[Virginians]

Originally Posted by 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!!

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]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

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?

[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]

Originally Posted by Yung Dum

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

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

[sailor47]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by sailor47

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]

Originally Posted by donb9006

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]

Originally Posted by Bruiser1

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?

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

[DougB]

Originally Posted by donb9006

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]

Originally Posted by TheVillagesAV.com

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]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

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

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