Samsung DTBH260F HDTV Terrestrial Receiver
Is your TV ready to receive digital TV broadcasts? If it was made before 2004, chances are it doesn't have an ATSC digital tuner. That's where this TV tuner comes in. Samsung brings you great flexibility for delivering FREE over-the-air digital television signals to a DTVready television or DTV-capable computer monitors. Award-winning Samsung technology easily tunes and decodes all 18 ATSC Table 3 broadcast formats. With the Samsung DTB-H260F, you can view HDTV and SDTV. You can listen to Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio through your audio system (5.1 surround sound is encoded in ATSC HDTV broadcasts). Samsung solves output worries with a wide selection of output options including 1080i, 720p or 480p/i DTV formats, and connection options including HDMI - Component Video - Composite - Audio-Right/Left, Dolby Digital Optical. Attractive styling and affordable pricing make the Samsung DTB-H260F a perfect solution for upgrading your TV to receive DTV. High-gloss, stylish design Remote control Parent control Time zone setting Intuitive signal strength indicator Plug & play for easy setting Intuitive & iconic menu Advanced electronic program guide Mini guide with transparency Full guide with all information Channel info management Unit Dimensions - 10.64 x 1.58 x 7.88 / Weight - 3.3 lbs Note - Free HDTV broadcasts require this tuner and an extra HDTV antenna. Antenna is not included in the price of this tuner.
Samsung brings you great flexibility for delivering FREE over-the-air digital television signals to a DTVready television or DTV-capable computer monitors. Award-winning Samsung technology easily tunes and decodes all 18 ATSC Table 3 broadcast formats. With the Samsung DTB-H260F, you can view HDTV, SDTV, and listen to Dolby® Digital 2.0 stereo or Dolby® Digital 5.1 surround audio through your audio system. Samsung solves output worries with a wide selection of output options including 1080i, 720p or 480p/i DTV formats, and connection options including HDMI (1), Component (1),Composite (1), Audio-Right/Left, Dolby® Digital Optical. Attractive styling and affordable pricing make the Samsung DTB-H260F a perfect solution. Feature List
- On-Screen Signal Strength Indicator
Have the ability to view whether or not you are receiving a strong signal which may be affecting the quality of your on-screen imagery. - Full Guide
To find your favorite programs or to see what is currently on and/or available, you will have access to a full guide - Mini Guide
For a short list and not to interfere with current viewing you can utilize the mini guide to check concurrent programming. - Intuitive and Iconic Menu
Select the right settings to get the optimal picture.
Samsung DTBH260F HDTV Terrestrial Receiver Accessories
 Terk HDTVa Indoor Amplified High-Definition Antenna for Off-Air HDTV Reception
Cables To Go - 40315 - 2M (6.5ft) Velocity HDMI Digital Video Cable (Blue)
Antennas Direct DB2 Multi Directional HDTV Antenna
Philips PHDTV3 Indoor Amplified UHF/VHF/FM/HDTV Antenna
HDMI Cable 2M (6 Feet)
Philips High Performance Amplified Indoor Uhf/Vhf/Fm/HDTV Antenna
Cables Unlimited PCM-2296-06 HDMI to DVI D Single Link Cable (6 Feet, Black)
Antennas Direct DB4 Multi Directional HDTV Antenna
Philips PHDTV1 Silver Sensor UHF/HDTV Digital Indoor TV Antenna
Cables Unlimited 6-Foot HDMI Male to Male Cable (PCM-2295-06)
Samsung DTBH260F HDTV Terrestrial Receiver Reviews
Seems a little odd it takes up to 5 seconds before any audio or video output comes from it. I plan to eventually use the Toslink output with the hopes of better audio performance. The bigger disappointment is it does not include a SD receiver. you can not add channels without first going through the very low learning of all the channels within range. REALITY: A glorified DTV tuner, much like the $50 units offered with the exception of an HDMI, Toslink & RGB output. Often times I end up hitting the power button on the remote several times not knowing if it's booting up or not. Compared to my Samsung LCD, the line level audio output to a known good audio system seems flat sounding. it's a little anoying because it's in a location that I can't see the power light.
