ADTH Announces Start Of NextGen TV Receiver Shipments
ADTH NextGen TV Box
Atlanta DTH (ADTH) announced today that shipments of ADTH’s NextGen TV Box began this week.
“This is a landmark moment both for us and for our development partner, Tolka,” said Ivy Shou, president of Atlanta DTH. “The ADTH upgrade accessory receiver is not only fully certified with the NextGen TV logo but also verified for content security. This assures that consumers will get the best possible experience at home, enjoying the outstanding advantages of NextGen TV channels in 70 markets across the USA.”
Shou added: “The ADTH NextGen TV Box packs a huge amount of processing power and versatility into its compact dimensions and makes UHD TV reception easier than ever. It is also the first set-top box to support A3SA digital rights management. Our product and software development teams have managed to achieve this at a very affordable price point.
“We were honored to be recognized by the Pearl TV industry organization and its certification associate, Resillion, as one of the first vendors to produce officially certified NextGen upgrade accessory receivers.”
The ADTH NextGen TV Box allows ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV and ATSC 1.0 free-to-air television programs to be viewed on any IP-compatible TV display. Housed in a compact unit designed to fit beneath or alongside the display, it comes with ATSC 3.0 and ATSC 1.0 support, Ethernet, dual-band Wi-Fi, HDMI, S/PDIF digital audio, and RCA connectors.
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A range of features are supported including an electronic program guide and parental controls. Dolby AC-4, audio description and closed captions can be activated to support viewers with impaired hearing.
Orders for the ADTH NextGen TV Box can be placed via ADTH’s website. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price is $119.99.
A3SA digital rights management is being promoted by the ATSC 3.0 Security Authority which was established by the major networks and broadcast groups in consultation with the Consumer Technology Association. It is designed to protect content producers and broadcasters from disruptive program piracy.
Comments (1)
Rick says:
December 27, 2023 at 7:22 am
I purchased the ADTH Box. It was warrantied for 1 year, but functioned for only 20 days when the audio died. Here are a few observations.
ATSC 3.0 is supposed to be robust. This Box was better than ATSC 1.0, but the picture still fluttered with airplanes and wind gusts. Even in times of calm, sound and picture often lost sync.
Channel numbers were too small and incredibly hard to read, so viewers had to rise from their chairs and approach the monitor. The remote required a lot of scrolling up and down unless bookmarks were used. Even getting to the bookmarked channels required heavy scrolling. Scrolling was never rapid – just one channel at a time. Bookmarked channels were given a tiny bit of color that disappeared – unless the viewer rose and approached the monitor. There was an onscreen keypad to manually switch channels, but the effort to select it and then use the navigation buttons negated its usefulness. There was a feature to manually add individual channels, but users were required to know the channel’s MHz. Most of the buttons were the same black plastic as the case, so they were invisible when viewers turned down the lights. Every software update reassigned button functions, so the user constantly had to relearn the remote. The back of the remote consisted of three or more different curves, making it strangely unstable. It tended to fall to the floor unless it was placed face down. Because of some electronic issues, ADTH Support recommended I try their beta. Beta locked up my system and I had to rescan.
Remote controls were invented to make TV viewing easier. This remote was constant work and frustration. It was exhausting.