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Title: Over The Air DTV
Post by: sluggish on February 09, 2008, 10:17:40 PM

Is anyone pulling digital signals through an antenna in a rural area?  I'm using this (http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2348191&cp) 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?

Title: Over The Air DTV
Post by: trax1 on February 09, 2008, 10:33:09 PM

I'd have to guess that most people with the internet also have cable.

Title: Over The Air DTV
Post by: sluggish 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...

Title: Over The Air DTV
Post by: rpm 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. (http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103085&cp=2032057.2032187.2032189.2032205&parentPage=family) You do not need a special "HDTV" antenna. If it can pick up UHF, it can pick up HDTV.

Title: Over The Air DTV
Post by: Meatwad on February 09, 2008, 11:42:53 PM

I dont have a DTV box. I still have a 19" tv with a picture tube.

Title: Over The Air DTV
Post by: LePaul on February 10, 2008, 12:42:26 AM

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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  ;)    )