How is the television reception with an antenna???

[dewilson58]

Does anyone still use a good old fashion antenna??? How is and what channels do you get??:clap2:

[cmfjr]

Does anyone still use a good old fashion antenna??? How is and what channels do you get??:clap2:
Bought a "special" one for HDTV and I ci
Old pick up a couple of stations during late evening and early morning only. I found it not worth the trouble and went w/ Comcast.

[LvmyPug2]

Tv receptio is vitually non existent without cable or satellite

[Midvale]

Right now I'm picking up 12 which is as good as it ever gets. Other times it will just be 5 or 6. I don't watch a lot of shows regularly so it's ok for my needs. If your TV is important to you, you probably won't like it.

Does anyone still use a good old fashion antenna??? How is and what channels do you get??:clap2:

[dewilson58]

Thanks............just purchased South of 466a, only going to be down a few weeks per year for a couple years..........might be an alternative.

[coconutmama]

Bought a "special" one for HDTV and I ci
Old pick up a couple of stations during late evening and early morning only. I found it not worth the trouble and went w/ Comcast.

This is exactly what happened to us. Took the antennae back & went w/Comcast. No regrets.

[DougB]

If you can get your spouse to stand on a chair with one leg stuck out with a pan on her head and one hand wrapped in aluminum foil while holding the antenna at a 57 degree angle, you may get a channel or two.

[DonH57]

If you can get your spouse to stand on a chair with one leg stuck out with a pan on her head and one hand wrapped in aluminum foil while holding the antenna at a 57 degree angle, you may get a channel or two.

LMAOROFL :1rotfl:

[dewilson58]

If you can get your spouse to stand on a chair with one leg stuck out with a pan on her head and one hand wrapped in aluminum foil while holding the antenna at a 57 degree angle, you may get a channel or two.
She said no.chilout

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

You can still get television reception with an antenna?

[asianthree]

if you have dish check with them our friends travel with their box and have the same channels as home

[RVRoadie]

Watch for a new company called Aereo (https://aereo.com/). Once they come to Orlando, you will be able to get local TV over the internet for about $12 per month.

Basically, you rent your own micro antenna in the Orlando Viewing Area, and then access that antenna over the internet.

[sailor47]

The web site shows availability in Miami. Could we use the Miami service in TV?

Tom

[beachx4me]

We have one and the reception is fantastic. Just as clear as with cable. My husband and a friend put it up. We get NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, RTV, MeTV, FOX, a channel that shows movies, probably about 50+ in all. Out of the total channels, we probably watch about 25-30, as a few are in Spanish. I really haven't even missed cable, and I sure don't miss the bill!!

[kbace6]

Tv receptio is vitually non existent without cable or satellite

I posted this link in a past thread. It is very helpful to determine how good your reception would be in any zipcode in the USA.

Digital TV Antenna Reception Map | Home Antenna - HOMEANTENNA.ORG (http://homeantenna.org/digital-antenna-reception-map.html)

[Virginians]

We have one and the reception is fantastic. Just as clear as with cable. My husband and a friend put it up. We get NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, RTV, MeTV, FOX, a channel that shows movies, probably about 50+ in all. Out of the total channels, we probably watch about 25-30, as a few are in Spanish. I really haven't even missed cable, and I sure don't miss the bill!!

We also love our free TV in TV. However NBC is lost 10% of the time and CBS a little more. Sounds like you are getting much better reception. I'm using an Omni-Directional Antenna just below rooftop level. I'm considering taking it up 12 feet or going to a stronger directional antenna which would require a rotor as stations are located in all directions from here. Very curious, what antenna are you using?

[Bruiser1]

You can still get television reception with an antenna?


I don't know about TV reception but I swear I hear Beatle Music around 10am on Fridays . I think I am pulling that off my screen in the Lanai!

Is Wolfman Jack in the Area?:posting:

[RichardC]

Recently bought in Tamarind Grove and will be Snowbirding for a while. Came down in August and tried an HD antenna but got poor results. Used a Slingbox hooked to my cable in CT and watched my local channels from there. If you have an Apple TV attached to your TV it will go from yourniPad to you TV. Check it out.

[Yung Dum]

What's good about an old fashioned antenna? All I remember is snow, horizontal and vertical lines and just plain lousy reception. Not to mention having only 12 channels, of which only 2 or 3 actually worked. Those were the days! Now I get 785 channels and there's still nothing good on. But the reception is great.

