[mythtv-users] Hardware for Over the Air Digital

[LuKreme]

On 16-Oct-2009, at 07:06, David Schmidt wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 6:35 PM, LuKreme <kremels at kreme.com> wrote:
>> I was hoping to just use a basic indoor antenna. I'm pretty much in  
>> the
>> center of the city and I don't think I need a rooftop antenna. Back  
>> when we
>> had a TV we got analog reception just fine on all channels off  
>> rabbit ears.
>
> Only if you are VERY close to your local antennas.  According to
> antennaweb.org, I'm 27-29 miles from the stations I watch, I got
> analog fine with rabbit ears, but have to re-orient the antenna based
> on which channel is tuned for digital.  That obviously doesn't work
> for scheduled recordings!

I am 12-15 miles away. I know there are people in my neighborhood  
getting HD off their old rabbit ears, so I expect I will be fine with  
any cheap-o indoor antenna.


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