Hook up your Digital Converter box

images link - should be some pictures of how to do it - to TV or to DVD
http://images.google.com/images?um=1...=Search+Images

Oh and here is a rating site of the converter boxes- it might come in handy for someone.
Wish I found this listing before I tried the cheap Venture brand
But I was able return it to the store..

http://site.dtvboxanswers.com/reviews

This is the one I have: Zenith DTT901 Rated the best.

And as I said before my coupons were past the 90 day expiration date so I had to pay full price. WHY they put an expiration date on them is beyond me.

Okay mine isn't even listed on the ratings list lol. I will tell ya the TV we have in the living room that we just bought doesn't pick up channels for $*!#. I have to watch tv in my room where we have an actual box. It reminds me of having satellite dish only worse.

I think we should get a converter box for our digital TV.

I tell ya the cable companies are going to make a fortune come February.

I still don't have it right. We have the converter box and I don't know how many remote controls! All to be able to watch and hear! I am going nuts! I have tried and tried and , before I lose my sanity, I decided that is that!

i think i'll just read a book.

no way can i handle one more remote control or another huge universal one with a gazilion buttons you can't even read with a magnifying glass.

I KNOW!!! You'd think with so many people who don't have 20/20 vision they'd make remotes with bigger letters and numbers. They have larger numbers now on phones and digital clocks what the hell is going on with the remotes??? Oh and BIGGER BUTTONS!!

Also I was thinking about this the other day. Some of the directions on foods. I mean first off, you can't hardly FIND the directions then when you DO find them they are in such tiny letters I have to use my glasses AND a magnifying glass in bright sunlight or under a darn sunlamp to read it.

Now let's see. I have

1 remote for the tv times 3 then a remote for 2 DVD players then another remote for a separate VCR. A remote for 2 air conditioners, a Radio/CD player and another stereo. GEEZE!! That's 9 all together and it's just me here. I can only imagine what'd be like with a housefull of people especially teenagers, Holy CRAP!!

I am going to get one of these converter boxes today (they finally got them in at sears). By cheap brand what do you mean? I am probably going to end up with a crappy one. And You can request more than one coupon? Why didn't I know this? grrr....
From what all of you are saying it sounds like these boxes are bears to set up. Mybe I'll just go downstairs to my aunts and watch her brand new Aquos TV.
Oh well. I think the gov. should have given us all coupons to buy new TV's. lol.

Macophile, I bumped up the site that has the converter boxes rated.

You can still request your second coupon, I'm pretty sure.
Doesn't hurt to try it.

Hooking the boxes up isn't too difficult, just depends on your comfort level.
If you have a lot of additional components it's more wires but if you sort them out and connect one by one you should do fine.

Most TV manuals, as well as the converter boxes have pictures and a guide telling how to connect/set up.
And you can always do a search for images of how to connect if you get stumped

I tried a cheap/bad box - Venture {40.00} Return it to the store if it doesn't work well for you - I did.