Insignia™ - HDMI to RCA Converter - Black

I have an old 90s big screen tv with no HDMI capability. Ordered this online for curbside pickup and it was ready within the hour. Only waited about 3 minutes in the store parking lot. Took it home and installed in 2 minutes and now I can plug my phone or laptop into my hdmi adapter and plug that into this converter and instantly watch anything I can watch on my phone or streaming accounts on the tv! Just saved me hundreds on a new tv!!!! Excellent audio and video quality - really happy with this purchase.

At first I connected my Firestick to this converter and many shows' sound was all static. After talking to tech support for 1/2 hour and getting no help from them, I decided to check my TV's menu. The sound had been set to dolby sound and when I changed that back to analogue stereo, everything worked perfectly and no more static. The converter was cheap and before solving the sound problem, I was just going to throw it in the trash. Glad I didn't do that. Insignia needs to include in the directions, to not use Dolby sound.

It took a couple weeks to figure out different ways to try to connect this to my old TV. Once I got it hooked up I was able to get on video with my firestick but I was unable to get audio other than Xtreme static and popping and loud clicking. I tried all the troubleshooting and nothing worked so I had no choice but to return the product to the store as it would not work. I suspect the problem was my audio video red white and yellow connections on the TV and not the product. The goal was to get HDMI so I could watch the firestick on an old box TV.

This is not something that most people would need or use, it this is REALLY useful when you want to burn a DVD on a DVD burner for home viewing on a DVD player. Huh? Many computers can rip a disc, but not all discs are able to be read by a DVD player in a home. I can take my HDMI cable from my laptop and send it through this device via the RCA inputs and then record with my DVD recorder. Most people don’t use or need this technology, but for those who can’t watch a livestream of their church service because they don’t have internet, do t have a smart phone, or can’t see the screen - or frankly, someone who wants to use older technology (DVD player) because that’s what they are used to using - this allows for that to happen. I can attach my laptop to older TV’s, I can play newer game systems on older TV’s (not sure why I’d want to...) But IF you ever needed to go from new technology to older technology - this converter does the job!

The unit works well as expected. The footprint of the item was bigger than I thought. Don’t expect too much from picture since it’s going from digital to analog. Currently using for connection from Roku hdmi to an old flat screen TV which does not have an HDMI input.

I purchased this converter for my old tv/ vcr combo and it does what its supposed to do.

This device was intended to take an older television with no HDMI slots and connect it to Sling, Hulu, Netflix, etc. It was previously hooked up to a satellite system. I used an Amazon firestick and it works perfectly. The TV had a nice screen and functional, so this made it more modern and accessible. I recommend it!

Turns older TVs into smart TVS. Easy to connect and enables you to connect Roku/Apple TV etc. to older sets. Saved my early edition Sony from the scrap yard!