for DirecTV to figure out that the receiver was dead...what an expertise!!... 19 months: Sent an e-mail to RCA to complain and find out a solution...the answer: call a toll free number and follow carefully the instructions. TODAY: Here at Amazon buying a non-HDTV receiver from Sony. ...The ideal combination....a POOR quality product with an even WORST Customer Service. * Price is subject to change. |
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