Good entry level in the new air digital television for everyone. Yes it is a decoder means but it does its job. We have two same. The quality is excellent for a current television viewing on standard TV sets. The remote control in turn is not pleasant in hand, you really can not stand well forward of the rear because very symmetrical and all black, even the buttons are identical with too much can terrain in the dark is annoying. The signal is very low, which however strongly saves batteries that last almost one year. It is therefore stir a little hand to zap but it is only a hazard.