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Originally Posted by old_coot88
Just to tap the collective wisdom here, is there is a decent, no-frills digital converter box you'd recommend? The old box I got at the time of the changeover is finally giving up the ghost.
Got this one offa Amazon but it's a useless piece of @#$%^&!! 
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It depends what make unit you already have. The Magnavox models weren't as hot for receiving but they were really reliable.
The Digital Streams and the Zenith, Insignia models had a problem of locking up, where no functions would work. Unpluging it might get it to work, but there is a 1000mfd e'lytic that went bad. It's easy enough to locate it.
Replacing it generally returns it to proper operation.
I get most of mine from thrift shops. The only trouble is that the remotes are MIA.