RCA DTA-800B1 Digital To Analog Pass-through TV Converter Box

by RCA

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001DT5LII
• Item model number: DTA800B1
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,627 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #5 in Electronics > Televisions & Video > Analog-to-Digital (DTV) Converters

Product Description

The RCA DTA800B1 Digital TV Converter is slightly larger than a paperback book and is the ideal solution for consumers who want to keep watching television programs, but don't want to buy a new TV set.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

50 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RCA DTA800B1 Digital TV converter with ANALOG PASS THRU, September 27, 2008

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Randall J. Somer "Mars4dude" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RCA DTA-800B1 Digital To Analog Pass-through TV Converter Box (Electronics)

I really like mine. It was easy to set-up and I like the fact that I can still get an analog signal on my TV when I turn the converter off. Found out that I was able to get three additional channels on digital that I couldn't get on analog TV. Also, one can control ones TV with the same remote as the converter.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost really good., October 21, 2008

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T. M. "Foxyhala" (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RCA DTA-800B1 Digital To Analog Pass-through TV Converter Box (Electronics)

It's almost really good, the only problem it has is if using more than a few hours straight, it will get hot and overheat, so the power will shut off by itself, you gotta turn on power again to watch. Other than that, everything is good, it's really clear HD picture quality, better than my Direct TV channels. The best converter box is Zenith for $59.99, you gotta pay $20 after the government coupon discount.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Strong tuner, stays cool in vertical position anyway, November 3, 2008

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P. Webb "Trajedi" (Bozeman, MT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RCA DTA-800B1 Digital To Analog Pass-through TV Converter Box (Electronics)

This is a good choice for a converter box, the remote has nice channel switch, vol control buttons and works good as a basic universal remote. The unit itself is tiny and light with a small green/orange power/standby light indicator and two channel buttons. I was impressed when this unit hooked up to a traditional antenna outdoors pulled in a HD channel that my other newer LCD TV did not. There are alot of options to for changing captions and more but it lacks a button that switches between FULLFRAME and WS presentation for those of us with old 4x3 screens. Best of all this unit will not overheat in the shown vertical position as it vents properly. I watched for hours with lots of channel changing and it warmed only slightly. The analog pass through is good for some old channels, but is really only useful for 3 more months or so as of this writing. I am glad this is the converter box I went with as it has exhibited zero flaws and does all it promises.