Vanity - Coupon-Eligible Converter Box advice wanted

[narses]

What are the best choices? Just got my coupons, rarely actually watch TV, just want to be able to get school closings and an occasional football game.

[BallandPowder]

Powder..patch..ball FIRE!

http://www.dtvpal.com/

The BEST!

www.wowvision.tv

[Doctor Raoul]

Go to WalMart and get the Magnavox converter. Final cost is $10.

Not hard to set up, works well. If your TV has the three cable video input (red, yellow and white jacks) pick up a $6 cable if you don’t have one. You don’t need the $11 version.

[holymoly]

IMO The Zenith DTT901/Insignia NS-DXA1 is/are near the top (They're identical. Insignia is Zenith, re-branded for Best Buy).

I've also heard the RCA DTA800(?) and Radio Shack "Digital Stream" are very good.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

The INSIGNIA boxes work well. Easy set-up and use.

The RCA boxes...not so much......

YMMV

[Emmett McCarthy]

Do you really need to use the government-issued, taxpayer-funded coupon for this? If you really need to, I don’t guess it’s my business, but ...

[i_dont_chat]

Look on Consumer Report web page. Tells you all about it.

Has a chart, showing good, better, best.

[fso301]

I like the Dish Networks box

[BallandPowder]

Powder..patch..ball FIRE!

Maganvox doesn’t have a volume control OR online channel guide for upcoming shows.

[Ciexyz]

Is it complicated to install the Magnavox’

[Ciexyz]

I keep hoping that an underground TV station will broadcast an unauthorized signal and then I can get some reception after the changeover.

[Kirkwood]

Do people that take govt coupons for convertor boxes forfeit their right to complain about govt bailouts? Just wondering.

[Emmett McCarthy]

I did not intend to take some “holier-than-thou” position on this thing and hope it isn’t taken that way.

[AFreeBird]

Do people that take govt coupons for convertor boxes forfeit their right to complain about govt bailouts? Just wondering.

Government mandated the change, and the coupons were paid for by the auction of the old frequency bands.

[buccaneer81]

No offense, but you are part of the reason TV stations are going to spend millions more dollars to keep broadcasting in both analog and digital.

You've handed Obama another victory. Congratulations.

[blastdad51]

IMHO , never ever ever never buy anything from Phillip/Magnovox. It’s crap and there’s NO customer service!!!!!!!

Just get cable or sat.

regards Bdad :-)

[Hell to pay]

Get the one with the best picture for the price, a Tivax STB-T9. Even if you use it on an analog set someday you'll have to upgrade that TV. This place has the best deal on them, it says they may have some available tomorrow.

[AUTiger83]

I have to add a 2nd vote to the DTVpal Plus.

No other box to compare it to . . . But compared to my old analogue antenna signal, the quality of the picture is incredible (when the signal is strong enough, which is 90% of the time).

This box has the "online" TV guide. And many channels are broadcasting multiple channels, as well as SD and HD versions. Impressed so far.

[DakotaGator]

Go with the DTVPal Plus.

And if you are in an area that will have a lot of local digital broadcast TV, seriously consider a DTVPal DVR. It'll cost around $260 and the coupons do not apply on that model. But if you all of a sudden find yourself relying on local broadcast, you will have the luxury of DVR...which is fast becoming a necessity.

[DustyMoment]

Insignia is Zenith, re-branded for Best Buy

Actually, Insignia is LG which is GE!.