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Samsung DTBH260F HDTV Terrestrial Receiver | 
 enlarge | Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
Buy New: $159.99
New (14) Used (1) from $149.77
Rating:  143 reviews
Sales Rank: 1024
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 16 x 20 x 12
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: DTB-H260F
Model: DTB-H260F
UPC: 036725145207
EAN: 0036725145207
ASIN: B000JV6TQY
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Digital terrestrial receiver | | • | All 18 ATSC formats | | • | HDMI, component, composite, S/PDIF (optical) | | • | High gloss, stylish design | | • | Parent control |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
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.
Amazon.com
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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 138 more reviews...
 Died after a year of very little use. November 24, 2008
Product worked okay until it just gave out after a little over a year. What a waste of money.
So far so good November 24, 2008
Having bought a Sony HD ready TV circa 2002 from Craigslist I wasn't too surprised to find that it didn't include an actual HD tuner. This little box does the trick, allowing me to use a set-top terrestrial antenna ($30 from Radioshack) to receive beautiful HD television on all 4 major networks, Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) as well as a few wierdo channels. It's a breeze to setup, includes a component video cable, optical audio out for true surround sound with a receiver, and easy to follow instructions. Probably a bit overpriced, though it's a pretty small market. The onscreen controls aren't very well thought out and don't provide as much customization as you might want, but the "Signal Strength" feature is great for helping to position your antenna.
Overall I'm very happy with this product.
Great HDTV Receiver with HDMI November 23, 2008
I being using this product for a while now and I just love it. Has all the features you could want. Picture looks great channel info., clock etc. I only have two complaints that really are not that bad. It takes a while to power up, but if you leave on I guess no problem there and second if your favorite channel on intial scan was missed even if you enter manually it still doesnt recognized it. Love the organized and edit, I still dont regret buying it.
 Dissapointed... November 12, 2008
EXPECTATION: A full featured TV tuner to be used with a HD monitor.
REALITY: A glorified DTV tuner, much like the $50 units offered with the exception of an HDMI, Toslink & RGB output.
PROS: It provides a quality video output.
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.
This product did not do what I expected nor does it preform well. In particular, the line level audio output is not very good at all. Compared to my Samsung LCD, the line level audio output to a known good audio system seems flat sounding.
The bigger disappointment is it does not include a SD receiver. I'd planned to use this tuner to connect my 42" monitor to my local cable service for the basic cable services I receive. 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 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).
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. The menus and channel setup is also very annoying. you can not add channels without first going through the very low learning of all the channels within range. (not a very good design that seems to run throughout the Samsung product line)
Lastly, it takes a while to boot up every time I turn it on. it's a little anoying because it's in a location that I can't see the power light. Often times I end up hitting the power button on the remote several times not knowing if it's booting up or not. 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. It's an ok performer but not at all what I expected.
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.
Only good for HDMI TV inputs October 16, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I need to supplement the analog tuners in my DVRs. This unit is useless for anything that does not have a RGB or HDMI input. The sound quality using analog connections is awful, too. The unit produces a loud buzz on the audio channels that makes hearing any sounds practically impossible.
You cannot use this unit on an analog-only TV or a VCR or DVR with analog-only inputs. I tried every connection on the back of the box & could not get a picture through my recorder. The RGB component connection worked only on my TV, but I don't need it there.
It also nearly fried my DVRs tuner using the antenna output. 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. I had to completely reset the unit & run factory setup again to get it working.
This turned out to be a very expensive fiasco for me.
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.
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.
A simple $40 to $80 converter box is more useful at 1/2 to 1/4 the price.
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