Does it have a signal strength meter? null

Yes it does have a signal strength meter. So far I am happy with the product, but I'm still in the learning mode stage. I believe that I need to move the device closer to a window with an antenna to get better signal strength for more reliable recording. Not at the recording is unreliable, but I have many trees around me, and I believe there are times that they block the signal causing drop out at times. At least that's what I hope it is. I've been recording on a western digital easy store USB 3.0. 120 Gig Thumb Dr with very good success. The extension on the file it produces is an MTS. I downloaded a free, open source video editor called Shotcut. I'm also on a learning curve with this. And so far I'm having good results with it. I'm just trying to nail down the export settings that I want to use. To let you know, I've been thinking about purchasing a second one so I can leave the one that I have set up already to use it to watch video files off of a thumb drive. I would suggest you download the manual from the company just to get a better idea of what it will do, and/or how it will do it. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask.

No meter, but a good tuner which will pick up channels well.

Yes, the "Info" button on the remote will take you to a screen that shows the strength of that channel, they call it "Quality" and it is a percentage of the strength. BTW, I totally recommend this unit, I love mine.

No it does not. If you can get a good antenna signal, This DVR works great, but it was very touchy getting the antenna positioned for my location, which has poor reception. My TV has a signal strength meter, so I hooked the antenna directly to the TV and played with the antenna position on the weakest channels while watching the meter to find the best position. This was way faster than having to have the DVR re-scan the channels every time the antenna was tried in a new position. You can also watch the TV live via the DVR and play with the antenna position and see how the picture looks. I never could get all the channels in my area to consistently work with the Mediasonic DVR located in my TV room, so I ended up buying the Tablo - DUAL LITE OTA DVR. You can put it anywhere where it can receive your Wifi signal and it doesn't have to be near any TV set even when you first set it up; you just download the set-up app for your phone or PC. It's very simple to set the Tablo DVR up. I bought a Mohu leaf antenna and mounted it directly on a window that faces the TV stations antenna towers. I attached the antenna cable to the Tablo and put it underneath that window. I schedule and watch the Tablo DVR's recordings in my TV room, via wifi, using my Roku to stream it to the TV; no need to ever go to the Tablo DVR after you set it up. The major streaming devices have apps for the Tablo. The Tablo DVR works great! I now have no bad or marginal channels. I ended up also keeping the Mediasonic DVR, which I use to record an additional channel when I need to record more than two channels at the same time. I use the Mediasonic for the strongest channel and have the Tablo record the weak channels.

No, it does not have a signal strength meter.

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Yes it does have a signal strength meter. So far I am happy with the product, but I'm still in the learning mode stage. I believe that I need to move the device closer to a window with an antenna to get better signal strength for more reliable recording. Not at the recording is unreliable, but I have many trees around me, and I believe there are times that they block the signal causing drop out at times. At least that's what I hope it is. I've been recording on a western digital easy store USB 3.0. 120 Gig Thumb Dr with very good success. The extension on the file it produces is an MTS. I downloaded a free, open source video editor called Shotcut. I'm also on a learning curve with this. And so far I'm having good results with it. I'm just trying to nail down the export settings that I want to use. To let you know, I've been thinking about purchasing a second one so I can leave the one that I have set up already to use it to watch video files off of a thumb drive. I would suggest you download the manual from the company just to get a better idea of what it will do, and/or how it will do it. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask.
Answered by ShopperNJ 6 years ago
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No meter, but a good tuner which will pick up channels well.
Answered by Techfan 5 years ago
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Yes, the "Info" button on the remote will take you to a screen that shows the strength of that channel, they call it "Quality" and it is a percentage of the strength. BTW, I totally recommend this unit, I love mine.
Answered by SUSIE 6 years ago
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No it does not. If you can get a good antenna signal, This DVR works great, but it was very touchy getting the antenna positioned for my location, which has poor reception. My TV has a signal strength meter, so I hooked the antenna directly to the TV and played with the antenna position on the weakest channels while watching the meter to find the best position. This was way faster than having to have the DVR re-scan the channels every time the antenna was tried in a new position. You can also watch the TV live via the DVR and play with the antenna position and see how the picture looks. I never could get all the channels in my area to consistently work with the Mediasonic DVR located in my TV room, so I ended up buying the Tablo - DUAL LITE OTA DVR. You can put it anywhere where it can receive your Wifi signal and it doesn't have to be near any TV set even when you first set it up; you just download the set-up app for your phone or PC. It's very simple to set the Tablo DVR up. I bought a Mohu leaf antenna and mounted it directly on a window that faces the TV stations antenna towers. I attached the antenna cable to the Tablo and put it underneath that window. I schedule and watch the Tablo DVR's recordings in my TV room, via wifi, using my Roku to stream it to the TV; no need to ever go to the Tablo DVR after you set it up. The major streaming devices have apps for the Tablo. The Tablo DVR works great! I now have no bad or marginal channels. I ended up also keeping the Mediasonic DVR, which I use to record an additional channel when I need to record more than two channels at the same time. I use the Mediasonic for the strongest channel and have the Tablo record the weak channels.
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Answered by BingoRolls 6 years ago
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No, it does not have a signal strength meter.
Answered by CommunityAnswer 6 years ago
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