Artec T3A Pro NTIA CECB - Page 14

I have found any "weird inconsistency" to usually be the broadcast stations incompetency since I started the DTV experience 3 years ago. Your EPG info is coming, or not, or sometimes, or maybe, from each individual station in the PSIP. Then comes reception and last your equipment. Just my experience.

Not in the case with these Artecs I'm describing. The PSIP data doesn't change by the second or the minute (per my testing scenario). Also, my CM doesn't do this. My reception is excellent and all these boxes tie to the same antenna (the Artecs actually have one less two-way split so 3 dB more signal strength).

just curious.....whats a 'vias'?

The little plated-through holes on some boards that give them that swiss cheese look. Sort of resemble rivets. They connect circuit traces from one layer to another.

I know this is old but I just found a GE remote that works the Artec and the Magnavox DTV boxes that were elgible for the coupons. Model GE 24944, sells for about 5 dollars.

Thanks for posting that.

Are they available any particular place?

I suspect a lot of the u-remotes support these boxes now. In fact they may have the past few years; I bought a cheap Philips two years ago at CVS and the outer packaging didn't mention anything about converter boxes but the code list inside has a section for them in use with the cable button (although one can probably program to other buttons as well). But the newer model advertises it on the packaging.

Sorry about not replying sooner, got sidetracked . This particular remote came from walmart, $4.94 plus tax. It uses a 4 digit code insted of three, was a breeze to program. I had put my Artec box aside when the remote quit and was using the Magnavox box. Wife picked the remote up at Walmart, I didn't have any hope that it would work since it was so cheap. Got to playing with it after a few days, had the Magnavox box going and within a few minutes, had the remote working the Toshiba tv and the box. I dug out the Artec, plugged it up and set the code, works great. I used the cbl/sat button for the box, the tv button for the tv and the dvd button for the dvd player. Guess I better get me a spare remote just to be on the safe side.

The remote is small so that is a plus in my opinion. I hate to put on a back brace just to pick up a remote to change channels.

Someone wrote a review on the remote, here is the link.

http://www.viewpoints.com/GE-GE-Univ...4-review-3f6d7

The only thing I disagree with on the user review, they state using three batteries, only uses two.

If you want to lighten remotes, use lithium batteries.

I hear you THX-1138, I wasn't talking so much about the weight of most remotes but mostly about the size of some of them. Some are so bulky, you have to hold them in one hand and push the buttons with the other one.