Zenith Dtt901 Analog Pass-Through
The Dtt901 Analog Pass-Through is simply one of the best features of this model allowing your TV’s RF input to tune into off-air analog channels when this converter box goes into the standby mode.
You need a converter box that has this feature if you want it to allow analog signals to pass through to your tv.
Each analog tv set needs it's own converter box. Users have been so pleased with the Zenith Dtt901 Analog Pass-Through feature that they end up buying more than one for their home.
An additional bonus is that this feature also works as a RF connection allowing you to connect to your TV's RF input (a.k.a. antenna input) instead of hogging a set of composite inputs, and giving you the ability to use the box's composite outputs to connect to your VCR/DVD recorder at the same time, thus saving it from becoming obsolete.
Zenith DTT901 Analog Pass Through - Do you really need this feature?
By June 12, 2009 analog television signals will be switched off for good so if you want to watch TV, your TV will have to have the capacity to process digital signals. Those who own the latest digital tvs, hdtvs, widescreen tvs should have no problem since they'll automatically be able to receive digital broadcasts. If you have an analog tv though you'll either need to go in for cable, get a new digital tv or get a good converter box like the dtt901 that will process digital TV signals in a way that can be interpreted by your analog TV so that you see a clear picture.
This important feature will allow you to watch any remaining analog channels after digital tv broadcasts have begun otherwise all your analog channels will just show up blank on your tv. If you buy a converter box without the analog pass-through feature you would have to physically disconnect the converter box each time you wanted to change from a digital channel to an analog channel.
(You can find more about the whole digital tv transition at the special website set up by the government)
Analog pass-through may sound a little technical but it's really quite simple - It's just a converter box that allows analog signals through unprocessed so you can watch them on your TV. The dtt900 lacked the pass through feature which was rectified in the Zenith Dtt901 Analog Pass-Through model. That's practically the only difference between the two models.
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