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Old 07-17-2014, 02:23 PM
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Hi Folks,

We did a few things to the new house. Here are the contractors we liked.

Pulldown stairs: Tim Miller
Epoxy coating on garage floor: Tim Miller
Over-the-air antenna mounted in attic: Tom at TheVillagesAV.com
Wall mounting two LCD TVs: Tom at TheVillagesAV.com
Pullout drawers in kitchen: Custom Drawers
Gutters: Hills
Blinds: 48 Hour Blinds
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what is an over the air antennae and what are the phone numbers and cost...can you share this info...many thanks.
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An over-the-air antenna is like in the good old days when you got TV for free with an antenna on your roof. Tom at TheVillagesAV.com (352.388.1677) installs a pretty high tech antenna in your attic and you can pull in about 50 stations from Orlando. We were primarily interested in the ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox affiliates. Those channels, and others, are broadcast in uncompressed HD for a perfect picture. We use the over-the-air antenna and a Roku box (streaming Netflix and Hulu+) for TV instead of cable or satellite. Tom did and excellent job and I thought his price was quite reasonable.

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Thanks we are getting ready to use Tim Miller for some projects.
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Thanks for sharing the info. Neighbors helping neighbors. Well done.
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An over-the-air antenna is like in the good old days when you got TV for free with an antenna on your roof. Tom at TheVillagesAV.com (352.388.1677) installs a pretty high tech antenna in your attic and you can pull in about 50 stations from Orlando. We were primarily interested in the ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox affiliates. Those channels, and others, are broadcast in uncompressed HD for a perfect picture. We use the over-the-air antenna and a Roku box (streaming Netflix and Hulu+) for TV instead of cable or satellite. Tom did and excellent job and I thought his price was quite reasonable.
Do you mind divulging his price? Did he provide the antenna in that?

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I believe Tom installed the following antenna:

https://www.antennasdirect.com/store...v-antenna.html

He also installed an amplifier since the signal was being split 4-ways. If you had more than 4 TVs, he would use a different amplifier than he used with my home.

Tom's price is an all-inclusive price: antenna, amplifier, and hooks into your coax cable from the low-voltage panel in your garage. I don't like giving out other peoples prices but let me say that I thought he was very reasonable, particularly since I suspect he can get the parts cheaper than you and I can since he buys more than a single antenna and amplifier. Tom is excellent and lives and breathes this stuff. As much as I like to do stuff myself, having Tom do it was a no-brainer.

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Tom's price is an all-inclusive price: antenna, amplifier, and hooks into your coax cable from the low-voltage panel in your garage.
Thanks, Tuccillo - I'll give Tom a call
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Here's my list....so far. I highly recommend these contractors

Homewatch - Redwitch (Dee Parsens)
Linai remodel - KB Construction (Matt)
Painting - Investment Painting Contractors - Chris
TV Mount - The Villages AV - Tom
Attic Stairs - Cunningham's Home Services - Don
Cart Rental - Rent Me (Don Cunningham)
Solar Tubes - The Solar Guys
Cabinet LED Lighting - Hayes Electric
Tile and Back Splash - Alexander Tile and Marble - James
Pool Service - T & D
Lawn Service - Stellar
Cart Repair - Joe's Cart Service
Housekeeping - LM Housekeeping Services
Water Softener System - Glacier Water

I was lucky enough to find all these services from many posts and recommendations on TOTV. This is a great service to anyone who is new to TV or considering improvements to their home.
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An over-the-air antenna is like in the good old days when you got TV for free with an antenna on your roof. Tom at TheVillagesAV.com (352.388.1677) installs a pretty high tech antenna in your attic and you can pull in about 50 stations from Orlando. We were primarily interested in the ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox affiliates. Those channels, and others, are broadcast in uncompressed HD for a perfect picture. We use the over-the-air antenna and a Roku box (streaming Netflix and Hulu+) for TV instead of cable or satellite. Tom did and excellent job and I thought his price was quite reasonable.
GREAT,..... Thanks so much for sharing that with us. I never knew that was possible
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Thank you for all the recommendations. We will be there on Friday and will be needing some help I am sure.
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Thanks for the info. Keep it coming!
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Would like to express my thanks to all the folks who sent in references recommending Village AV for installing flat screen wall TV's. All the references were very good ones so I didn't even hesitate for a second to immediately call them for their service. I can't say enough about how pleased I was with the way Tom at The VillagesAV.com was on time, very knowledgeable, spotless, friendly, (the whole package) in installing, July 26, my 55" wall television exactly the way I wanted it. Not to mention the very good price. Thanks for TOTV for making this all available to us, and thanks to all of you for making this experience one that was satisfying and comfortable. Such a commitment to great customer service is to be commended to all involved. Thanks again.
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