[mythtv-users] ATSC antenna recomendations

[Mark Jenks]

I've always been the kind of person that won't put an antenna in the house
anywhere.  If you want good reception and want to do it right, put one up on
the roof.  You don't need a rotor, just a good 5.5 or 6 ft antenna.

-Mark

On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 6:44 PM, Michael Lynch <lynchmv at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 5:37 PM, Richard Shaw <hobbes1069 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 2:21 PM, Eric Mesa <ericsbinaryworld at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> As a followup to my tuner recommendation email, I'm also curious about
> >> antennas.  I live in an apartment complex so outdoor ones are out of the
> >> question.  I think with an RCA antenna I was able to get the basics,
> >> although not as many as Titan TV predicted.
> >>
> >> The following has good ratings on newegg and a pretty cheap price
> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882145020
> >>
> >> --
> >> Eric Mesa
> >> http://www.ericsbinaryworld.com
> >>
> > It depends on what your willing to "look at" everyday in an indoor
> antenna.
> > I have an Antennas Direct DB2[1] and it works very well but may be
> > considered "ugly" for indoor use, it's also somewhat directional so it
> would
> > probably be a good idea to go to antennaweb[2] and see what directions
> your
> > signals will be coming from.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > [1] http://www.antennasdirect.com/DB2_Indoor_antenna.html
> > [2] http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx
> >
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> Personally I have had great success with the 'stick' (think boom box)
> antenna that came with my Pinnacle USB tuner for OTA reception.
>
> That being said, I've still got this on my todo list:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWQhlmJTMzw
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