📺 Enhanced Sunkey SK-801ATSC Digital Converter Box with Analog Pass Through Functionality Review

I was happy to see that digitizer blocks still exist - the Sunkey model came with easy instructions and I had no trouble setting it up.

I have just received two of these devices and am testing one of them. It seems to work. The automatic channel search is fast. You can also scan individual channels manually. It has a signal meter that is useful for aligning the antenna. And you can choose how widescreen pictures are displayed (compressed to 4:3, letterboxed or enlarged). The device has a plastic case with very small cooling holes on the top. I would be concerned about how long it will last, perhaps with insufficient cooling…

If you have the opportunity to buy one of these, DON'T! I bought two of these a few months ago before my coupons expired. They cost $40 each and are paid for entirely with coupons. I bought them for my summer house. After winter ended, I went to the country and connected the converter boxes, but found that one of them did not work at all, and the other gave such a poor picture that it was impossible to watch. Unfortunately, I assumed they would work and didn't try them until it was too late to…