Comments on: Do You Have Your Free DTV Converter?

By: sbushfan11

sbushfan11 — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:16:15 +0000

We got our coupons but haven’t bought the converter boxes yet. So thanks for the video and comments from Luke Wallace and kevoc2008. We probably go with the RCA DTA800.

By: Jose

Jose — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:46:15 +0000

I don’t get it….lol

By: kevoc2008

kevoc2008 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:58:05 +0000

I prefer the RCA DTA 800 digital converter box than the one you got. The RCA DTA 800 has been said by CNET and consumerreports.org to be better one than two other DTV converter boxes, which are the Magnavox and the Insignia/Zenith. I tested The RCA DTV box against the Insignia DTV box because my friend bought one. We tested with the same antenna. The RCA DTV converter gets better signal than the Insignia DTV converter box. If any of you are getting one, I recommend the RCA DTA 800 converter box.

By: Luke Wallace

Luke Wallace — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:53:17 +0000

I got two convertor boxes as well. I got the Zenith DTT900 and the RCA DTA800, and both are pretty good, for different reasons. The buttons on the RCA are bigger, and it seems to be more sensitive to the digital signals, which is weird because I use the same antenna in my attic for both. I like the Zenith because you can set the aspect/zoom ratio for each channel separately, but the buttons are much smaller, and a little hard to read.

Both have the same audio/video outputs, and the picture quality is identical as far as I can tell. I picked up two different ones just in case one ended up being better than the other, or if hacks were ever found for either of them, I would have at least one hackable box.

Both are a good deal. Wal-mart was the only place I could find the RCA one, and it was around $10 after using the coupon. The Zenith is being sold in more places, but it’s $20 after using the coupon.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:54:58 +0000

We missed the deadline on our cards – they expired a day or two before we were ready to use them. Personally – I can live without TV and this only affects those who still just watch over-the-air programming. Anyone with satellite or cable will not be affected (unless satellite/cable goes out, of course).

Still, lowest cost converter I saw was $10 more than the coupon, so you’ll still pay something. And lowest cost does pretty much mean the most basic functionality.

By: Satellite TV & Radio

Satellite TV & Radio — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

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