īoth boxes, with some programs, produced "windowboxing" or "the postage-stamp effect": The TV picture occupies the center of the screen, leaving black bars above, below and on either side of the picture. Each costs $59.99, which can be partly defrayed by a $40 coupon available from the government at. We tried the Digital Stream DTX9900, sold by RadioShack Corp., and Insignia NS-DXA1, sold by Best Buy Co. The boxes also gave us access to more channels than analog reception.īut the boxes also have a peculiar problem: Unless users manually change settings from show to show, the picture from many stations either won't fill the screen, or it will be so big that parts the picture are cut off by the edges of the screen. We tested two boxes and found them to produce a picture quality far better than any analog channel we could find, giving a whole new lease on life for a tube TV that lacks cable or satellite service (which will still work with older TVs after Feb. The National Association of Broadcasters estimates that 70 million sets are in danger of losing their picture. 17, when most stations will switch from analog to digital transmission.
That's the question a lot of people will be asking after installing one of the converter boxes that will keep their older TV sets tuned into over-the-air broadcasts after Feb.
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