I keep reading that the Zenith DTV converter is one of the best. Because I live in a rural area, I am limited to Walmart with their RCA and Magnavox brands. However, I'm willing to drive to one of the larger cities if I can get the Zenith. My problem is what stores carry that brand? I know the nearest large city has Best Buy, Sears, Target, Kmart, and a few other possible stores. Does anyone know which stores carry the Zenith? Also, is there just one Zenith model, or are there more? If I cant find this brand, are there other really good converters? I'm in a fringe (rural) area, and need one that will really pull in stations. I do have one converter already, an Apex brand. It was one of the early models. I cant say anything really bad about it, other than the remote buttons being too small, but I went from getting 8 analog channels to only 4 channels on digital. I'm hoping another brand will do better. Thank U LM

Best Buy's Insignia brand converter (at least, the NS-DXA1-APT that I picked up) is a Zenith on the inside, with some tweaks to the look & feel of the menus and on-screen displays. Works great, no complaints. Only downside, for some folks, may be that the schedule only shows now and next. On the plus side, you can tune to *all* digital channels, not just ones that are present on an auto-search, so there's the possibility of tuning to a known but not seen channel and tweaking the antenna to pull it in. -- Rich Webb Norfolk, VA

Where can I buy a Zenith DTV converter?

Feb 09, 2009 24 Replies

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cuhulin 17 years ago

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Viewers Unhappy With DTV Reception, Station Choice. cuhulin

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William Sommerwerck 17 years ago

I can't speak for the absolute quality (sensitivity, image quality) of the DT-900, but it's a nice product. It's cosmetically attractive and /looks/ well-made, and is easy to use (it practically sets itself up). It is not cheap crap or junk.

I don't blame you for not wanting to buy Chinese products, but American businesses are more interested in immediate profits than attempting to compete using American labor.

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Michael Kennedy 17 years ago

I actually did some research about Zenith. They were bought out by LG, a Korean company. I know LG makes some farily good products, so I can understand why this is a well made converter. I'm always aprehensive when I see an old defunct American brand name on a new piece of equipment.

About the American companies, that is an unfortunate truth.

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David Nebenzahl 17 years ago

On 2/13/2009 6:29 AM Michael Kennedy spake thus:

We (the U.S.) have forfeited whatever manufacturing capabilities we once had in the downward rush to the bottom line, and have nobody to blame for this but ourselves.

Personally, I like Vista, but I probably won\'t use it. I like it because it generates considerable business for me in consulting and upgrades. As long as there is hardware and software out there that doesn\'t work, I stay in business. Incidentally, my company motto is "If this stuff worked, you wouldn\'t need me". - lifted from sci.electronics.repair

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William Sommerwerck 17 years ago

My cell phone is an LG. The company is actually Lucky Goldstar, a name not likely to inspire confidence in American customers.

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