[KeepingItReal]

Now I get 785 channels and there's still nothing good on. But the reception is great.

:BigApplause:

And even then the time allotted for commercials seems to be more than the programming time..

[sailor47]

What's good about an old fashioned antenna? All I remember is snow, horizontal and vertical lines and just plain lousy reception. Not to mention having only 12 channels, of which only 2 or 3 actually worked. Those were the days! Now I get 785 channels and there's still nothing good on. But the reception is great.

The new digital system is way different than the old days. You either get a good picture or nothing. Nothing in between no snow or static.

So if it's possible to get TV OA it is free. That means we are free to have free TV or we can buy cable or satellite TV and still get nothing. The only difference is about $95.00 bucks a month.

I am anxious to see some of this newer technology so I can get free TV that I probably will not watch.

Tom

[donb9006]

The new digital system is way different than the old days. You either get a good picture or nothing. Nothing in between no snow or static.

So if it's possible to get TV OA it is free. That means we are free to have free TV or we can buy cable or satellite TV and still get nothing. The only difference is about $95.00 bucks a month.

I am anxious to see some of this newer technology so I can get free TV that I probably will not watch.

Tom

Most TV can be streamed over the internet. When my contract with Direct TV is up...I'm gone. TV does 2 things to me...makes me sleepy and makes me snack!

[sailor47]

Most TV can be streamed over the internet. When my contract with Direct TV is up...I'm gone. TV does 2 things to me...makes me sleepy and makes me snack!

I have hear this but I am technologically challenged. Will need help. Do I need a PC to do this or just an internet connection? I do use Ooma for my telephone and that is great and saves a bundle. If I can stream TV through the same connection I will be in fat city.

When you say nearly all does that include the major networks real time?

My Direct Contract is up next month. It has been the best service I have had but I am tired of Nearly $100.00 monthly bills for TV. Just Say-in.

Tom

[donb9006]

In your first post you say there's nothing to watch...and now you want to be able to stream the major networks in real time. Why? It's all garbage...lies and garbage. It's mindless entertainment. Read a book instead.

[Midvale]

The new digital system is way different than the old days. You either get a good picture or nothing. Nothing in between no snow or static.

Yep, that's it. Gorgeous HD or zilch. Only issue with that is a channel can be there one time and gone the next. In the old analog days it could go from a clear broadcast to a fuzzy one, but you could still watch it. You get no real feedback as you move an antenna around as far as signal strength. It does not get better or worse; just appears or disappears.

After fiddling with the indoor Mohu antenna the first few days I found a spot and just leave it alone. I'm content with what it picks up. Just a month without a cable tv or satellite bill more than pays for it and I can always subscribe to one of them in the future if I want. It is a flat 9"x11" piece of plastic, black on one side, white on the other. I hung it in a window with 2 suction cup hangers. I guess you can even mount it on a wall under a picture.

[CaptJohn]

I don't know about TV reception but I swear I hear Beatle Music around 10am on Fridays . I think I am pulling that off my screen in the Lanai!

Is Wolfman Jack in the Area?:posting:

Didn't your parents warn you about the Boogie man? :laugh:

[DougB]

Most TV can be streamed over the internet. When my contract with Direct TV is up...I'm gone. TV does 2 things to me...makes me sleepy and makes me snack!

You're supposed to watch it, not smoke it.

[Villager Audio Video]

I've done 4 or 5 attic antenna installs in The Villages with good results. Having said that, I'm working with a customer now and I'm installing a much larger antenna Tuesday. The 1st one didn't work at all at his home. Could be the power lines 500 yards from his home and directly in between his home and Orlando's broadcast towers.

[philnpat]

I've done 4 or 5 attic antenna installs in The Villages with good results. Having said that, I'm working with a customer now and I'm installing a much larger antenna Tuesday. The 1st one didn't work at all at his home. Could be the power lines 500 yards from his home and directly in between his home and Orlando's broadcast towers.

All my roof trusses are metal...as well as joists and framing. Do you think this would be a deal breaker for the use of an indoor antenna?

