Digital TV Antennas

Now that the digital transition has passed for some stations it has become apparent that there are issues with digital television. In many areas people are no longer able to get channels that they had no problem getting in analog broadcasts. The issue comes into play in areas where signals are weak because with digital signals you either get a perfect picture or no picture at all, there is no in between.

In order to rectify this problem we suggest that individuals get a digital TV antenna. Digital TV antennas will help greatly in areas where signals are weak.

Digital To Analog TV Converter Box Reviews

Top Rated Converter Boxes

Dish Network TR-40 CRA
Dish Network DTVPal Plus
Tivax STB-T8
Alpha Digital AT2016
Zinwell Zat-970A
Zinwell Zat-950A
Zenith DTT901
Artec T3AP Pro
RCA DTA800B1
Insignia NS-DXA1
Dish Network DTVPal
Channel Master CM-7000
Access HD DTA-1010D

Mid Rated Converter Boxes

Tivax STB-T9
MicroGem MG2000
RCA DTA800B
Artec T3A Pro
Lasonic LTA-260
Magnavox TB100MW9
Philco TB100HH9
Sansonic FT300A
Winegard RC-DT09A
Zenith DTT900
CoShip NT9988T
Goodmind DTA 1000
Apex DT250
Venturer STB7766G

Low Rated Converter Boxes

Digital Stream DSP7500T
Digital Stream DTX9900
Digital Stream DTX9950
Digital Stream DSP 7700T
GE 22729
GE22730
Magnavox TB100MG9

Alpha Digital AT2016 TV Converter Box

Alpha Digital AT2016 TV Converter Box

Final Rating: A+

The Alpha Digital AT2016 TV converter box is another one of those middle of the road TV converter boxes. It comes with a decent array of features, great picture and sound quality, and is priced out at a pretty fair price.

The AT2016 TV Converter box doesn't have anything that makes it stand out as the best converter box but it does come with some of the best picture quality in the industry. If picture quality is your main concern then this DTV converter box is one that you certainly should consider. Getting this TV converter box should help make the transition from analog to digital very smooth and easy.

Venturer STB7766G TV Converter Box

Venturer STB7766G TV Converter Box

Final Rating: B

The Venturer STB7766G is another one of those TV converter boxes that we wanted to rate higher but just couldn't do since it was lacking analog pass-through. The Venturer provides good quality function and a number of features that help it still come in as an average TV converter.

This TV converter box is one of the smallest space saving models we have seen so far. It also is the first one that we have seen where you can either set the aspect ratio yourself and put it on an auto aspect ratio setting. The STB7766G TV converter boxes electronic program guide is consider to be very basic and just average when compared with other TV converter boxes. This TV converter box also comes with adjustable closed captioning text, a signal strength meter, and a detachable power adapter.

The picture clarity for the Venturer STB7766G DTV converter is slightly below that of the absolute top TV converter boxes. Its picture is a significant upgrade over analog pictures. When watching HD content there is some minor blurring and stretching though.

This digital TV converter box provides very good sound clearness that is comparable to all of the top TV converter boxes.

The Venturer TV converter box sells for a very low price of $50 which makes it a very attractive buy. As long as you don't need analog pass-through then this should be a great TV converter box for you.

Apex DT250 TV Converter Box

Apex DT250 TV Converter Box

Final Rating: B

The Apex DT250 is another one of the mid range TV converter boxes. Like most others it is lacking some features and has a few picture clarity flaws but overall it is good enough to get done what you need it to do.

The Apex DT250 TV converter box has the ability to search for all channels or lets you search for individually by yourself. It also comes with closed captioning adjustments and an signal strength meter for channel tuning. This TV converter box also comes with a program guide that displays show information and run time for current and upcoming shows. This TV converter is one of only a few that come with S-video output.

The picture clarity of the Apex DT250 TV converter box is very good when you are watching HDTV. When you are watching down convertered HD it is comparable to DVD quality. Unfortunately though, when you are watching SD content its picture clearness is just barely better than that of analog TV.

The sound clearness for the DT250 TV converter box is quite good. It is similar to the sound clarity of the Tivax stb-t8 and Channel Master CM-7000. This TV converter box provides almost perfectly clear sound.

As a whole the Apex DT250 TV converter box works quite well. As stated before, it is not the best TV converter box but also not the worst. It isn't a top of the DTV converter box but it will certainly get the job done. At a price of $65 is it a tad pricey but nothing to worry about.