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On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 04:48:58 GMT, "None" <nowhere@none.net> wrote:
>Now when you said rabbit ears I got rabbit ears.
>You mean I may be able to pick up HDTV broadcasts with rabbit ears?
>Recommend a set that may work the best if true.
>"Diver" <Diver@Home.com> wrote in message
>news:4176ed1f.199817125@news.sf.sbcglobal.net...
>> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 04:07:11 GMT, "None" <nowhere@none.net> wrote:
>>
>>>So my Hughes DTV receiver will decode the air signal with a regular
>>>antenna?
>>>"Bill Sharpe" <billsharpe@nsadelphia.net> wrote in message
>>>news:nIOdnSQay5PpQOjcRVn-gw@adelphia.com...
>>>>
>>>> <the_professor@atbi.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:k4nbn0djgjumt2kfauv09l25s0fn4m69tu@4ax.com...
>>>> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 02:42:58 GMT, "None" <nowhere@none.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Being new to HDTV, I have DTV and the picture is stunning for the HDTV
>>>>>channels (all 6 of them). Problem is, a lot of the local channels that
>>>>>advertise HDTV (Fox especially for Sports) are not available on HDTV in
>>>>>my
>>>>>region.
>>>>>Now I understand you can recieve the HDTV signal via air.
>>>>>I went to Circuit City this week where I bought my Hughes HDTV DTV
>>>>>reciever,
>>>>>and they tell me that I need to buy another receiver (~$300) to decode
>>>>>the
>>>>>air broadcasts, and that a regular antenna will work as well. Is this
>>>>>all
>>>>>true and the best way to go? Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think you will find a place to hook your antenna into the back of
>>>> your Hughes.
>>>>
>>>> ------
>>>> Depends on what type of DTV receiver you have. I know they mention local
>>>> HDTV channels with OTA antenna on their web site.
>>>>
>>>> Bill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> Bought the SamSung SIR-TS360 because it has inputs for OTA, Cable and
>> Satellite. Works just fine for OTA with rabbit ears. (San Francsico
>> Bay Area)
>
In my Market I get FOX, CBS, NBC, KGO and PBS HDTV all from a pair of
rabbit ears plugged into my SamSung SIR-TS360. The broadcasts on
these channels are digital but do not have to be high definition, but
they usually are. My monitor is a panosonic 32inch CT-32HC43. I had
Comcast but dumped them when their HD receiver didn't seem to include
OTA digital. Also have a Toshiba DVD/Tivo combination but it doesn't
record High Def so I use it very little. I've been looking for a
bigger monitor but can't find a better picture than mine. I saw a
36inch Sony but it wasn't showing a high def signal so I can't say if
it would be any better ($1700 at my local cheap electronics store, and
I don't think $1700 for an additional 4inches diagonal is worth it).
I've got a three CPU complex network with one platform running a $500
Graphics card but the card is built for gamming, not HDTV. I'd like
to connect the PC to the SamSung receiver and record/playback High Def
but I can't seem to find the right graphics capture card nor any SDK
(Sofware Developers Kit) to support one. My recommendation is that
you go to your local electronics stores and view their pictures. Make
sure that they are showing High Def signals and also make sure that
there's lots of motion in their broadcast. Watch out for pixelation
around the movement for the Plasma/Lcd models.
Lots of work to get the right mix but if you keep up the search your
in for a stunning picture.
IMHO
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