We were able to get the Fox channel out of Ocala with a directional indoor antenna and two pre-amps. Every so often the picture would freeze up due to atmospheric conditions. Most of the time it worked fine. We broke down and went with Comcast but are still considering a high gain directional to put in the garage crawl space. We are in the Village of St. James.

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Not to trash anyone, but the people who said you will not get any reception are wrong. I broke out my HDTV antenna just to prove it to myself. I will post a list of channels when I can get a chance. But I can tell you ABC, CBS and a bunch of others come in crystal clear.

Below is a site for a state-of-the-art HDTV antenna which I purchased today. I'll let you know how it performs. I don't mind spending a few bucks if it will eventually allow to cut the cable/dish connection.

You need to click on the icon (lower left side to get the URL)

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Mohu-Ultimate-Amplified-Indoor-Antenna/dp/B00APPDX86/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370979024&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Leaf+Ultimate™+HDTV+Antenna]Amazon.com: Mohu Leaf Ultimate Amplified Indoor HDTV Antenna: Electronics[/ame]

JerseyVillager, I'm very interested in hearing how good your reception is with the new antenna you just bought. Orlando is 60 miles away and the range on the antenna you indicted you purchased states the range limit is 50 miles. Please, please post your experience after you test out your new antenna. I live south of 466a on the eastern side, nearest Orlando.

I have an Apple TV so my only connection is an internet connection that was recently $19.99/month through Comcast. Through my Apple TV I watch Netflix so I am commercial free which is a HUGE plus. I don't have HULU yet but am considering it. I also piggyback onto my parents Bright House subscription so I can watch Fox News through the internet on my iPads anywhere in my house or linai or I can watch it through my TV through my iPad and Apple TV. I don't have dish or cable anymore which is fantastic and liberating. When I had cable/dish, I hated paying for all the programming I didn't want and I really hated watching the same inane commercials over and over until I felt like throwing the TV out the front door.

Looks like a great antenna. Please keep us posted with your results.

I already posted that I was able to pull in over 30 channels. The is the antenna I use [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Terk-Amplified-High-Definition-Antenna-Reception/dp/B0007MXZB2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370990376&sr=8-1&keywords=terk+antenna"]the antenna I have[/ame].

I don't know why Antennaweb is so sparse, unless I just happen to be in a perfect area. I'm in St James, across St Charles from Southern Star. We do look out over the Villages so maybe we do have good antenna visibility.

Antennapoint.com is a little more realistic and it shows, as I experienced, all major networks except NBC. But I like Tvfool.com, it helps in aiming the antenna.

Digital broadcast is a noticeably better picture. I always assumed that but now that I have Dish I can see the difference. Both Cable and Satellite do compression. It's definitely better on my 60" in New York. I assume it would be equally obvious on my smaller (40" maybe) in The Villages.

I have a Magnavox DVR, similar to this one [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Magnavox-MDR537H-F7-Recorder-Black/dp/B009L0409C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370990813&sr=8-1&keywords=magnavox+dvr"]this one[/ame]. Nothing like a cable or satellite box, you have to program like the old VCR days, but it does the job. I used a small PC for Hulu, CBS.com, NBC.com, ABC, etc. Worked great. I'm sure all TV will be over the internet in a few short years. Hopefully, two or less, when my Dish contract expires.

If you'd like to see it, I'd be happy to show anyone when we come back down, Oct maybe.

Has anyone successfully picked up Orlando's WESH-ME, Channel 2.2, in The Villages with an antenna? Believe it's VHF.

There is no longer any VHS television, all moved to UHF with Digital upgrade. They kept old channel numbers to avoid confusion. Remember, you will need a digital to analog converter.

The VHF frequencies are being auctioned off for mobile radio to make money for US Government.