Sezmi DMR-1000 All-in-One Personal TV Service (Black)

Sezmi DMR-1000 All-in-One Personal TV Service (Black)
Sezmi is a great product, installation and setup is straightforward, and it works exactly as advertised out-of-the-box. I am using a combination of the Sezmi-provided indoor antenna (nice packaging--looks like a small speaker), and a small external stationary HDTV antenna (Phillips model SDV2940 purchased from Walmart) that I mounted on my chimney. After connecting my high speed internet cable, antennae, and powered it up for the 1st time: Sezmi automatically checked for and upgraded its firmware; then connected to both antennae and scanned for all available channels. I'm able to receive all local HDTV channels with high signal quality except for 2 stations that are located further away and would require repositioning of the external antenna (that I don't plan on doing at this time). Note: my house is located about 15-20 miles away from most local HDTV station transmitters and as many folks who install a HDTV antenna may realize, reception quality can be highly variable depending on many factors such as intervening obstacles; height and location of antenna wrt to the HDTV station transmitter, etc. Also my ISP is AT&T U-verse Max Plus DSL that I discovered is the lowest U-verse speed DSL svc. (one down from fastest that is available) that is required to enable streaming video support for svcs. such as Netflix, which is unrelated to my use of Sezmi. Clarification: a slower ISP svc. would be acceptable for Sezmi use alone; but I also have a Blue-ray disc player that has Netflix and Pandora Internet Radio capability so I found out (the hard way) that I needed a very fast high speed internet svc. to enable use of these features in my Blue-ray disc player. 

One of the best features for my use is the 1-TB DVR. I configured the Sezmi DVR to record various series shows that are broadcast at times that I am not available to view them. The video playback quality (e.g., 1080i for the selected channel) is exactly the same as when the show was originally broadcast; with no glitsches, intermittent dropouts, or other problems that sometimes occur with DVR's. Also I like the Guide feature that lists all the shows by Time, Station, etc. 

The only suggestion (that I discussed with the Sezmi customer rep. who called me to follow up on the installation) is to add a "Stop" button for the DVR on the remote control unit that would return the user to the info. display for that recording so that it could be deleted, etc. I was told how to accomplish that function using the "Pause" and "OK" buttons. Also some of the navigation features are somewhat non-intuitive so it's best to read the Quick Tips printed card that is included in the pkg.; and also refer to the online user manual. 

Overall I am very satisfied with this product as it provides exactly the functionality I needed for a very reasonable low monthly fee. I would highly recommend it to others who are seeking an alternative to relatively high-priced cable and satellite HDTV reception services.