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| Insignia Eligible Converter Box | 
 enlarge | Brand: Insignia
Category: CE
Buy New: $24.99
New (7) Used (4) from $16.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
UPC: 600603115448
EAN: 0600603115448
ASIN: B001AH8BGW
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Good box - but... November 16, 2008
I was unable to use the gov't 'coupon' but the other reviews are right. Dandy unit
 digital converter box November 3, 2008
Very good basic unit. Easy to add new channels without doing a full channel search again. Handy remote with power switch for your TV too. Full program guide would have been nice for a unit in the $60-70 range,but the simple guide included works well. Bought my first two from Best Buy but have located and bought several more at much lower price via Amazon.
Works well (it should because you pay extra) October 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After reviewing all converters out there, I decided to pay extra and get this converter over cheaper brands because:
1) once your govt converter coupon used, you don't get it back if you decide to return so it's difficult to try other models
2) this one was readily available and my coupon was about to expire
3) it had good ratings from other reviewers
4) Unlike some converters, it had a remote that could control tv as well as the converter, and had other standard buttons that other converter remotes lacked (mute, volume, channel recall).
Overall this converter works great out of the box. I live within 30 miles of Chicago and all Chicago stations are crystal clear with my little 20+ year old rooftop antenna so it's a big improvement.
My only criticism against this converter like some have mentioned is the "hiss" you can sometimes hear in the background. I can always get the hiss to go away with combination of adjusting the tv and converter box volume controls. If you always listen to tv at same volume you can "set it and forget it" but we tend to have the volume loud (during a workout) or soft when (someone is asleep).
A nice bonus is it's stereo - so our 2nd converter is on an ancient mono tv and I plugged stereo outputs into an old stereo system so we now get 1990s sound off a 1980s tv.
Few things to beware of:
1) there is an auto shutoff feature that you can configure or stop (so if converter goes off - check this out)
2) like all converters - you'll need some extra work/thinking to keep your VCR working - converter has to be on and set to a channel you want to record.
3) Remote will control multiple converter boxes - learned this because magically the 2nd converter box would sometime turn on when we were using the other one somewhere else in the house.
Good DTV Converter solution for most needs October 23, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I own 6 DTV converter boxes consisting of mix of this Insignia model, the Zenith DTT901, and the Zenith DTT900. Although all of these models are essentially the same and made by Philips. The Insignia is the Best Buy version of the Zenith DTT900. The Zenith DTT901 has an anolog pass through feature which means you can still watch analog TV which could be important for those channels that keep breaking up in digital.
*** Positive Points Include ***
- Small size and easy to setup
- Improves picture quality over analog TV tuners.
- Picks up digital channels very well, even with a simple rabbit ears antenna.
- Lightweight and simple remote that has dedicated buttons for most features.
- Remote can be programmed to turn your tv on and off.
- The bright red/blue LED light make it easy to tell when the tuner is on or off.
** Negative Points Include ***
- The onscreen tv guide is a bit too simple and it only lists the current and upcoming show on the channel you are tuned to.
- Like most converter boxes, this Insignia does a poor job of tuning weak stations and results in a broken or frozen picture until the antenna is moved to improve reception. This model (unlike the Zenith DTT901) does not have analog pass through so you can't simply turn off the DTV tuner to get regular analog channels.
- The remote only turns the TV on and off. It cannot be programmed to control any other features of your tv.
Overall this is a great DTV converter box for most people's needs. Consumer Reports did a test that gave a slight edge to the Zenith models over the otherwise identical Insignia models but I honestly could not find any difference in picture quality. I give this 4 Stars and the Zenith DTT901 4.5 Stars because the Zenith has the analog pass through feature.
The one to buy October 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Five minute setup, Perfect picture, more channels, better reception and more features than I every had before. i am only an occasional TV viewer and would never waste money on Cable or Dish. But this was the best 20 bucks I ever spent on entertainment. With the government coupon it was $20 at Best Buy. It was the only model they featured and I can see why. The reviews showed it had the most features. Then after quick set-up I went from 9 channels with poor reception to 25 channels with perfect reception. I have a rooftop antenna. The Only channel that didn't come through after the scanning set-up was the local christian channel. An added bonus. I didn't have to go into the menu and block it which is easy to do to. It took me an additional 30 seconds to program the unit's remote to control my TV ON/OFF. Everything else is on the unit's remote: Channel and program guide, picture cropping to get rid of bars on the top or side, captions, language settings, volume, and much more. I still can't believe what a great value this is.
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