We recommend one piece units. It has been our experience that one piece units work better to replace your cable company’s converter than a 2-piece unit. Although 2-piece units tend to be less expensive, they tend to work less efficiently as well. As the saying goes, "You get what you pay for! " Additionally, our 1-piece units cost less than other companies’ 2-piece units. 5. What is a cable converter / descrambler? An electronic tuning device that transposes all available channels from the cable company into either channel 3 or channel 4. A cable converter is simply a "channel changer" that cannot by itself descramble encoded premium channels. It allows you to receive all basic channels if your TV is not the cable ready type.

15. How do you determine the replacement for your cable box? Get the brand name and model of the cable converter unit that was supplied to you by your cable company. The brand name is located on the front of the box. The model # is located on the bottom of the cable box on the tag. 2) Look at the companies list of cable box products and their corresponding replacement description (your equipment model number) in their catalog. From this you can determine what you will need or consult in conjunction with your cable box source for the right replacement. 16. How can you tell if you''re dealing with a professional cable converter company? First, of course, trust your own judgment. A company you can trust will be one that has at least a 30 day guarantee, and a 90 day warranty on their products. Offers of variety of equipment for most areas of the country and some areas of the world. The company will have the capability of delivering your equipment day air, 4 day ground, international, or other if agreed upon. The staff will be capable of answering most technical questions. The company should also have an 800 number for easy access for the customer.

They should provide two-piece systems, refurbished RAN baseband boxes in conjunction with the latest tech versions. Of course, you get what you pay for. But there are reasonable values out there. 3. Do you need a cable converter if you have the cable company box, VCR or a cable-ready TV?Yes you do. In order to establish a non- addressable system, it is essential to have a cable converter. A cable ready TV, VCR and a Cable Company box do not provide for this feature and in not doing so, cannot replace a cable converter. You must have a converter to use a descrambler. This is especially true if you desire a converter / descrambler that cannot be altered or addressed by your cable company.

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