Apex DT250A DTV converter

[radiotvnut]

I obtained an almost new Apex DT250A DTV converter box from my neighbor's estate. Due to health issues, he recently had to move to a rest home. His legal guardian, which I know, gave me this DTV converter.

It's in a metal case and has provisions for S-video and a "smart" antenna. Really, that's about as far as the good points go. I connected it to a 12" 1970 Zenith B&W set and there was a constant loud buzz in the audio on every station and the reception was not good. Also, the only button on the box is the power button. A remote must be used even for channel changing.

So, I re-connected my Digitalstream box, using the same box and the same antenna positioned just as it was for the Apex box test. With the digitalstream, the reception was fine and there was very little buzz in the audio.

I think the Apex box cost about $50; and, you'd be better off to spend the extra $10 to get one of the better boxes.

So far, I have two Digitalstream boxes (the older ones w/o analog pass-through), a Funai built Magnavox (which I don't like), and this Apex. The only two boxes that are in use are the Digitalstream's. I hope to get one of the Zenith boxes soon. From what I'm reading about the Zenith, I'll probably like it.