[mythtv-users] Hardware questions

[Krzysztof Adamski]

On Tue, 2008-21-10 at 20:26 -0400, 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? 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 ?
> 
> I just purchased an HVR-1600 from best buy so I can test it with my
> parents' Rogers digital box (30 days to return so I can at least try
> the setup out and see what it would be like).

The main thing is no monthly fees, and the best HD anywhere. Since you
are in GTA I can answer with more details. To get the Canadian channels
you point your antenna at the CN Tower. If you are lucky (like me)
Buffalo is in the same direction and you will get the US networks. If
they are in different directions then you may need two antennas. If you
are in an apartment building facing north then you are out of luck. The
location and height of the antenna will depend where you are located.
You can use:
 http://www.tvfool.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29
to see what stations you should be able to receive from your location.

As far as what channels are available, go here for the list:

http://www.remotecentral.com/hdtv/

Also you can read this FAQ for general info about OTA HDTV:

http://www.remotecentral.com/hdtv/faq.htm

K