The Philco TB100HH9 has been found to be a great converter box. Reports on it have been very positive and its added analog pass-through feature is a huge plus. In order to get maximum performance with this an all converter boxes a digital antenna is recommended. This converter box however is no longer available at most retailers so the Tivax STB-T8 is recommended as a replacement.
Product Details: The Philco TB100HH9 has been reported to provider users with a fairly high end picture quality that is a slight step below the top converter boxes on the market. It is still an upgrade from analog TV and is rate in the "2nd tier" as far as converter box picture qualities go.
The sound quality of this digital converter box is an upgrade from analog TV. The only sound issue with this converter box was that the RF volume comes out a lot lower than the L/R stereo outputs. The Philco TB100HH9 sells for $40-$50 at most online retailers.
The TB100HH9 converter box comes with an excellent program guide that provides information on the show title, total run time, and a short description. It also shows what is upcoming on each channel. One great thing about this TV converter box is that it was one of the first ones to come with analog pass-through. This converter box also comes with the ability to auto scan for channels or manually set each one.
Overall this box is rated as one of the better converter boxes. Sure its sound and picture quality aren't the best but this is countered by the fact that it comes with analog pass-through. Another box to consider if you are looking for better picture quality and a better EPG is the Dish Network DTVPal Plus.
Philco TB100HH9 Features & Specs - Philco TB100HH9 Owners Manual
Analog Pass-Through
V-Chip Lock Parental Control Setting
Energy Star Compliant
Configurable Closed Captioning
Electronic Program Guide
On Screen Signal Strength Meter
English, French, and Spanish Language Support
Compact Size
What Is Included With Your Purchase?
Philco TB100HH9 Converter Box
Philco TB100HH9 Remote Control
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