AVerMedia AVerTV Volar Hybrid Q, USB TV Tuner, ATSC, Clear QAM HDTV & FM Radio, Supports Windows & Android TV 7.0 or above (H837)

Hooked it up to my bedroom PC and was able to attach the coaxial cable from our set top box, installed the software, and it just simply works! The software isn't the greatest, but it get the job done! Had also ordered a Happauge unit of the same type, but it didn't want to work with the signal from my set top box, just the coaxial cable directly from the wall, so I returned it.Also returned this TV tuner, but to no fault of it's own. My plan all along was to be able to use my bluetooth headset to watch regular TV so I don't wake up family at night. Was using a PC with a bluetooth adapter for a little while until a discovered the "MEE audio Connect Universal Dual Headphone Bluetooth Wireless Audio Transmitter for TV", and I'm using that now instead.

Funciono muy bien ahora veo la tv en la pc sin problema.Buen producto cumplió con mis expectativas y estoy totalmente satisfecho con el producto.

Without av cable it's a use less

Overall, this is a superb product if you, 1) use it with Windows Media Center instead of the included software; 2) purchase an external antenna to receive VHF channels; 3) don't mind that the tip of the product gets very hot when watching television.Something repeated in the other reviews is that the product gets very hot when it is running. That is true, and it concerned me when I was purchasing it because I was worried how it would affect the life of the product. At this point, I have had this product for more than two years, and it is true that it gets very hot when watching television. However, the part of the product that gets hot is the very end, the metal connection to the antenna. When you plug an antenna cable into the tuner, about 3 mm of the cable screw is left to exposed to the air. This part does get hot, but as it is exposed, the heat is mostly released outside of the tuner and at the very tip. I am not sure how much important circuitry is right near the cable screw, but most of the inside of the tuner--especially the tip that plugs into the computer--runs cool.The other problem with the hardware on this product is that the antenna is not very good at all for VHF channels, and there are considerable, noticeable jitters for UHF channels when the antenna is used indoors. I live 9 miles from the towers in a flat, urban area and still had problems indoors. However, an old TV antenna that I had laying around did not work much better for UHF stations. So as antennas go, the UHF reception on the included antenna is pretty good.The real problem with the antenna is its very weak ability to receive VHF signals. I suspect that you would have the same problem with any other small VHF antenna. You need large rabbit ears to receive many VHF signals, period, and the included antenna has only small rabbit ears. I live 9 miles from the towers and was unable to receive some VHF channels at all. I had to connect large rabbit ears and extend them for several feet in order to receive some channels. To find out whether a particular channel is VHF, run a signal analysis report at TVFool.com and check the "real" channel column. VHF signals are broadcast on "real" channels 2-13.The included software is highly functional and records television programs in standard MPEG-2 and H.264 format, as well as MPEG-1 and AVI. The problem is, the interface is poor and, most annoyingly, there is no way to tune in to a specific frequency in the current version. If your antenna does not pick up a channel at all, you need to adjust it and run a channel scan, which takes me 5 or 6 minutes, all over again. Using Windows Media Center addressed this issue quite nicely, and the product is very compatible with it. I also figured out how to do what I wanted with the software, Aver MediaCenter 3D, after playing with it enough.The functionality, though, of the hardware is superb. Once I got a good indoor antenna, in my case the Terk HDTVa, it worked without a hitch. I also got good results with old-fashioned rabbit ears and a UHF loop that I had laying around in my basement. Note that good antennas take up a lot of space. If you're looking to use this product, or any other TV tuner, indoors, and have VHF channels that you want to receive, the chances are that you will have to either use a good indoor antenna or run a cable from your roof antenna. FM radio tuning, with good VHF rabbit ears, works quite well.Note that despite the product description, this is a one-tuner product and for most purposes you will only be able to watch or record one channel at a time if you have only bought one of these products. It is possible to watch two subchannels on the same channel at the same time using the included software, but I seldom use that feature. If being able to watch and record two channels at the same time is important to you, a "dual-tuner" product is best. As far as I can tell, the advantage of this product compared to dual-tuner products is that in addition to a lower cost, setup is very easy with this product, with no need to either install an accessory inside your computer or to spend a lot of time configuring it. Additionally, this product has an FM radio feature, while most dual-tuner products do not.The core hardware in the USB tuner stick works pretty solidly, and I recommend it. I have been running it on Windows 8 with no issues. In fact, when I upgraded to Windows 8.1, it seems to run more smoothly when switching back and forth between Windows Media Center and the included AVer MediaCenter. I had no issues running it under Windows 7, previously.----UPDATE: I've had the unit for about two years, with frequent use, and it's still functioning well. I get more than 23 channels using an external, indoor antenna and am pretty satisfied.

The product has no surround sound option.....don't know why they'd bother making something like this without that. Their support is garbage....all they'll do is keep sent you a link to the manual and tell you to read it. Garbage product, garbage company.