Cable, Satellite, and OTA Product Reviews

When you think home theater, you probably think movie watching, but TV watching is also a big part of the everyday home entertainment experience.

A majority of Americans still get their TV service from a cable or satellite provider, but the rise of streaming video services like Netflix and Amazon Video have inspired a new generation of cord-cutters and reinvigorated product categories like over-the-air antennas and standalone HD DVRs. Here you'll find resources and reviews of products in these categories.


• Reflections From a Recent Cord Cutter
• Five Questions to Consider Before Cutting the Cord
• What's the Skinny on Skinny TV Bundles?
• What kind of OTA antenna do you need? Check your location at AntennaWeb.org.

  • Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300HD Cable Receiver Reviewed

    This receiver allows you to easily add external hard drives if you need to increase storage capacity and it permits the recording of two shows simultaneously. The biggest...

  • Humax DRT800 DVD Recorder with TiVo Service Reviewed

    This unit combines a DVD recorder with a TiVo DVR and provides the best of both worlds. You can use the 80GB hard drive to store shows and...

  • ViewSonic NextVision HD12 Reviewed

    This product is designed to bring in the highest quality HD picture via the old fashioned rooftop antenna. Both the sound and picture quality this unit provides are...

  • ReplayTV Series 5500 Digital Video Recorder Reviewed

    RePlayTV allows users to digitally record their favorite shows without having to use videotape. This DVR also allows you to fast forward through commercials and pause live TV...

  • HR10-250 DirectTV HD Tivo DVR Reviewed

    The TiVo system functions like a VCR without videotape which can fade or even break. Instead, this saves television programming on a hard drive. This unit acts...

  • LG LST-3510A HDTV Tuner and DVD Combo Reviewed

    It's both an HD tuner and a DVD player in one unit. The picture quality from this third-generation LG unit (LG is the parent company of Zenith) is...

  • Voom HDTV System Reviewed

    Voom is Cablevisions HD satellite service and it is already serving up 37 HD channels for its subscribers and that number continues to grow. There is a wide range...

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