Review: Avermedia Hybrid STB 1080i digital set-top box

The STB 1080i digital set-top box sits between your PC and monitor and, at the flick of a button, outputs Freeview or analogue TV to your monitor. It can bypass your PC output entirely. Alternatively, a channel can be watched using picture-in-picture mode.

It looks just like its STB9 predecessor, with the same menu interface and remote control, but it adds support for 1080i content over its component connectors, so you can connect an Xbox 360 and play in high definition on your monitor.

TV is output at a bizarre 1,024x768 resolution and the picture is rather noisy with some noticeable artefacts. The price is high, but the set-top box is easy to use.

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