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TV Converter Boxes are Still HOT

The TV viewing public is still looking for OTA DTV Converter Boxes. It’s been over two years since the TV viewing public has had to switch over to the new digital broadcasting format.  Seeing how it’s been such a long time ago, you would have thought that the DTA converter market was long gone.

NOT SO!!  Even after more than 24 months, the market is very much alive and doing well.  Initially the major manufacturers stopped producing boxes and it was very tough to find anything worth buying.  However, a couple of these same makers have since changed their ways and are now back in business building set top boxes. They went back into production and once again there’s a descent discount digital converter box offering.

I was curious as to why this market hadn’t dried up and so I did a rudimentary survey (nothing serious but general questions) and found that most people in the market for a converter box are folks that decided to save some money and dropped their cable subscriptions.

Remember that for folks hooked up to cable, it wasn’t necessary to buy a converter box as most cable companies provide that conversion in the boxes they supply.  However, if you stop your cable and want to go to just over-the-air signals, you WILL need to get a converter box if your TV set is not capable of receiving a digital signal.

Throughout the country, nearly every television market is served by at least 3 of the big 5 broadcasters and many of those broadcasters transmit on multiple bands so there are usually many free stations to choose from.  In my town alone, there are 5 PBS stations to view if I want.

This is good news for people wanting to reduce their monthly expenses and revert back to the way TV used to be – FREE – and put that money saved in the bank.

Digital Television Broadcasting is pretty amazing. You’ll likely receive many more stations than ever before. Your old TV will deliver clear sharp picture quality like you never experienced! You’ll get more bang for your buck with additional features like Multicast and Electronic Program Guides.

Be fore warned though that in addition to a digital converter box, you may need to upgrade your TV antenna.  Don’t worry though, there’s a great selection of reasonably priced Smart Antenna Choices available to hook up to your converter box or to a digital signal ready TV that will help you receive clear OTA (over-the-air) stations that broadcast FREE TV.  Can you smell the savings?

TV Converter Boxes Make a Come-Back

People still want and need TV Converter Boxes.  As of this writing, it’s been over two years since the official cut-over to digital broadcasting.  By this time you would think that all the converter boxes would have been sold a long time ago and the market for these devices would have shriveled up…

WRONG!  Even after this long time, the number of digital to analog converter boxes purchased continues to amaze me.  In fact, so too the box manufacturers.  Shortly after the cut-over date of June 12th, 2009, many manufacturers stopped making boxes and only the low quality or “dogs” were left on the shelves.  It didn’t take long though, and a number of these companies realized the market was still alive and well.  They went back into production and once again there’s a descent discount digital converter box offering.

I did a not-so-scientific poll to see why people are still buying these units and it became clear; People see these boxes as a way to save money.  Especially in this time of economic woes, cutting the cable bill out of the monthly expenses is a real quick and easy way to add money back into the household budget.

In almost every TV market, the big 5 networks have a station broadcasting free over-the-air television programming.  Sure, you won’t be getting the latest show on HBO, but you’ll be saving a ton on the cable bill and might even be able to save enough money in a month to take the family out for a night together.

Digital Television Broadcasting is pretty amazing. You’ll likely receive many more stations than ever before. Your old TV will deliver clear sharp picture quality like you never experienced! You’ll get more bang for your buck with additional features like Multicast and Electronic Program Guides…

Looking for and finding a TV Converter Box is once again easy. The best box manufactures are once again in the game so reverting back to free TV is a great way to make budgetary savings a reality.

Visit the DTA Converter Box page to see what’s returned to the shelves.

TV Converter Boxes Back in Demand.

It’s been over 20 months since the TV viewing public has had to switch over to the new digital broadcasting format. Seeing how it’s been such a long time ago, you would have thought that the DTA converter market was long gone.

NOT SO!! Even after a year and 8 plus months, the market is very much alive and doing well. Initially the major manufacturers stopped producing boxes and it was very tough to find anything worth buying. However, a couple of these same makers have since changed their ways and are now back in business building set top boxes.

I was curious as to why this market hadn’t dried up and so I did a rudimentary survey (nothing serious but general questions) and found that most people in the market for a converter box are folks that decided to save some money and dropped their cable subscriptions.

Remember that for folks hooked up to cable, it wasn’t necessary to buy a converter box as most cable companies provide that conversion in the boxes they supply. However, if you stop your cable and want to go to just over-the-air signals, you WILL need to get a converter box if your TV set is not capable of receiving a digital signal.

Throughout the country, nearly every television market is served by at least 3 of the big 5 broadcasters and many of those broadcasters transmit on multiple bands so there are usually many free stations to choose from. In my town alone, there are 5 PBS stations to view if I want.

This is good news for people wanting to reduce their monthly expenses and revert back to the way TV used to be – FREE – and put that money saved in the bank.

If you too are thinking about taking the same savings approach and need a converter box, try visiting the Digital Converter Box page to see what’s once more available.