[mythtv-users] ATSC antenna recomendations

[John P Poet]

On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 1:21 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

Noooooo!  Don't do it!  Sorry, but my experience with Turk is terrible.

They are basically the Monster Cable of antennas.  In other words, way
over priced for what you get.

If you must limit yourself to an internal antenna, get a Silver Sensor.

http://www.amazon.com/Philips-PHDTV1-Silver-Digital-Antenna/dp/B0007XDI54/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882641220&Tpk=PHDTV1

Unless, come February, you need Hi-VHF, the Silver Sensor has the best
rep out there for an indoor antenna.  If you do need Hi-VHF, then I
don't know what indoor antenna to recommend.

It does look like they have come out with a new version of the Silver
Sensor which adds VHF, but I don't know anything about it:

http://www.amazon.com/Philips-PHDTV3-Indoor-Amplified-Antenna/dp/B000B58VNM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1226953830&sr=1-1

You can check tvfool to see whether you will need Hi-VHF come February:

http://tvfool.com/

John
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