This is the review of the Mediasonic HW-150PVR OTA DVR, a companion post to our text and pictures unboxing. This is not a “how to”, but if you have this device, and you would find step by step how-to posts useful, then please let me know and I can post those.
TL;DR: To cut a long story short, this is a useful device if you only watch a few hours of Over the Air TV every week, and you don’t need to record more than one show in the same time slot. If you are fan of a lot of Prime Time shows, one tuner is not enough. The other potential deal killer is that its user interface reminds of VCRs. It has a learning curve, it is clumsy and not well thought-out, especially if you are used to the workflow of iOS and Android apps or TiVos. The remote control (needs direct line of sight) is about the same level as cable company DVRs considering that it is smaller and with fewer buttons.