LG's Zenith-branded DTT900 converter box gets pictured

by Darren Murph posted Nov 14th 2007 at 8:58AM

It's not everyday that you see Zenith hanging out on the cutting-edge, but for those camping out under a rock since 1995, you should probably be informed that LG owns a majority share of the company. If you'll recall, LG was tooting its own horn just last week about having the first digital-to-analog converter box to be certified for the US Commerce Department's coupon program, and if two and two really equal four, the unit you see pictured above is indeed the device that was previously referenced. The DTT900 was developed and produced by LG, but it will apparently be sold under the Zenith brand name -- you know, so it'll blend in better with that 80s-era TV.

Filed under: Industry, Regulatory, Set-top boxes, Tuners, LG, Zenith, OTA

Tags: 2009, analog, converter, converter box, ConverterBox, cutover, digital, digital transition, digital tv tuner, digital-to-analog, DigitalTransition, DigitalTvTuner, DTT900, lg, switchover, transition, tv transition, TvTransition, zenith

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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James @ Nov 14th 2007 1:39PM

But two plus two equals fish!

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LA26 @ Nov 14th 2007 2:07PM

Wow Zenith is still around and kicking I see.

I remember back in the day when they made the BEST TV's lol.

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John B @ Nov 14th 2007 3:12PM

I don't know if your "lol" was sarcasm or not, but back in the 80s the Zenith System 3 was an excellent TV. The control pad for the TV was a flip pad with membrane buttons, which at the time was a major "Cool!" factor, and the picture quality was superb. My mom's System 3 lasted more than 20 years before it was replaced, but even then the picture quality was still good. It was replaced because the membrane buttons on the flip pad wore out, and this was before remote controls were the norm. So changing the volume was impossible, and you had to press really hard for any of the other functions.

Now that we have "disposable electronics" (slight sarcasm there), I doubt that today's TVs would last 10 years, let alone 20.

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h4ldol @ Nov 14th 2007 4:19PM

Good news for Joe 6-pack.

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junk yard dog @ Jan 21st 2008 1:44PM

Yes it's over, call it a day. Sorry it had to end this way. No reason to pretend, we knew it had to end some day this way...... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! HD-DVD is DEAD!!!

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