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HomeElectronicsAudio & VideoTVs & HDTVsBy SizeAccess HD DTA1080D NTIA-Approved Digital to Analog TV Converter Box |
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| $21.00+ $7.53 *Shipping | Used
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| $23.23+ $5.49 *Shipping | Used
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| $24.99+ $8.87 *Shipping | Used
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| $29.49+ $5.49 *Shipping | Used
- Mint | | |
| $30.45+ $9.95 *Shipping | New | | |
| $32.95 This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. | Refurbished | | |
| $34.91+ $5.49 *Shipping | New | | |
| $34.99+ $5.49 *Shipping | New | | |
| $35.00+ $5.49 *Shipping | New | | |
| $40.00+ $5.49 *Shipping | New | | |
| $41.98Shipping Free | New | | |
| $42.47Shipping Free | New | | |
| $49.99+ $5.49 *Shipping | New | | |
| New | |
| $30.45+ $9.95 *Shipping | New | | |
| $34.91+ $5.49 *Shipping | New | | |
| $34.99+ $5.49 *Shipping | New | | |
| $35.00+ $5.49 *Shipping | New | | |
| $40.00+ $5.49 *Shipping | New | | |
| $41.98Shipping Free | New | | |
| $42.47Shipping Free | New | | |
| $49.99+ $5.49 *Shipping | New | | |
| Used | |
| $21.00+ $7.53 *Shipping | Used
- Mint | | |
| $23.23+ $5.49 *Shipping | Used
- Mint | | |
| $24.99+ $8.87 *Shipping | Used
- VeryGood | | |
| $29.49+ $5.49 *Shipping | Used
- Mint | | |
| Refurbished | |
| $32.95 This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. | Refurbished | | |
| | Customer Reviews: | | | Average Customer Review: ( 182 customer reviews )
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109 of 111 found the following review helpful:
 It does convert... Nov 10, 2008
By David Maxfield
"Father, Husband, Electrician, Genius"
I purchased this using one of the government coupons to upgrade one of my TV's that does not have a digital tuner built in. The short of it is that it does work; just not as good as I had hoped.
The positive is that the picture using the RCA outputs is good. Almost as good as a decent DVD player. It has an onscreen guide that will show you what is currently on a selected channel as well as what is on for the next few hours. The set up was easy using the onscreen guide and it found all the channels my other digital TV with the built in tuner found.
Now the bad. For some reason it has this kind of high-pitched buzz on every channel. It increases with the volume. It is there with both outputs and is incredibly annoying. It does get hot as noted in other reviews but not so hot as to pose a threat or hazard. The remote is terrible and is not always responsive and the unit takes a minute to boot up.
The bottom line is that this unit would work great for a TV in the kitchen or a guest room, but for your main TV, spring for a better unit. I am looking at the Samsung 260F for the living room.
Cheers!
101 of 109 found the following review helpful:
 Provides DVD quality picture Dec 16, 2008
By Converter convert
At first the converter did not get many stations and I saw some frozen images - but I noticed the message that the signal was weak. I called Access HD to complain. It turns out the FCC's own data shows at least 30% of TV owners will need a new antenna to get a good picture. Access HD identified the correct antenna using a zip code look-up plus a verification using Google Earth (look at surrounding trees and buildings). It was awesome. Got the new antenna and I get more stations than I have ever received before - with DVD quality picture. I am sure most of the complaints you hear about converters of all brands are not converter problems at all, but antenna problems! The before and after performance with a good antenna is amazing.
99 of 117 found the following review helpful:
 Be Wary... it could potentially kill you! Oct 24, 2008
By T. C. Neely
"dark beast"
I went out and picked up this beast from the local drug store using my government coupon to save some bucks.
It does work well, even giving me several channels I didn't have before... some cool features as well and easy to set up.
BUT...
It gets burning hot!!!!!!!
The first night the screen started glitching badly and I went over to play with the converter box. BURNING MFing HOTTT!!!!!!!!!
These idiots put the ventilation holes on the bottom! I've had to flip it upside down for better cooling to get it to be reliable.
It doesn't have an auto off like some other units; thus to avoid burning down my apartment building I have to turn it off manually when I leave the home.
Get a brand you've heard of.
18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 Terrible converter: bad audio, tiny displays May 31, 2009
By slithy tove
The Access DTA 1080 is totally unacceptable. Sorry I can't identify mine as a D or U version as none of the labels the manufacturer put on the box identify the version. I assume that it's the D as it's the small box. The remote does not control volume when connected for RF (channel 3 or 4), only the RCA jacks are controlled. There is LOUD buzzing audio leakage into the audio whenever there is white lettering appearing on the screen. The display for channel and menus has tiny lettering, hard to see across the room. I also have two versions of the Zenith converter which actually work as they are supposed to on exactly the same setup. Stay away from Access products.
22 of 23 found the following review helpful:
Doesn't store channels May 12, 2009
By T. Robbins
If you turn the unit off, you have to recan for channels each time. It's a piece of junk.
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