[mythtv-users] Hardware questions

[Yan Seiner]

Bobby Gill wrote:
> Okay, brace yourselves for the ultimate noobness.. but I've never 
> used/had an antenna for TV--  Is the antenna all that's needed to get 
> HD signals?
Yes - provided someone is transmitting HD of course.

> How is it setup (in the simplest terms)? Is it used along with a 
> subscription of some sort with a provider (bell, rogers. etc.) ?? Like 
> from the start.. say I buy the channel master 4221.. what exactly am I 
> doing with it to get from A-Z ?
You plug the antenna into the tuner - HVR-1600 - and you do a channel 
scan.  Hopefully you get some channels.

No subscription, no provider, it just comes in over the air.

Visit antennaweb.org to see what channels are available in your area.

--Yan