Channel Master CM 7000 Digital to Analog TV Converter Box

Manufacturer:Channel Master Label:Channel Master EAN:0020572070003 Model:CM-7000

I bought this for an old(1994) RCA TV which had a bad picture hooked up to cable or over the air Smart buy The digital picture looks really good Converts all HD(high definition) Digital video formats into SD(standard definition) format Rating 5 2009-03-25 I own an APEX converter and got this item as I have weak reception on some channels Somewhat disappointing As this has been touted to be superior regarding reception I had high hopes for it Converts all HD(high definition) Digital video formats into SD(standard definition) format However my APEX could receive more channels than the Channel Master and it did not solve reception issues on the weaker channels Rating 3 Pros: - Good Zoom features - "Update" rescan is helpful as you do not lose weak channels on rescan Cons: - Ugly unit - Weird double click needed on remote to power it on - Sub-par reception - The menu system is odd - I could not figure out how favorites work w/o manual Overall the APEX scores better 2009-03-23 I like the "Update" function PROS - good build quality - good picture - in my area I'm able to pull in about 20 channels - I'm able to pull in two different CBS feeds from the CBS network in town so I can get two NCAA Tourney games at once, which I can't even do on cable CONS - remote control oddly set-up, not as intuitive as it could be - menu system also a bit odd, not quite as user-friendly as it should be Solid box, good picture Converts all HD(high definition) Digital video formats into SD(standard definition) format Funny thing is the first converter i had was purchased from a big box electronics store and was the only converter they offered Works a lot better than my old converter! Converts all HD(high definition) Digital video formats into SD(standard definition) format Rating 4 it sucked, the remote didn't work all the time and i came to find out that the reception was hampered by the converter 2009-03-19 This converter on the other hand is great! The menu's are easy to navigate, the remote works as it should and it seems as though my reception has improved! This is definitely the digital converter i was looking for originally! This converter seems to work well, and the s-video output looks better than both the ant Works well...quality control sucks or composite outputs, so the s-video output is something that definitely has value over other converters Converts all HD(high definition) Digital video formats into SD(standard definition) format On my unit it looks like the buttons were mounted a little low, and when the front panel was installed the power button and the down-arrow button didn't make it through the holes in the panel and got compressed Rating 4 I had to use a knife to lift the buttons so that they would pop through the holes in the panel 2009-03-18 The down-arrow button seems fine, but the power button has problems and I'll need to send the unit back Converts all HD(high definition) Digital video formats into SD(standard definition) format .