Cheapest Digital TV Converters: $49.87 and $59.99

At midnight on February 17, 2009, all full-power television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting in analog and switch to 100% digital broadcasting.

You will need a Digital TV converter to watch TV on your old analog TV set. The government is offering $40 coupons. Each household can get up to two coupons at www.dtv2009.gov.

The government recommends just four national retailers: Wal-Mart, Circuit City, Radio Shack, and Best Buy. Each of them offer only one or two options. Here they are:

Best Buy
Insignia NS-DXA1 Digital-to-Analog Converter for Analog TVs: $59.99

Radio Shack
Zenith DTT900 Digital-to-Analog Converter Box: $59.99

Circuit City
Zenith DTT900 Digital-to-Analog Converter Box: $59.99

Wal-Mart
Magnavox TB100MW9 Digital-to-Analog TV Converter Box: $49.87
Thomson RCA DTA800 Digital TV Converter Box: $49.87

You can't purchase any of these online. They must be done in the store (probably because they want you to redeem the coupon in-store). And I couldn't find any new ones offered on Amazon.com.