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Old 05-27-2025, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by kf4rca View Post
Yep. What model dtv converter box is that? All the ones I've seen can't take a usb drive.
It's a Chinese-made unit I found on Amazon, I think. I can't find an identical one anymore, but you can find others with a USB port by searching "DTV converter."

One warning - some of these (like the one I bought) have 12 volt antenna power on the antenna input, and will burn out the 12 volt supply switch if ordinary rabbit ears are plugged in and maybe the rabbit ears too. Mine had that; it was possible to turn off the 12 volts in the menus, but it defaulted to ON when powered down! I had to return it and get a replacement.

So, if you get one of these, be sure to get a DC-blocking connector for the antenna input too.
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