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nasadude

join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
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reply to Fluker

Re: Hello??

said by Fluker:

have you ever actually seen an hdtv signal OTA?

It just plays like a scratched dvd, or satelite during a light storm.

You'll see artifacts and some jumping, but it's not quite on or off like a light switch.

OTA HDTV is in the uhf band - you just need a good uhf antenna. I got one for about $25, it's small and worked like a champ.

with regard to quality, I never had problems with picture quality except during storms. In fact, OTA HD looks better than satellite or cable because it's not compressed as much.

scooper

join:2000-07-11
Youngsville, NC
kudos:2
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·Embarq Now Centu..

Bad answer -
WHEN the analog is shutoff, the Digital TV range will be in the exact same frequencies as the current 2-51. Since 2-13 are VHF - that puts your statement inaccurate in the first place.

Another thing - due to some issues, channels 2-6 will generally be avoided by commercial TV broadcasters when possible. But channel 7-13 are quite desireable - lower power required than the UHF band, yet relatively free of the problems of 2-6. What channels your TV stations will be on after Feb 17, 2009 depends on several things, but there are sources for that out on the net. nasadude - you better do some checking....



bobb cobb

@sbcglobal.net

There are stations using vhf for their digital broadcast. WFAA (ABC)in Dallas is one of them.


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