The Apex DT250 also has an S-video out, though its picture quality didn't quite match the Channel Master's.
It's among the first boxes to have an S-video output, which can deliver better picture quality than a composite-video or RF out.
The Channel Master CM-7000 was tops for picture quality. Visit our guide to the digital TV transition, free to all visitors, for more complete information on the digital TV switchover and DTV converter boxes. Call 88 or go to to request one or two coupons you'll also find a list of online retailers there. Some readers have reported that they've found different, sometimes higher, prices.) You can use a $40 government coupon to defray the cost. Prices for tested models range from about $50 to $90. (Read the latest update to our DTV converter box guide for more information, including free access to the DTV converter box Ratings.) New arrivals include a box with the best picture quality we've seen so far, another that has the first VCR timer we've encountered, and several boxes with analog pass-through. You can receive both coaxial or composite plugs on your TV, but this receiver gives you better pictures on the coaxial, if you set it as "preferred" on the Audio/Video menu, choose "preferred conn.We've updated our exclusive Ratings of DTV converter boxes, which now cover 24 of the 50 or so models now available. It gives you better reception on coaxial output to the TV. If you don't want to go through the entire setup and options menus, you will probably think there is something wrong with it and send it back. Of course, there are a probably 32 adjustments for the captions option alone, so of course, we just put 'default' - which brings us to the bottom line. That may be an educational advantage if you are studying cuneiform. They just look weird on this one on a channel or two. For instance, not only does it have that pernicious factory default sleep timer that shuts it off in 240 minutes, but it has another factory default option (I forget what they call) that does the same thing (in addition to the sleep timer.) The captions look funny on some channels (we get them. The best thing about this receiver is that is has so many options. The Good The Bad and The Ugly but not plug and play
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