The Zenith digital-to-analog converter box officially certified for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) digital-to-analog converter box program will be available through U.S. retailers beginning this month.
The NTIA, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, certified the Zenith Digital TV Tuner model DTT900 as a coupon-eligible converter box under the government program that will provide up to two $40 coupons per household to go toward the pur-chase of a converter box.
Honored with a 2008 CES Innovations Award for its handsome styling and con-sumer-friendly features, Zenith model DTT900 is being introduced here this week at the 2008 International CES®.
DTV BENEFITS. Tens of millions of consumers with analog TVs that receive their broadcast signals using an antenna can use the converter box to receive the new in-terference-free digital TV broadcasts when full-power analog TV broadcasting ends in the United States on Feb. 17, 2009.
The Zenith digital TV tuner delivers DVD like-quality digital broadcast images even on older analog TVs. Perhaps even more significant, it also will receive many more programs, the multicast channels delivered by many digital TV broadcasters without a subscription fee. The Zenith box also features flexible 4:3 and 16:9 display formats, with one-button zoom control on the remote to adjust the images aspect ratio.
EASY SET-UP. For easy setup and simple navigation, the box includes trilin-gual (English, Spanish and French) on-screen menus and a simple electronic program guide. Hook-up is simple: connect the existing antenna to the RF input and the RF output to the TV. For stereo TV sound, left and right audio connectors and cables are included.
DIGITAL CLOSED CAPTIONS. In addition to V-Chip parental control, the Zenith converter box provides advanced digital closed captions, including the capability to choose from multiple fonts, sizes, colors, backgrounds and more. The remote control includes a cc button for easy caption access.
This functionality builds on Zeniths heritage of accessible products, including pioneering developments in hearing aid technology from the 1930s through the 1970s, the first analog TVs with closed caption capability more than 15 years ago, the first digi-tal HDTVs with closed captioning.
ENERGY EFFICIENT. Designed to operate at less than 8 watts active and 1 watt standby, the Zenith DTT900 exceeds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys EnergyStar program requirements for digital-to-analog converters. To save energy, the Zenith box can be set to shut off automatically after four hours.
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