[mythtv] pcHDTV status

[Doug Larrick]

On 2003.11.13 13:01, John P. Poet wrote:
 
> They are about 30 miles away and I have line-of-sight.
> 
> I was hoping to get away with a standard Radio Shack UHF antenna
> (Catalog #: 15-2160).  Is there something better?

That's what I have; I'm about 30 miles west of Boston.  Works OK,  
though I want to add another section of mast to mine to raise it  
another 5 feet.

> I have also read that the HDTV spec calls for a frequency spectrum up
> to 3 GHz.  I have not been able to find any amps or splitter with  
> that kind of rating.  I assume 2150 MHz splitters are "good enough"?

I imagine that's for cable TV.  ATSC is using the same frequency specs  
as normal NTSC channels use.

> time-delay == Pause?  So automatic recording does not quite work?

No, by time delay I meant time-shifting.  Record ER Thursday night,  
watch it Sunday.  Works fine assuming all your ducks stay in the row  
you put them in -- I'd say I get about a 50% success rate at the moment  
due to various problems (some of them reception).

-Doug
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