[OldManTime]

Does anyone still use a good old fashion antenna??? How is and what channels do you get??:clap2:

After seeing a HDTV Outdoor antenna for sale at Market of Morion for $60. I came home and bought the same, but better one for $32.00. Bought 2-10' 1/2" masts at lowe's, hooked it up and get about 21 stations, 6 of which are in Spanish, 3 are religious, and the others are good quality picture. Reception depends on rotating your antenna (remote) toward the signal, mine works best looking toward Ocala. I get NBC, ABC, CBS, and FOX, who needs more. So my one time investment is $60. Its limited to 2 TV hookups, i just might install another on my existing mast, then i can have 4 TV's

[beachx4me]

We also love our free TV in TV. However NBC is lost 10% of the time and CBS a little more. Sounds like you are getting much better reception. I'm using an Omni-Directional Antenna just below rooftop level. I'm considering taking it up 12 feet or going to a stronger directional antenna which would require a rotor as stations are located in all directions from here. Very curious, what antenna are you using?

Sorry, I missed this. Have been out of town. I responded to your email. But it all came from Radio Shack, high def antenna and a high-gain signal amplifier. We have been very satisfied. It was all total about $200 and it has more than paid for itself now.

Recently went to Renninger's at Mt. Dora and there is someone selling antennas with the rotor for $50.00. However all that works. I wasn't the installer, just the watcher!!!

[Villager Audio Video]

I've done 4 or 5 attic antenna installs in The Villages with good results. Having said that, I'm working with a customer now and I'm installing a much larger antenna Tuesday. The 1st one didn't work at all at his home. Could be the power lines 500 yards from his home and directly in between his home and Orlando's broadcast towers.

I installed a larger antenna in this customers attic earlier this week with great results. With smaller antenna I installed, we got NOTHING.

One of the major network channels was a little sketchy so I attached a signal amplifier and it cleared it up nicely. This antenna is feeding 3 TV's in this home.

Look at these results, 41 channels and this customer is about as far north in The Villages as you can get. I think we figured it out. :pepper2:

http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p641/TheVillagesAV/20130910_103231_zpsafc7be92.jpg (http://TheVillagesAV.com)

[asianthree]

I installed a larger antenna in this customers attic earlier this week with great results. With smaller antenna I installed, we got NOTHING.

One of the major network channels was a little sketchy so I attached a signal amplifier and it cleared it up nicely. This antenna is feeding 3 TV's in this home.

Look at these results, 41 channels and this customer is about as far north in The Villages as you can get. I think we figured it out. :pepper2:

http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p641/TheVillagesAV/20130910_103231_zpsafc7be92.jpg (http://TheVillagesAV.com)

oh wise one of tv's can you give a ball park for antenna...would be nice to use when we are down for three to six weeks without turning on comcast

[OldManTime]

I installed a HDTV antenna, get about 15 channels, but watch FOX, ABC, NBC most of the time. my 20' mast and antenna cost $50. with no monthly charges. I installed it.

[Villager Audio Video]

I really need to have a look before I commit to anything but typically around $200 (+/-) installed in the attic.

((Disclaimer: I cannot guarantee results as Ultra High Frequency radio wave reception is unpredictable. It's possible (although unlikely) that one home works great but the neighbors cant get anything. Having said that, If I cant get you the results we're after I'll take the antenna down and you're only out the labor. For what its worth, I haven't had a failed attempt yet. ))

[wisbad1]

We have one and the reception is fantastic. Just as clear as with cable. My husband and a friend put it up. We get NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, RTV, MeTV, FOX, a channel that shows movies, probably about 50+ in all. Out of the total channels, we probably watch about 25-30, as a few are in Spanish. I really haven't even missed cable, and I sure don't miss the bill!!

What kind of an antenna do you have? We just bought a house in Collier and were hoping to get some local stations with an antenna. Did you put it just by the tv or in the attic or roof?

Interested New Resident

[Villager Audio Video]

Look for UHF antennas in the 65+ mile range for best results

[2BNTV]

If you can get your spouse to stand on a chair with one leg stuck out with a pan on her head and one hand wrapped in aluminum foil while holding the antenna at a 57 degree angle, you may get a channel or two.

:1rotfl:

[jerseyvillager]

I am located near Cane Garden. The HDTV antenna does well with ABC, CBS, and Fox and a few others. NBC is iffy. The transmission towers which are located between Orlando and Sanford is where I pull from. The NBC transmitter is on the bottom of the totem pole and makes NBC difficult from my location. Streaming with HuluPlus and Roku gives me all the TV I need.

[jebartle]

If you thought about taking your show on the road....You ARE soooo funny!...
I still crack up over "giving peas a chance"



If you can get your spouse to stand on a chair with one leg stuck out with a pan on her head and one hand wrapped in aluminum foil while holding the antenna at a 57 degree angle, you may get a channel or two.