Dumped DirecTV, now getting HDTV over the air for free. Miss some of the cable networks, but I was just sick of the ever-increasing rates. With the saved money I can rent a lot of movies or buy the shows I am interested from iTunes or elsewhere.
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We have DirecTV - no cable so no real choice in the matter and we have DSL for high-speeed so there are alternatives to the cable co, you just have to look around.David
The chief cause of failure in this life is giving up what you want most for what you want at the moment.Comment
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If you have a UHF antenna it will work with the new TV. UHF antennas look like this: (--
You will need the converter box if the tv is not digital ready. If it is, give it a try you may be surprised at the reception and channel availability, or as in my case, one fuzzy channel.
Bill, who remembers when TV was not line of sight.Comment
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I recall that. I moved into this house 25 years ago and wondered at what the 40' mast was for. On top of that there was an amplifier and rotor to isolate signal and I was still only able to get three (3) channels and two (2) of those were snowy. Man, it stinks to be in a dip!Blessings,
Chiz
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If you get a decent analog signal, you should also be able to get a decent digital signal. Here all stations that were VHF are changing to UHF, but that may be different in your area.
Despite what some folks say you do not need a special digital antenna. That being said, the antenna may still need improving due to the UHF/VHF changes, or because the signal is not good enough (digital is kind of all or nothing, if the analog picture had snow, the digital may not work at all). There was a thread on BT3Central a while ago how to make an antenna with some metal coat hangers, screws and some wire (maybe not pretty, but electrically sound).
The terrestrial signals have (AFAIK) less compression then satellite or cable, so at least in theory it should be the best picture quality.
Obviously you need a TV with an HDTV tuner (some are just 'HDTV ready', meaning the display can HD, the tuner can not), or alternatively a HD TiVo, or with your computer something like an HDHomeRun (very cool device!).
And note that you will only get local stations and whatever they carry, so no SciFi, CNN, TNT, ESPN etc.Comment
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