The results is I really don't receive much more than I would over the air locally and what I get through the cable does not include any programing info (thanks Comcast). PROS: It provides a quality video output. Lastly, it takes a while to boot up every time I turn it on. Although the selection of digital tuners are very small, If I knew what I know now, I don't think I would have purchased this unit. In particular, the line level audio output is not very good at all. I also don't like the idea of only being able to control it from the remote.
with out the remote it becomes a paper weight and is rendered useless. CONS: Weak line level audio output performance, WIll not receive SD cable broadcast, Very slow startup, Only controlled from the remote, Weak menus for channel setup & very slow channel learning. (not a very good design that seems to run throughout the Samsung product line). It's an ok performer but not at all what I expected.
I'd planned to use this tuner to connect my 42" monitor to my local cable service for the basic cable services I receive. This product did not do what I expected nor does it preform well. EXPECTATION: A full featured TV tuner to be used with a HD monitor. I was disappointed to find It will only receive the clear QAM channels Comcast offers (not very many here) and non of the standard broadcast provided by Comcast.
The menus and channel setup is also very annoying.
I had to completely reset the unit & run factory setup again to get it working. The unit produces a loud buzz on the audio channels that makes hearing any sounds practically impossible. Anyone who needs a tuner for an older TV with analog inputs or who wants to use it for a VCR/DVR, don't buy this. After I tried connecting it, the DVR would only receive channel 4 & I could not change the channel through either the remote or the unit's control panel. This turned out to be a very expensive fiasco for me.
A simple $40 to $80 converter box is more useful at 1/2 to 1/4 the price. I need to supplement the analog tuners in my DVRs. The manual leaves out a lot of instructions on how to set the unit up and does not make a point of telling the consumer that it only works on the digital outputs even though the analog connections are available on the back of the set. You cannot use this unit on an analog-only TV or a VCR or DVR with analog-only inputs.
The RGB component connection worked only on my TV, but I don't need it there. This unit is useless for anything that does not have a RGB or HDMI input. It also nearly fried my DVRs tuner using the antenna output. I tried every connection on the back of the box & could not get a picture through my recorder.
The sound quality using analog connections is awful, too.
The channel listing frequently becomes corrupted and unusable. The remote control is more useful than a stick only because the tuner has no buttons on its front. Urban power line noise and overhead airplane ghosting is gone. In a few cases, the channel simply vanishes as you're watching it.
Usually this happens while bringing up the program guide or changing channels rapidly. While watching a station, pushing the "Info" button gives you a transparent display about the current channel and program. I keep a channel frequency guide nearby for manually reprogramming lost stations. You can't bounce the IR off a wall, send it through a glass table, or tap the buttons while it sits on a table facing the TV. Set-up was a brick wall at first because the manual isn't very useful. Channels that have moderate snow and ghosting in analog are flawless in digital. The onscreen menus are easy to use but not everything works. The remote has to be aimed within 15 degrees and held still while pushing buttons.
HDTV colors are rich and cinema-like though the HDMI port. Reliability has been poor. Not wanting to pay for poor local cable service, I put up a rooftop antenna and used this tuner with an older 720p LCD TV. The manual implies that the tuner is configured for the aspect ratio of your TV.
Analog only wins on the faintest stations. The aspect ratio has to be manually adjusted each time you change between 16:9 and 4:3 channels.
Reception is very good. Finding auto-scan got things going.
That's not correct. On average the tuner reboots on every use, looses stations every week, and needs the power cycled about every month.
An online web site translating DTV to channel frequencies helped in manually adding channels that needed antenna rotation. The channel guide is handy but the tuner locks up for several seconds each time it fetches a new TV listing.
Digital audio and video quality is as good as the TV station can provide.
The rest of the channels are reported as weak signal or no signal. I have used other receivers that work fine with my Sylvania ED TV. Too bad, it did not work for me. I bought it because it had component out and was reasonably priced. The receiver can pickup only one channel and that too without audio.
It is way better than the goverment coupon eligible converter box because it comes with all different cables like the component cable and others. It scanned about 20 channels but it doesn't show them all, may be it is caused by the antenna. It is a must have if you have no digital tuner in your TV and no cable. It also works if you have a cable in two rooms and you don't have it in the third room or another area, you can still use it as the box that you wood rent from the cable company. It is a must have converter if you don't want to pay a cable bill. It all varies by the area, but it a great converter box that is the best in the market.
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