« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Over The Air DTV  (Read 206 times)

Offline sluggish

  • Persona Non Grata
  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2474
Over The Air DTV
« on: February 09, 2008, 10:17:40 PM »
Is anyone pulling digital signals through an antenna in a rural area?  I'm using this and have had decent results with it.  I am amazed that my local NBC affiliate is not yet dual-casting in digital...

What are you using?
Logged

Offline trax1

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3973
Over The Air DTV
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2008, 10:33:09 PM »
I'd have to guess that most people with the internet also have cable.
Logged
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me." - Hunter S. Thompson

Offline sluggish

  • Persona Non Grata
  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2474
Over The Air DTV
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2008, 10:40:25 PM »
Yes well I moved to a new house last year and Charter refuses to hook me up.  I've had to got back to a dial-up and everything...
Logged

Offline rpm

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 15661
Over The Air DTV
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2008, 10:54:51 PM »
I was getting over the air DTV before the fire wiped out my antenna. I had to use a signal booster because I am on the fringe of the coverage area about 90 miles from the tower. But, if I had my antenna pointed correctly I got tons of DTV channels and subchannels.

I was using an antenna similar to this. You do not need a special "HDTV" antenna. If it can pick up UHF, it can pick up HDTV.
« Last Edit: February 09, 2008, 11:00:59 PM by rpm »
Logged
My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.
Stay thirsty my friends.

Offline Meatwad

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 12792
Over The Air DTV
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2008, 11:42:53 PM »
I dont have a DTV box. I still have a 19" tv with a picture tube.
Logged
See Rule 19- Do not place sausage on pizza.
I am No-Sausage-On-Pizza-Wad.
Das Funkillah - I kill hangers, therefore I am a funkiller. Coming to a vulchfest near you.
You cant tie a loop around 400000 lbs of locomotive using a 2 foot rope - Drediock on fat women

Offline LePaul

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 7988
Over The Air DTV
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2008, 12:42:26 AM »
Quote
Originally posted by rpm
You do not need a special "HDTV" antenna. If it can pick up UHF, it can pick up HDTV.


You've probably completely sunk some 19 year old sales associates sales for the year revealing that  LOL

We have over-air HDTV locally and I was pretty impressed how nice it came in.  (I worked weekends at a local Sears and would demonstrate it on the big screen TVs.....and heck, when it was slow, unplugged the "canned" salees programming and catch a football game  ;)    )
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »