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RCA DTA800B HDTV Converter Reviews


RCA DTA800B converter reviews: 31
RCA DTA800B average rating: 2.4

Excellent 5 reviews
Good 4 reviews
Average 4 reviews
Poor 2 reviews
Very Poor 16 reviews
RCA DTA800B converter

Coupon-eligible: Yes
Analog-passthrough: No
Smart antenna: Yes
S-Video: No
EPG: No
URC: Yes
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RCA DTA800B Review #0
Rating: 1 (very poor) Nickname: anonymous Date: 2009-01-23
Summary: Purchased two units: one did not work at all: 2nd unit stopped afer 2-days
Purchased two RCA DTA800B in June 2008 from Walmart. (rebate expired in 90 days...right..so I hurried up and redeemed it) Didn't set the units up until December 2008 One unit wouldn't come out of standby mode. Second unit work for two days and then wouldn't come out of standby mode. Walmart would not exchange units. (claimed they couldn't get credit) I had all receipts. It would appear they had issues with these units. Called the 800 number for warranty at RCA. Customer rep said he would have his manager e-mail the return shipping instructions...which didn't happen. E-mailed RCA service on line concerning problem ...no response. Recalled 800 number and spoke with different customer rep who gave me return info shipping instructions. To date, I have yet to receive units back from RCA. Suffice it to say...RCA products are on my "not to buy" list.


RCA DTA800B Review #1
Rating: 2 (poor) Nickname: anonymous Date: 2009-04-07
Summary: do not buy these units
Previously I wrote a review concerning two RCA units that I purchase that were both defective and had to be returned to the service center in Buffalo, NY. It cost $13.00 in shipping to return the units for service under warranty. The units were actually replaced with a newer model. However, one of the units was again defective and would not turn on. The other unit continues to perform adequately. I still would not recommend RCA converters. These things probably cost them $5.00 to produce in China and they sell for $50.00.


RCA DTA800B Review #2
Rating: 1 (very poor) Nickname: anonymous Date: 2009-04-14
Summary: Do not buy
I got this box at walmart in June of 2008 with a coupon I did not install it until Feb 2009 I was not pleased with the performance at all. You cannot manualy add channels, While surfing around the box will lock up on one channel and you have to wait 5-10 seconds before it will work again, sometimes the box will stop producing audio and you have to turn it off and back on again for it to work (like it needs to be rebooted), The remote is very delicate.


RCA DTA800B Review #3
Rating: 1 (very poor) Nickname: anonymous Date: 2009-05-04
Summary: Don't like it
Very disappointed. It doesn't give you any options on selecting channels or adding other channels. Unable to watch my Satellite channels since it won't let me program channel 3 or 4. Wish I hadn't bought it. May take second one back to store and exchange it for a different brand, haven't taken it out of box yet.


RCA DTA800B Review #4
Rating: 1 (very poor) Nickname: anonymous Date: 2009-08-26
Summary: RCA vs Zenith
The RCA box had missed many channels that can be pickup easily by my other converter \Zenith\. I got this chip RCA converter in Walmart. At first, I thought the problem was the location or antenna; but, later when I placed an Zenith converter at same location and with the same antenna more channels shown up. What kind of design is it? Does anyone know if I get exchange or get money back? Does anyone know that the government had any set up program to remove junks? They started the HDTV and they should give us a good answer.


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