Converter Box with HDMI or Component Connections

[Inventor]

I have been to 4 different stores to buy a converter box for my HD ready TV. Everyone of the boxes I've seen does not have an HDMI or Component output on it. Why is this such an oversight by converter box makers???

 

[staticMHZ]

If your TV is HD ready then it probably has a digital tuner built in. Why would you want a box for? these boxes only do standard 480i. Nothing better.

 

[Byte24]

You won't be able to buy a CECB (DTV Coupon Approved Converter Box) with any type of output like that. You'll have to look around the net for HD Converter Boxes. The Samsung DTB-H260F has these outputs available

RF: - x1
HDMI: - x1
S-Video: - x1
Component: - x1
Composite: - x2
Digital Audio (Optical): - x1

It sells for $100-$125.

 

[Inventor]

If your TV is HD ready then it probably has a digital tuner built in. Why would you want a box for? these boxes only do standard 480i. Nothing better.

Foolish me, I forgot to mention that the TV does not have a digital tuner. It's HD ready, because it's a widescreen capable of 1080i resolution. Thanks for the suggestion Byte. I've searched, and have not found too many OTA HD converters on the market.

 

[cowboyup4christ]

Foolish me, I forgot to mention that the TV does not have a digital tuner. It's HD ready, because it's a widescreen capable of 1080i resolution. Thanks for the suggestion Byte. I've searched, and have not found too many OTA HD converters on the market.

if you are going with a coupon box all will be standard Definition, but there are some Highdef receivers out there that have digital tuners but they are pricey. buy the way all the DTVPAL_PLUS and the DTVPAL DVR have component cables and f connectors for coax, also the insignia and the zenith have RCA or component connections.

 

[Guest]

Am I the only one thinking this way?

The reason I am looking for a set-top box is because I wish to empower my AV receiver and simplify selecting sources.
My 70" flat screen has a tuner, but it gets complicated running both the receiver and the flat screen TV. They put a source button on my receiver labeled TV. Wouldn't it be nice if it functioned?

Also my flat screen "monitor" - used as a monitor, is not locate where the receiver and the sources like DVD player are. My electronics are hidden away in a closet. So why must I put up with a remote source for my receiver that requires extra cable? And they are long cables and expensive. Keep in mind quality TV tuner sound needs to get to my surround sound AV Receiver.

One final issue I've seen is my Sony Bravia seems to intermittently get lost switching between TV mode and the output of my receiver. I get a blank screen switching back to my receiver. Pulling power to the TV is sometimes the only way to get the receiver to work again.