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MalibuMaxx

join:2007-02-06
Chesterton, IN
·Comcast

reply to BF69
Re: It's all about the Benjamins

The digital dropoff rate is much higher that analog... for those people they have to add amps and extra equipement... i.e. rotors... omnidirectional ant... etc... So thanks to this transition there still is confusion and most definity issues.

As for me I always had an amp and a huge antenna with a rotor so nothing affected me but in this area id say im a very small portion of the population around here that is "ready" for OTA signal.


BF69

join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN

said by MalibuMaxx See Profile :

The digital dropoff rate is much higher that analog... for those people they have to add amps and extra equipement... i.e. rotors... omnidirectional ant... etc... So thanks to this transition there still is confusion and most definity issues.

As for me I always had an amp and a huge antenna with a rotor so nothing affected me but in this area id say im a very small portion of the population around here that is "ready" for OTA signal.
MOST are ready. Think about it MOST people live within 25 miles of a big city. Those people need a simple indoor antenna to get channels in. People no longer getting channels in really weren't getting in those channels anyways. People think because they loss a very snowy picture they are losing something. These people SHOULD have had outdoor antenna and pre-amps and rotors in the first place.

Ok I live in a fringe area( 70 miles from Nashville ) so I need an outdoor antenna and an amp. Big deal. If you want a high quality DB 8 will run you $150-$200 and a high quality pre-amp is another $75-$100 max. What's that 2-3 months of cable service and that's basically a one time cost.

And actually you COULD build your own DB8. And for cheaper. hell right now I'm using a prototype DB2 I built and I'm watching Ch 2 out of Nashville right now( 4 PM ). A BD 2 is technically a 30 mile range antenna. Cost me $10 in parts to build plus $25 for the cheap wal-mart pre-amp. After June 12th the Ch 4 and Ch 5 signals will be stronger than Ch 2. At night I can get in Fox 17 and WB 58. Stations I supposedly can't get in according to antennaweb.org, DTv.gov and tvfool. This all of a DB2 I made with coat hangers and grill covers.

Anyone that thinks that people that watch TV OTA are LOSING out on anything is an idiot. No snow, a picture BETTER than cable. FREE HD if you have a HDTV and MORE channels. for example my local PBS stations now has 3 channels instead of one. Yeah MORE choices and a better picture sucks.
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