Pat Donnelly Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 Considering putting up an antenna to cut $100/month to DishNetwork and better yet, get an improved HDTV picture and sound. I borrowed a small Terk antenna for comparative purposes and was impressed with the picture quality improvement. It will be a few more weeks before we install a roof top antenna but thought I would share a few links for anyone interested: http://www.tvfool.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 Enter your address and antenna height to see what channels are available. http://antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx http://www.highdefforum.com/index.php Find out what's showing OTA in your area, just enter your zip code . . . http://www.titantv.com/ http://www.winegard.com/offair/index.php DTV and HDTV received through an antenna provides a higher quality picture than cable or satellite with no compression. HDTV broadcasts also offer room filling, ultra realistic 5.1 channel digital surround sound. http://www.antennacraft.net/index.html Most cable or satellite companies rebroadcast on a limited amount of bandwidth. They can only place a certain amount of channels on their system. Most systems are already at their max. They have two options, spend big bucks to update their system or start compressing the signals. Most are compressing. This results in lower resolution images. An off-air antenna gives you the highest resolution broadcast available from the broadcast station, and for FREE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Ace* Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 I think having the antenna is a good thing to have on top of the dish. You can't just beat HD on Demand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 Thanks Pat.. I have been on HDTV for quite sometime.. with antenna -- just a small one sitting near the TVs == I have three in the house.. most days are great...when the weather changes - heavy rain sometimes I loose a channel or have to move the antenna. Can't complain for Free Airwaves.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawndoggy Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 I'd totally be down for that, esp because the computer can act as a dvr and I've got an HDMI out to the tv. Unfortunately the Mrs. is dvr-dependent and can't imagine functioning without her current dtv dvr. Gah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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