Latest reviews about Zenith - DTT900 Digital-to-Analog Converter Box

blueworld says "A well made converter box that is built to last." about Zenith - DTT900 Digital-to-Analog Converter Box

blueworld — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:53:23 GMT

The Zenith DT900 Digital-to-Analog Converter Box it is one of the best purchases I have ever made. I have used this converter box for more than a year and I have not experienced any problems with it. The picture quality is very good, the image looks clean and sharp.

This converter box was built to last. The case is metal and is well vented. The power cord plugs directly into a wall outlet because it has it's own built-in power supply. Many other converter boxes use a cheap wall transformer for power.

What really makes this converter box stand out above the rest is it's high quality tuner. The tuner is very sensitive, it can pick-up very weak signals that other converter boxes miss.

The one thing I do not like about this converter box is it's program guide, it only displays the current program information and the upcoming program information.

Overall this is a great digital-to-analog converter box. It works extremely well and is simple to use.

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JumpStart says "Good design. Poor reliability. Poor Warranty." about Zenith - DTT900 Digital-to-Analog Converter Box

JumpStart — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:59:04 GMT

I purchased the Zenith DTT-900 DTV Converter Box from Radio Shack in May 2008. It performed well until March 2009 when it began turning itself off after a few minutes of operation. After resetting it, confirming the auto-off function wasn't the problem I determined the problem was heat related. The box has been installed with plenty of air flow and unobstructed vents so I believe the issue is quality related. I've installed several Zenith boxes, several RCA boxes, and one GE box. This is the first Zenith failure (the GE box also failed the same way in a totally different location and installation).

I called Zenith for warranty replacement. The DTT-900 has 90 days Labor and 1 year Parts Warranty from date of purchase. The description states that Zenith will pay shipping return to the consumer. I was informed that I would have to pay $35 Labor for repair of the unit plus shipping to Zenith. Discussion with the Zenith representative proved futile.

Since I am not interesed...

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snk08 says "the best bang for your "coupon buck"" about Zenith - DTT900 Digital-to-Analog Converter Box

snk08 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:40:05 GMT

The Zenith digital converter box is absolutely the best box you can get with the government's $40 coupon cards they gave out. Compared to the Magnavox, the Zenith has a lot more options and best of all, a better GUI - user interface.

Some key points that the Zenith has and the Magnavox does not:
- you can turn off your tv with the remote as well as the converter box.
- mute button and volume control on remote
- recall/return to channel button actually works
- digital guide button to see what's on each channel, without turning the channel (its just like you bought cable!)
- less digitized and old school user interface

By far, the best bang for your "coupon buck"....

april73betsy says "I hope this one works better than the magnavox I bought" about Zenith - DTT900 Digital-to-Analog Converter Box

april73betsy — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:35:42 GMT

I have the magnavox converter and it doesn't have an internal antenna. I hooked it to an antenna and it still won't get signal. In the fine print it says digital signal must be within 20 miles to receive channels. My advice, check out the model you're thinking of buying online and call the company if they don't say about the 20 mile thing since I wasted $20 (I used the government $40 discount card)....

erobinson08 says "magical little box" about Zenith - DTT900 Digital-to-Analog Converter Box

erobinson08 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:40:40 GMT

The Zenith DTT900 Digital to Analog Converter Box has really been a great investement. It is normally priced at $70, with the free card provided by the government, the price was only $30. The pictures are clear, the setup is easy, and navigation is dummy-proof.

The only downfall in my opinion, is that you still need a regular antenna. We had to purchase a new antenna that had great signal ranges. Because we live under a hole bunch of trees, reception is not great and we don't receive a lot of the channels we could if we didn't have trees. I wish there was a way that it didn't need an antenna

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OldHippie says "From Analog to Digital" about Zenith - DTT900 Digital-to-Analog Converter Box

OldHippie — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:41:32 GMT

Welcome to the digital age using an analog TV. Several months ago I went on line to (http://www.ntia.doc.gov/dtvcoupon) and processed my two coupon cards for Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes. Not being fond of the cable company either, I was eager to try 'em out. I had THE MOST BASIC cable package which included only local St. Louis stations, government access programming, all the shopping networks (puke) and the local public access channels. I had to go with it... The landlord would not allow me to mount an outside antenna and an inside antenna only received blurs.

There are good and bad points to a converter box. The good...the picture is as good or better than cable. (Better in my opinion.) I can't explain the electronics of it...but, the same antenna that got rotten analog reception now gets great digital reception. There are more stations too. The local NBC affiliate runs one normal and one weather channel. The local PBS station has FOUR channels. You can also...

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