RCA DTC100 DIRECTV System

Pros: Great setup features, Local digital and analog reception, Directv reciever
Cons: Can't set DTC 100 Digital station manually - need to use the search menu.

After buying an HDTV ready TV (Pioneer SD582-HD5) I was anticipating HDTV programming. The Pioneer turned out to be an excellent TV for a progressive scan DVD. The movies are Awesome!! Directv was good, but lacked the clarity of DVD. Cable was terrible!...

Pros: HDTV, HDTV, HDTV, Dolby digital sound
Cons: menus, pointing the dish, having to tolerate regular TV ever again

RCA's DTV/HDTV receiver decoder can bring HDTV to you in a matter of hours. The best part is you can use your computer monitor to get started for well under a thousand bucks.

If you're reading this review, chances are you're the kind of person...

Pros: HDTV, Inexpensive
Cons: Might not work with any HD-Ready TV

Although it's listed here as a satellite receiver, I bought the DTC100 just to receive digital television broadcasts from regular off-the-air (OTA) television antenna. I don't have a DirecTV subscription and have no desire for it at the moment. (In my...

Pros: Great video, Great optical audio, VGA output, Great Value.
Cons: Requires an adapter for component output, occasionally forgets a channel.

First off, this is a Great Product! Originally purchased September 2001, I got a killer low price for it being a demo unit without a remote, cables, and satellite card from a major electronics retailer. The remote was replaced with an RCA Universal...

Pros: HDTV output, Optical output, programmable remote
Cons: Pixelizes very easy

Well, I purchased my self a Panasonic 65in HD TV and this receiver. First reason it was 549 compared to other brands that were much more.


HDTV output:
lets start off with the neg. you need to spend 100 dollars just to get component...

Pros: Receives both over-the-air and satellite HDTV.
Cons: Need a $100 adapter for non-RCA TV's and $200 dish. Poor quality on non-HDTV signals.

I started my service with DirecTV at the same time that I purchased my 55" Mitsubishi 55857 HDTV. At the time of purchase the RCA 100 was the only game in town for DirecTV HDTV (the only provider sold by SoundTrack where I bought my TV). I learned an...

Pros: Good Prices
Cons: There is a whole list of them in the article.

In Las Vegas we had Cox Cable service. When we moved to Utah in November, cable service is one thing Utah doesn't have.

My husband and I went on-line and compared prices. We looked into Dish Network, and Directv.

Now you have to...

Pros: HDTV
Cons: Picture. Connectivity.

OK. You spent $3000 or more for the first HDTV in your neighbourhood. The local TV CLAIMS to be broadcasting in HD. So you went out for a search for an HDTV receiver. What's out there?

Really -- nothing worth buying except this receiver. The...

Pros: HDTV, Dolby Digital
Cons: Warranty, Service

Recently I have had the misfortune to require warranty repair on the RCA DTC100 satellite receiver I purchased at Circuit City on 02/16/02. Referring to the warranty, I called the service number provided on 8/17/02 and was subsequently notified that the...

Pros: High definition picture is wonderful (when it works)
Cons: DTC 100 broke shortly after purchased. RCA very slow to respond to needed part.

Update 1/26/04 My DTC 100 was eventually repaired six months after it was given to the shop. Evidently RCA didn't have the part. The High definition programming looks spectacular. The analog programming converted to digital is sometimes second rate. ...

Pros: HDTV & 5.1 SOUND
Cons: Warranty Service

I bought my unit 9-21-02 and it went out 1-8-03. The warranty is as follows, parts and labor for 90 days and labor only for 1 year. When I called for warranty they told me to ship the unit to them with $140.00 and it would be returned in 5 to 7 weeks....

Pros: None as yet. Can't get it hooked up.
Cons: Connectivity. Even to RCA products.

Bought a RCA Scenium D52W135D HDTV monitor ($2200). Bought a RCA DTC100 HD DBS receiver ($470). Subscribed to DirecTV (1 yr @$40/mo). Can't get HD broadcasts that are available because the receiver and monitor connections are not compatible. E-mailed...