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 Easy Setup - I Am Pleased. August 22, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Initially, I wanted the Zenith DTT901 because when I helped my neighbor install hers, it was so easy all I did was remove the wrapper off the battery. When I received my coupon, I couldn't find the Zenith anywhere locally. I settled for the Digital Stream DTX8850 at Radio Shake. I'm glad I only got one box because although the picture is great I'm still not fully satisfied with it. The remote control does not recognize the TV and the DS fanfare is annoying. Most of all, it does not retrieve signals on the second floor where I need most.
There are many good reviews on the Insignia and my research found that it's similar to Zenith. When I was looking for it at Best Buy, the sales associates lead me to a stack of Apex Converters. The reviews are bad for Apex. I followed him to the back show case, where there were five Insignia available. It helps to do your homework.
I took the box upstairs and was watching TV in a pop. I was able to program the remote control to recognize the TV. Now I am pleased
Converter Box is perfect August 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have 4 TVs in my law office, only 1 of which is HD. I bought one of these Insignia converter boxes for the old analog TV in the client waiting area and it works perfectly. Was very easy to set up. Menu is pretty simple and easy to understand. This older TV used a regular antenna and prior to installation of the converter box got 5 channels but not very good (clients used it mainly to view DVDs). Now it gets 12 digital channels and the reception is 200% improved. Very satisfied with this product
 Keeps Shutting Off for No Reason August 14, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
While the picture quality is excellent and the menus very easy to navigate, the box will shut off for no reason at all. Sometimes it just goes from on (blue indicator light) to off (red indicator light) and sometimes it seems to lose power alltogether (no indicator light). Sometimes unplugging it and plugging it back in works, sometimes I need to wait awhile for it to come back on. The second time it happened the converter box made a whining noise. This has happened multiple times and pretty much leaves me with no TV, as reconnecting everything to get the TV linked back up directly with the antenna is not an option - took too long to figure it all out with the old VCR and the new DVD player as it was. I will be returning it today. I'm willing to give the brand another try in hopes that I just got a dud, because as I said, I am pleased with the picture quality and the features.
Don't Look Any Farther August 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This box is super easy to set up and works really well. I've bought two of these now for lunchrooms at different sites at work and they work really well. Channels that barely were watchable before came in sharp with no ghosts. Several people commented that the picture was better than their cable at home.
If you have a choice get this one, you won't be sorry.
Insignia/Zenith/LG DTT901 DTV converter box review August 5, 2008
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
Insignia/Zenith/LG DTT901 DTV converter box review
LG makes these converter boxes and sells them as either a Zenith DTT901 or a Insignia brand (at BestBuy). After much research at AVSForum re selection, here is a quick summary of my own experiences.
Out of the half dozen or so READILY available boxes, this one is by far the best. Some other ones are prone to: locking up requiring a reset, sound problems, running very hot, may be impossible to add channels manually, and have difficulties setting the aspect ratio such that the program fills the screen best. These LG/Zenith/Insignia boxes have none of those problems, but make sure that you get one built after April '08 (there is a sticker on the side of the box with either ie "built May 2008" or something like 05A08). Setup is easy, sensitivity is great. With a set of rabbit ears I get stations from 70-90 miles away (see TVFool website for antenna directions and maps for your own area).
Picture Zoom is settable for each channel, box can turn off the TV, and has an independent volume control. There are a couple of small items not quite up to par: Program guide is VERY simple, only current program and NEXT program are described, power cord is only 5ft long, if you set the converter on top of a large tv on a stand, it has a hard time reaching a floor level outlet. The signal strength meter (used for fine tuning the antenna position)has its own button on the remote, with a bar and amplitude varying beeps, but it lags the antenna movement by second or two, so you have to pause after moving the antenna each time to get a true signal level. Oh, and by the way, the picture quality (PQ)is excellent over the composite RCA outlet, and almost as excellent over the RF coax output. And yes, when turned off, the box will pass analog signal to the TV (APT), I thought that would be important, but all of my stations analog signals are duplicated on digital channels, and once you see a perfect quality signal it is very hard to watch a snowy picture. The DTT901 boxes are approved for the 40$ rebate coupon (but some websites may have problems redeeming them and you may have to try a BM (brick and mortar store) instead.
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