Access HD 1080D NTIA-Approved Digital to Analog TV Converter Box

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 1.3 inches ; 3 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: B001E2KAOO
• Item model number: 1080-D
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,197 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 8, 2008

Product Description

Product Description
Digital-analog converter box enables analog TVs and digital ready TVs to receive free, off-air UHF and VHF eigital images.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

55 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It does convert..., November 9, 2008

By	David Hott "New Dad" (Austin Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this using one of the government coupons to upgrade one of my TV's that does not have a digital tuner built in. The short of it is that it does work; just not as good as I had hoped.

The positive is that the picture using the RCA outputs is good. Almost as good as a decent DVD player. It has an onscreen guide that will show you what is currently on a selected channel as well as what is on for the next few hours. The set up was easy using the onscreen guide and it found all the channels my other digital TV with the built in tuner found.

Now the bad. For some reason it has this kind of high-pitched buzz on every channel. It increases with the volume. It is there with both outputs and is incredibly annoying. It does get hot as noted in other reviews but not so hot as to pose a threat or hazard. The remote is terrible and is not always responsive and the unit takes a minute to boot up.

The bottom line is that this unit would work great for a TV in the kitchen or a guest room, but for your main TV, spring for a better unit. I am looking at the Samsung 260F for the living room.

Cheers!

42 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Provides DVD quality picture, December 16, 2008

By	Converter convert (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews

At first the converter did not get many stations and I saw some frozen images - but I noticed the message that the signal was weak. I called Access HD to complain. It turns out the FCC's own data shows at least 30% of TV owners will need a new antenna to get a good picture. Access HD identified the correct antenna using a zip code look-up plus a verification using Google Earth (look at surrounding trees and buildings). It was awesome. Got the new antenna and I get more stations than I have ever received before - with DVD quality picture. I am sure most of the complaints you hear about converters of all brands are not converter problems at all, but antenna problems! The before and after performance with a good antenna is amazing.

60 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This converter is junk - JUNK, October 28, 2008

By	Uncle Al "Uncle Al" (Florida USA) - See all my reviews

Got one of these using my coupon and it was defective out of the box - no picture and no sound. The company customer service is a joke - phone off the hook when they are suppose to be open and their web site doesn't allow you to send an email. This is a rip off company that is just trying to get the coupons and run. Don't waste your time or coupon. It does get very hot and if left plugged in, it is a fire hazzard.