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Interesting article on how to get HD channels over the air...


http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/640344#Comments


I currently don't have cable and just downloading shows and using a normal antennae? I'm going to upgrade but not sure where I should get a good HD antennae....

Anybody have a HD antennae?
If so where did you get it? And how much?
 
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There have been a number of threads on OTA and antennas, try the Search at the top of the page.

Even rabbit ears should pull in CBC (5) and CTV (9) and maybe TVO (19) and City (57) but you may need an additional UHF antenna for any channel numbers higher than 13. If your TV has only cable input, you'll need a little converter/transformer between it and the antenna. Total investment to try it out about $25 at Circuit City. You'll also have to tell your TV that the incoming signal's not the big strong clean cable one, but a messy antenna signal. Usually that's an on-screen menu, sometimes a back of the box switch.

The real question is whether your set puts the old analogue pix on the screen or newer digital†. IF you get 19—which is tax-supported and won't have money to go digital til 2011—you may need a converter box to feed digital info to your TV. But IF everyone else is screamingly crisp and clean, then your set's accepting digital when available and analogue if not.

Analogue OTA is subject to ghosting and snow when signal levels are weak, but some sorta pic usually comes thru. Weak digital signals freeze, pixilate, lose sound and go black.

†All US stations must go digital by June, AFAIK, for the channels reaching the GTA they're all digital now, as are Canadian stations wanting to reach American markets, although it's optional before 2011. Some broadcast in both modes.
 
Thanks oldjones...

I did read some of those threads (and I do know about the search option:rolleyes:)....

There wasn't much info on what companies make them and where I could get a good HD antennae...

I just want to hear some reviews from anybody using a Digital Antennae....
 
I still use a CRT TV. Will a hi def antenna work with this kind of TV or do you have to have a plasma/LCD TV with high resolution.
 
Kilgore Trout said:
I still use a CRT TV. Will a hi def antenna work with this kind of TV or do you have to have a plasma/LCD TV with high resolution.
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You need a digital TV tuner, available for $50 & up.and an antenna .The converter looks like the older cable converter boxes. they usually have several outputs, cable, component etc. Those signals are compatible with older sets. higher end units will have hdmi output, those signals are compatible with "HD Ready" sets.
As I understand , New sets(unless otherwise noted) have HD capable tuners & would not require any other converters.
 
Kilgore Trout said:
I still use a CRT TV. Will a hi def antenna work with this kind of TV or do you have to have a plasma/LCD TV with high resolution.
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NO!

You need to have a HI-DEF TV with built in tuner. And only in some areas
you can pick up the OTA HI-DEF channels.
In some areas people have been able to receive up to 18 channels.

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Gentle Ben said:
Totally false,.
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Correct! I didn't know about the digital TV tuner.

Thanks for being gentle, Ben :) ...........................................I'll end you
 
Gentle Ben said:
You need a digital TV tuner, available for $50 & up.and an antenna .The converter looks like the older cable converter boxes. they usually have several outputs, cable, component etc. Those signals are compatible with older sets. higher end units will have hdmi output, those signals are compatible with "HD Ready" sets.
As I understand , New sets(unless otherwise noted) have HD capable tuners & would not require any other converters.
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Okay, thanks for that info.
 
Try googling, or even searching in these forums (sic; fora) for "ATSC" or "ATSC Toronto", "ATSC Ontario", etc.

I've got an HD tuner in my computer, and I can hook up a cheaper HD antenna I got at The Source to pick up CBC_HD, Omni1 & 2 HD, and almost pick up a few others (*) here in Ottawa.

If your HD tuner has an antenna in, you should be able to do the same: just plug in a compatible antenna, and scan for channels. And ignore the folks who don't realize that Hi-Def over the air (OTA) isn't the same as standard def over the air TV.

*-Signal strong enough to identify the station, but not strong enough to receive the picture.
 
So I'm quite happy w/ my Insignia digital tuner box, Toshiba CRT TV and old Active Surplus GE antenna on the chimmney here in Riverdale EXCEPT I have only gotten PBS one solitary day.

I must have my Antiques Roadshow, anyone doing better?
 
I got a Panasonic Plasma...Its got a Digital Tuner inside....

I have a normal antennae that I had from my old TV....It gets the local stations and some American ones but its inconsistent....

And on days with bad weather I can't get the American HD ones....

Its not that strong and I would like to get a stronger one....


The SaveandReplay store is the one mentioned in the Toronto Star article so I am thinking of checking it out.....

Wondering what antenna I need and how much I need to spend to get the best reception?
 
It's going to be mandated in Canada in 2011 not sure if it's worth it right this moment. Antenna's should come down in price.
 
For an analog CRT TV is this the type of digital converter box that I need to buy?
http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10118281&catid=21978

And for an HDTV antenna is this the type of antenna that I have to get?
http://www.mountsandmore.com/HDTV-Antennas-C63946.html?refid=OV8297.hd+outdoor+antenna

And if that is the type of HDTV antenna I need, can someone tell me where in the GTA I would have to go to purchase one because I don't want to do a mail order thing and get it shipped from the U.S.
Thanks.
 
Kilgore Trout said:
For an analog CRT TV is this the type of digital converter box that I need to buy?
http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10118281&catid=21978

And for an HDTV antenna is this the type of antenna that I have to get?
http://www.mountsandmore.com/HDTV-Antennas-C63946.html?refid=OV8297.hd+outdoor+antenna

And if that is the type of HDTV antenna I need, can someone tell me where in the GTA I would have to go to purchase one because I don't want to do a mail order thing and get it shipped from the U.S.
Thanks.
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Try the SaveandReplay Store.....

DOTD posted the link above....


They seem to have a wide variety of HD antennaes....

Oh yeah....I live in an apartment so I probably need to get an Indoor HD antennae.....
 
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