Originally Posted by pbkmaine (Post 1080383)

Since location is important here, I will tell you that we are near the Savannah Center. Below is an out-of-order summary of the stations we get with the attic antenna Tom put in:
12 Spanish
8 Religious
NBC (Tom will tell you that this one is iffy, but we get it fine)
ABC
CBS
PBS
PBS Create (cooking, home repair, crafts, travel)
PBS World
FOX
CW
ME-TV (classic TV)
THIS (classic TV and movies)
LAFF (comedy)
HEARTLAND (country)
GRIT (westerns)
ESCAPE (true crime and movies)
MOVIES! (classic movies)
COZI (classic TV)
GET TV (oldies)
MY 65 (oldies and judge shows)
TV 27 (classic TV)
ANTEN (oldies)
BOUNCE (comedy, movies, talk shows, game shows)
BUZZR (classic game shows)
PBS ARTS
NASA
FLORIDA GOVERNMENT

You can find program information for most of these if you go to the TV Guide website, select "what's on", then "TV listings" then, next to "provider", select "change", then put in the zip code and select "antenna". The channels listed are not exactly the same , but there is about an 80% overlap. What I don't get, for example, are the Daytona PBS stations (I get Orlando and Cocoa Beach), ION, QVC and others.

This gives us what we need for network shows. We also are enjoying the old movies. In addition, we get Netflix, HuluPlus and Amazon Prime, which total less than $25 per month. If we are feeling spendy, we may put in Sling TV at another $20 per month, which will gives us ESPN, ESPN2 TBS and a bunch of other channels, like HGTV and History. We are on the fence about it currently. We do have a Roku box that unites and searches across all these extra services, which simplifies things. We also have fast internet through Comcast.

Originally Posted by Chellybean (Post 1080277)

you don't have to penetrate a roof you can go in the soffit and if you are on a gable mount that would be easy.
You are taking a position that you will not install antennas outside because YOU feel they are not attractive. not everyone feels the way you do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is fine and your prerogative.
It is also obvious that if you are putting an outside antenna in, then it should be above the roof line for the best reception.
That is the whole reason of going outside is to reduce the DB loss.
I also understand the challenges of installing an antenna 60 miles away from the broadcaster, this is why they make high gain antennas and amplifiers.
I am not sure i understand your point except you don't want to put any outside antenna on a rooftop, which is your prerogative.

Originally Posted by NavyNJ (Post 1080390)

Great info, PBK!! Thanks! That's the sort of stuff I was looking for, to try and decide if OTA was going to provide enough of the "critical mass" of programming for free (less the antenna & install), then just add, as you have, the other add-on's to round out the total pkg. I need to learn more about the Roku box and it's capabilities, too. Sounds like that might be a good option. Sling will likely be a must for us with sports, etc. Again, thks for all the good info!

Originally Posted by tuccillo (Post 1080734)

In addition to an over-the-air antenna, we have a couple of Roku3 boxes (roku.com). There are several thousand "channels" available but the most common ones are Netflix and Hulu+, and probably Amazon. The boxes need about 3-5 Mbits/sec internet download bandwidth (each) for Hi-Def. There are a bunch of similar boxes out there.

Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1080823)

I'm a cable cutter. I have Roku too. My go to channels are netflix, pbs, cbs news, twit, pandora for music, history
I have tried a few others but they don't hold my interest very long.
I also connect my laptop to the tv and watch Conan on youtube and tutorials as I need them to fix things, for recipes or learn something new.

I'd like to hear from other roku users who have found interesting channels they enjoy.