FreeDTVShop.com Unveils Largest Selection of Coupon-Eligible Converter Boxes

FreeDTVShop.com Unveils Largest Selection of Coupon-Eligible Converter Boxes

MINNEAPOLIS, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- When broadcast television goes all digital at midnight next February 17, many viewers' television sets will be instantly rendered useless - unless they purchase digital-to-analog converter boxes. To make the mandatory transition more affordable for those who do not already own digital TVs or converter boxes, the U.S. government has established http://www.dtv2009.gov/, where households can apply for up to $80 worth of coupons to help offset the cost of buying the boxes.

Here's the catch: Not every digital-to-analog converter box is eligible for the coupon savings. So Mosquito Productions (http://www.mosquitoproductions.com/) has created FreeDTVShop.com (http://www.freedtvshop.com/), where consumers will find the widest selection of government-approved, coupon-eligible converter boxes available anywhere.

"It shouldn't be a chore for TV viewers to track down coupon-eligible converter boxes," stated John Buchmann, owner of Mosquito Productions. "So we decided to put them all in one place. No other Web site offers as many different boxes, and certainly no one else offers such a variety of 100 percent government-approved converter boxes."

Of course, FreeDTVShop.com goes well beyond selection. No detail is overlooked, including whether, for instance, a unit's LED lights up when it is off - a consideration for customers with bedroom TVs. The site's custom content allows shoppers to see what their onscreen displays will look like with each converter box and shows, in real time, how quickly the converter changes channels. Exclusive FreeDTVShop.com video tutorials show customers how to hook up converter boxes to all types of old TVs.

But for all the help FreeDTVShop.com offers its customers, the site offers even more meaningful assistance to American military personnel far away from home. Buchmann has pledged to donate 10% of all profits from FreeDTVShop.com's sales of converter boxes to the Freedom Calls Foundation, a New York nonprofit providing active-duty soldiers with the technology to stay in contact with their loved ones via phone, e-mail and video communications.

"We really liked the idea of a technology sales company using a percentage of its sales to help purchase the technology our nation's active military need to participate in the lives of their families back home," Buchmann said. "So we decided to align FreeDTVShop.com with the Freedom Calls Foundation. Everyone who purchases a coupon-eligible DTV converter box from FreeDTVShop.com will not just be getting a good deal on the equipment they'll need to keep their TV functioning after February 17th, they'll also be helping a military family to remain close in spite of the distance separating them."

FreeDTVShop.com is approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for the government's TV Converter Box Coupon Program. To learn more, visit http://www.freedtvshop.com/ or call 1-877-EZDTV09 (1-877-393-8809).

Contact:
John Buchmann
Mosquito Productions
763-390-5700 x50
john@mosquitoproductions.comhttp://www.freedtvshop.com/

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Source: Mosquito Productions

CONTACT: John Buchmann of Mosquito Productions, +1-763-390-5700 ext. 50,
john@mosquitoproductions.com

Web site:

http://www.mosquitoproductions.com/
http://www.freedtvshop.com/
http://www.dtv2009.gov/

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