Consumer Alert: Beware Of 'Free' HDTV Converters, Huge Crib Recall
Posted by :: mirage |
Date :: Jul 2, 2008 11:14:00 |
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The Better Business Bureau issued a warning about a company advertising "free" digital TV converter boxes.
Converter boxes are needed to turn an analog TV signal into a digital signal.
A company called Universal TechTronics is running ads offering free converter boxes.
The catch -- consumers have to buy a five-year warranty for $59 and pay shipping fees that bring the total of that "free" converter to nearly $100.
The bureau says it's cheaper to just use a government coupon that reduces the converter cost to about $20 per box.
