HDTV Tuners

[nitroinsane]

@neurokinetik

All there is to using the built-in tuner is connect a decent UHF antenna to it. Then do an auto-program on your TV searching for digital channels. That’s it.

Don’t spend extra money on an antenna that says “HD” because all the HD channels are being broadcast digitally on the UHF frequencies. Go with a roof antenna if you can.

I’ve got a small indoor antenna, and only get 5 HD channels right now (since Fox is one of them, I’ve already got 95% of the content I want, at no cost), but they do come in either 720P or 1080i, and they look great when true HD content is being broadcast (NFL football on Fox looks great, as does all the stuff they broadcast on PBS.)

Actually, I should go pick up some coax and move my antenna up to the attic and see if I can pick up the rest of the locals.

if u want some coax i have boxes and boxes 3ghz rg6

[Djs87]

For those of you who had a good experience with the phillips silver sensor, congratulations. From where I live, its the biggest piece of shit ive ever used my entire life. It picked up channel 2, and thats it. Im taking it back to circuit city and getting my $60 back asap. What a horrible investment! Damn…I hooked up a a freakin stone age antenna to my tv and it picks up 8 digital channels and more analog. What did it cost me? Not a penny cus it was laying around in the freakin closet. Ugh…

[walter]

@Nikuk

not rly. Again, you either recieve the signal or not.

I didn’t say it had anything to do with clarity, I understand the concept of a digital signal :smash2:

[Nikuk]

@Nikuk

Rabbit ears will work, assuming that you have a $2 compass & are not surrounded by high rises . Seriously.

@Djs87

…I hooked up a a freakin stone age antenna to my tv and it picks up 8 digital channels and more analog. What did it cost me? Not a penny cus it was laying around in the freakin closet. Ugh…

:gotme:

Silver Sensors are HIGHLY directional. You almost need to use a compass to aim them. Trial & error will be cumbersome @ best.

With mine (Silver Sensor knockoffs @ $20 ea), a change of 5* can drop out 2,4,7.

[Carbonfiberhooded]

@Djs87

For those of you who had a good experience with the phillips silver sensor, congratulations. From where I live, its the biggest piece of shit ive ever used my entire life. It picked up channel 2, and thats it. Im taking it back to circuit city and getting my $60 back asap. What a horrible investment! Damn…I hooked up a a freakin stone age antenna to my tv and it picks up 8 digital channels and more analog. What did it cost me? Not a penny cus it was laying around in the freakin closet. Ugh…

Its all about the range of the antenna. I guess you just live too far away. I’ve found that a good element antenna works best for people who live in the boonies.

50+ elements is good for ~100 miles from the tower
30-40 elements ~70 miles from the tower

[Bigairskier1580]

From EA, we could pick up CBC on certain days, which was great for high def hockey. It was a directional motorrized antenna though.