Features:

  • Insignia NS-DXA1 Digital to Analog TV Tuner Converter Box General Features:
  • Compatible with analog TVs with antenna-based broadcast reception 2-channel stereo audio support
  • Parental lock function helps keep children from being exposed to undesirable material
  • Electronic programming guide Program information Auto tuning Auto time setup
  • Closed captioning and TV power on/off from remote
GREAT HD TO SD CONVERTER

I purchased two Insignia NS-DXA1 HD to SD converters wnd two RCA indoor antennas from Amazon.com to backup my Directv equipment when the satellite signal fails due to weather. I had purchased two other Insignia NS-DXA1 HD to SD converters when the broadcasters switched from SD (analog) signals to HD. The converters do a great job pulling in local on-air HD broadcast channel groups with good sound and picture and options such as close-captioning.Insignia NS-DXA1 Digital to Analog TV Tuner Converter Box for Regular TV Sets

Insignia plus the Jack will solve your problems for local on-air TV

Good advice from a former lead repair guy at a big RV dealer to buy this model. Rated well online too. The small antenna called the "Jack" ($50 bucks) hooks on the mast of your existing antenna. With this converter we got excellent quality images and surprising range of signal on our big cross country trip. Scrap your Winegard wing antenna and get this box and you can get stations up to 70 miles away in the flat desert and 50 or more miles in central Michigan.

Good Alternative for TV Viewing

I have given this 5 stars based on the quality of the picture we are able to get with this tuner. There is some distortion, but very little when compared to some of the other digital conversion tuners we have used at this location. The only issue is that there is very little channel/program identification when you change channels. However, the quality of the picture is most important to us, so we put up with minimal content information.

No more cable bill!

Great TV tuner. My wife and I were tired of paying for cable so we disconnected it and purchased this converter box. It gives you the feel of having cable without the expense. The tuner has a menu option where you can flip thru the channels and see what is on. You do still need to purchase a digital antennae for this box to work.

Absolutely Fantastic

This is a great purchase. Not only is the price the best I could find. It was ridiculously easy to set up and my television is over 15 years old. Nothing fancy at all. It had a very poor snowy picture with rabbit ears. We hardly ever watched it, I just had it in the spare bedroom and would turn it on when I was dressing. So when I got the insignia, I was worried my TV would be too old to work with my new purchase. Low and behold it worked. It was easy to set up. It offers you a better and a good way to set it up. My TV could only accommodate the good way. But it works like a dream. And don't think you have to get some fancy rabbit ears. You don't!! I have a set that is equally as old from Radio Shack and my picture is perfect! Sharp, clear, no snow. Like I was watching my cable. I love it! And we get 16 channels. Before I could sort of make out one local channel. now 16! perfectly beautifully clear channels. Amazing. Don't hesitate, I wish I would have done this 15 years ago.

Very good buy.

Very good and much better than the alternative box which gave of buzzing noises. This one was very easy to program and with an good RCA antenna you will be impressed with the number of channels you get.

Insignia NS-DA1 Digital to Analog TV Converter Box

This is the best of 3 different brands of converter boxes I've owned. The first was Apex. It never received two channels I thought it should receive. After it was out of warranty the RF, (coaxial connection), stopped working. It lasted a year and a half then stopped working totally. Next one I got was a Coby. The remote on the Coby had to be pointed directly at the box to use, but it got the two channels the Apex didn't get but I lost three other channels! So I immediately returned that to the brick & mortar store purchased at. I saw This particular Insignia brand on Amazon, it had very good reviews but was $110. Bought one used from someone through Amazon for $47 with shipping. As soon as I set it up and programmed it I found with a little adjustment with my indoor Terk antenna I got all the channels that the previous two boxes only received some of, and the remote has more features like zoom and different aspect ratios amongst others and doesn't have to be pointed directly at the box to work. The only down side is the program listings can only be seen for the channel that it's tuned to, that was the only good thing about the Apex, you could scroll through a program guide that showed all of the channels. I bought mine used but if it lasts a year I'll be happy. I'm getting a new tv that will have it's own digital converter built in but I have a Tivo and it needs it's own tuner/converter box, plus I feed streaming via the computer to the tv so no more cable bills! I hope when this insignia stops working I can find another as good that won't cost an arm & a leg.

Hasn't failed me yet!

This is my go-to digital-to-analog converter box! I originally bought it for my DVD recorder to record one channel to watch later to supplement one of another brand used to watch something else, but that one broke and this one became the primary one. I wish I made that decision sooner! This gives me consistently clear picture and connections stay stable, while the interface is responsive and easy to navigate and the remote is only as complicated as it needs to be. The remote on my DVD recorder has needed to be replaced multiple times, but this one still works properly after all this time. Quality construction on the box AND the remote.

Finally Posting A Review

We cut the satellite TV out a few years ago now. I at first bought a converter from KCPI which ended up being junk. So after a year of that box steadily declining in performance and reliability, I checked the Amazon reviews and chose this unit. The Insignia converter worked flawlessly. Easy to use and had a great on-screen guide. Stopped using this product last year because the analog CRT TV finally died, and we replaced it with an HDTV. Of course, those don't need converter boxes. If you're still working with an analog TV and want to cut the cable or satellite, you won't be disappointed with this unit and an antenna mounted on the roof.

Really good for the price

I am new to the whole digital TV thing this year but when I looked around my house I have found several TVs not hooked up to cable but still in very good condition. I was not interested in getting the cable company to charge me for each and every box to hook up each TV so I invested blindly in this DTV box. First you would need to get an over the air indoor/outdoor HD Digital antanna which actually costed me more than the DTV but together they worked. The remote is small but it works as a universal with your TV and comes with other features like signal strengh so you can position that antanna. I live in Long Island NY and I was able to pick up almost 32 channals immediately. The picture and sound is so clear my wife thought it was the dish we use to have. I told her that's free TV! Now I want to use my government coupons to get another couple of DTVs to hook up the rest of the house and maybe even cut down the cable to one TV in the house and save some money. Please be aware that I think only one antanna works per TV so that could be a hidden expense if you want to get rid of cable. But so far I am happy this experiment has worked out so well.

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