Magnavox DTV Digital to Analog Converter

This product functions very well. I read the reviews before purchasing any box like this. My cable bill jumped to over $95 a month, and Comcast no longer offers expanded basic in my area, so my only other option was to pay $25 a month for 10 channels on basic basic. This is unacceptable. I live in an apartment with alot of trees blocking my balcony, so the DISh or others like it is not an option. I am very pleased with the price I paid and with the reception and ease of set up. If you follow the directions, which I found fairly simple, it works great. I paid around $27 for this and receive 25 channels, so I think it was worth the money. I would recommend this product.

I bought this so that I could use my old Tivo Series 2, which is only compatible with a small number of converter boxes. Fortunately, this one wasn't too expensive and works better than my old RCA converter box that I used to use. In fact, I bought a second one, just in case this one eventually dies out, although it's working just fine. If you have an old Tivo and you want to record from over-the-air, this is a must!

It's a standard definition converter box, and it works well. I understand there are better boxes out there, but this does a decent job and is going strong after two years of use. To compare, I have a portable TV that picks up almost nothing at all, even when connected to the same rabbit ears. This one gets about 75% of the channels in the area (the others would probably come in if I'd put up an outdoor antenna). As most new HDTVs have the tuner built in, the only reason you'd probably want a converter box is to watch over the air signals on an older TV set, which probably isn't HD compatible -- so this is a good solution. Remember that converters should be as far as possible from the rabbit ears. A lot of people don't realize this point because the older TVs with rabbit ears were usually right next to each other. Other devices such as lamps or electric blankets, if they're placed in the same area could also interfere with the signal, causing it to fade out. Now, specifically about the box, there is a feature that is programmed in to automatically shut down the converter after so many hours. You can change this, or turn the feature off (I have mine set for four hours...I figure that if I've left the TV on for that long, I'm probably not watching it anyway). This box also allows for secondary audio programming and has a limited EPG display. The EPG display often isn't large enough to see the entire program description, and is only displayed for individual channels (so no TV-guide type feature). However, as another person suggested, I usually go to a website such as Titan TV to see what's on. Over all, I am pleased and believe the unit was a good value. If you, like me, can't afford a brand new TV and don't want to spend money on satellite or cable TV, it's a great investment to breathe life into that old set (and with digital TV, the picture, even in standard definition, looks just as good, if not better, than satellite or cable).

Better quality connectors, overall more solid than others at this price point, very easy to install and set up. I am glad I bought a Magnavox.

All these boxes have reviews about them saying they work at first but break later. Well, I bought another brand of this device and it did work at first but later broke. And with this one I just bought, it works as it should right now, but I wouldn't be surprised if it broke later. I kept the box, ready to take it back. You should buy whatever you need, but keep the box so you'll be prepared to take it back. Of course this also means you should probably buy form Amazon itself instead of some random seller. I got this for another member of the household. I don't need one for my TV, and recommend people to buy a better TV that doesn't need these type of boxes. I will update if it breaks later, it has only been about a month so far.