 darciliciousCyber LibrarianPremium
join:2001-01-02
Forest Grove, OR
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 ·Frontier FiOS
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Re: HD from PC? Currently, local stations on Comcast are available via clear (unencrypted) QAM but it probably won't be for much longer. They're definitely headed in the direction of getting those encrypted too.
You're probably better off getting a relatively cheap ATSC USB tuner that will pick up your local stations over the air with an antenna. Windows Media Center should work with one of those. And if not, if you get a Hauppauge tuner, they typically ship their own software that makes live TV viewing pretty easy.
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 onebadmofoRepost These Nuts In Your Mouth.Premium
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Reading, PA
kudos:1 | What type of antenna? Roof top? Or would indoor work fine? And what about those "HD/TV" antennas, are they any good? Or are they Bullshit?
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darciliciousCyber LibrarianPremium
join:2001-01-02
Forest Grove, OR
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·Frontier FiOS
| The type of antenna (indoor, attic, or outdoor) really depends on your local environment (obstacles, hills, distance from towers, etc).
You can use tools like:
»www.tvfool.com/index.php?option=···temid=29
and
»www.antennaweb.org/Address.aspx
to see what your reception might be like.
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 ·TekSavvy DSL
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said by onebadmofo:What type of antenna? Roof top? Or would indoor work fine? And what about those "HD/TV" antennas, are they any good? Or are they Bullshit?
The signals you will get "off the air" is totally dependent on your location and height above average terrain. Where I am, I get 3 OTA channels. If I were to move 3 km south, that would give me an additional 300 feet height above average terrain, and an additional dozen or so stations. Basic rule for UHF: the higher the antenna, the better.
Go to tvfool.com and put in your coordinates. It's reasonably accurate, and you'll get an idea of what's out there and in which direction. Try the settings for what would be a "rooftop antenna" first, and see. You can then play with antenna height (tower) to see what you'll get in addition, and where diminishing returns occurs.
Since most signals now are UHF based, everything is considered "line of sight". The signals aren't cooperative "bending", but they "bounce".
As DKS said, that box is an adapter only. As you can see, it converts to analog channel 3 or 4, so you're getting NTSC format. Sorry, no hi-def there.  The "IR in" is strictly for an external IR remote receiver.
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