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A couple years ago, all (almost all) broadcast TV stations switched to digital transmission. So, they have high definition capability now, and since the advertisers want to sell you stuff, most broadcasts are in high definition.
At the same time they went to digital, most channels switched to UHF frequencies, instead of the old VHF. So now you can use a small UHF antenna to get free high definition TV in many places. I don't know what it's like where you are in lovely Burbank, but here in the small town where I live we can get a bunch of HD channels from the big city 70 miles away, and they come in perfectly, with no snow.
Of course the content still sucks.My fabulous web page
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Assuming you respond to me (you didn't "quote" me), is that with or without cable or satelite?Originally posted by squirrel View PostSTUGOTSComment
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Interesting. So, what and where would I hook up to test?Originally posted by squirrel View PostSTUGOTSComment
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As long as you have a digital capable TV (one made in the past few years) you just connect an antenna to the ANT terminal, and see what happens. You will need to go to a setup menu and have the TV search for digital channels, and see what it finds. You might need to try having the antenna pointed in different directions to see what works best. If there's a mountain with a bunch of antennas on it, that would be a good thing to point the antenna at.My fabulous web page
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I have an antenna... Free tv.. No news except PBS.. Antenna has to be pointed just right to get what I want to watch..
Do I need more antennas or just a different one... Distance is about the same.. 70 miles.Comment
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If the transmitters are in different places, you might need more than one antenna. We have one channel that transmits digital in VHF band still (the idiots) and so we have a separate UHF and VHF antennas, and connect them together with a splitter. We also have an amplifier in the cable from the antennas, that makes the signal stronger, since it then gets split to several cables that go to the different rooms in the house.
You need to experiment....it's a fun way to kill a few days
we get PBS, NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, and a few independent stations. There are more than one channel on most of them, for example there is 11.1 and 11.2, both are the same signal, but the magic of digital TV splits that channel into two channels. Only the main one 11.1 is HD, the other is standard definition.Last edited by squirrel; August 28, 2012, 04:18 PM.My fabulous web page
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Rabbit ears are for VHF. The loop antenna that you saw on TVs back when they had rabbit ears will work for strong UHF stations.
We got a $30 outside UHF antenna from radio shack, mounted on the eve of the house, and aimed at the transmitters that are far away. The antenna is about three feet long, and a couple feet tall.
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So everybody has had input on size and LCD ,LED or whatever.
Me ,I have a LCD Samsung 46'' in my L/R maybe 12'x16' room size and I think its the perfect size, but one thing others have not mentioned was the refresh rate, at least I didnt see that. There is the standard 60hz, 120 is better and 240 is also offered, 240 is over sell unless you have a monster size tv and are into lots of sports. You wont notice the difference between 120 and 240, but you will between the 60 and 120 in regular viewing. Me I like LCD and 120hz perfect mix of options for the price.Comment
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A friend of mine was telling me that Best Buy was have a good sale on TV's. Newegg and Tigerdirect would be good places to look for deals as well.Comment
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They say to gauge how big a tv you need for a room is 2xs its left to right width end to end is how far you sit from it.
Like my 55, I need to sit 110 inches from it.Comment
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