# HDTV Tuners

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**Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hdtv-tuners/41300/17 "2008-01-07T06:10:54Z")

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> [@neurokinetik](#):
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> The news is probably not shot in Hi-Def either.  
> …
> 
> Keep in mind this is a transition period, and not all broadcasts have adopted the 16:9 aspect ratio yet.
> 
> …but if your TV has a signal strength meter, experiment with antenna placement and aiming (the Antennaweb link shows most of your stations in the same direction, most of them are in E. Aurora, Fox is on Grand Island.) You should be able to get the best possible signal that way. Keep in mind that since the signal is digital, you’ll either have a good picture, or it’ll go all blocky and drop out. If it is fuzzy at times, it is because the camera they are using at that particular moment is a non-HD camera.

:word:

Rabbit ears will work as well as a Silversensor.

The only time you should bother with a more expensive - or even an “amplified” UHF antenna is if you’re trying to pull down stations from 20+ miles away.

I have two Silver sensors in my attic (one towards G.I. & one towards S.Bflo), with some line of sight issues I get 89 - 95% signal strength.

I setup rabbit ears @ my folks house in Cheektovegas, no line of sight issues. They get 75%+ signal strength on all.

So long as you can get ~65% signal, you’ll have the picture. Digital is all or nothing, no fuzziness.

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