calhockey10 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I recently cancelled my cable and am going to try the $35 a month playstation vue tv and use the antenna for the local channels. What is the best HD indoor antenna you guys have used or prefer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Where I previously lived, I bought a good outdoor/attic antenna with good ratings. It worked very, very well. http://www.walmart.com/search/?query=attic%20antenna&sort=rating_high&cat_id=3944_1060825_133270_4536 Now, I use amplified rabbit ears, which work ok. However, sometimes, I get impatient when reception is not as good, and it makes me think about going and getting another outdoor/attic antenna. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Can you put one in the attic? As said, outside best then attic then indoors. See antennaweb.org to see what you need for your location. I used a DB-4 from solidsignal.com in GA and a blade in the attic here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 If your TV stations' transmission towers are not in the same direction, you should look at omni-directional antennas. As I understand them, directional are better than omni-directional if you can go the directional route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swapface Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 When I cut the cord over 3 years ago I went with this antenna ClearStream and have been very pleased with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcobob Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I do occasional antenna installs and use Denny's TV Antenna Source - Outdoor TV antennas exclusively for hardware and factual advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatgrass Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) When local stations went to digital broadcast I switched to one of these. It is proposed as an RV antenna, but I wanted a small profile hanging off the chimney. Prior to this I had one of their SquareShooters, but it was UHF only. This is small enough it should easily fit in the attic. It is directional, but luckily most everything around here broadcasts from "antenna hill". Edited March 30, 2016 by flatgrass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 If you require a bit more info (tons) check the AVS forum for your area. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calhockey10 Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 Thanks I looked at the AVS forums they suggested running a tvfools.com test to see what antenna was needed. All of the local channels were in the green for indoor antenna so I must be kind of close to where they are broadcasting from. http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d51349abe901627 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktate Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Well my story is a little different. My son who lives an Garden city which is a LOOOONG way from Kansas city stations gets more channels than me. I get maybe 3 and not very good...I got more with ant. made from a coat hanger..lol. Not sure why since I bought a ant. from parts express and mounted it on a 6ft tri pod pole with rotor which my old FM ant was on. I was wondering if the coax cable which is really old could be a factor in the lack or reception? But what is strange it picks up HD Radio for my Sony HD Receiver real good. I also tried the FM ant. first before ordering this so called HDTV joke ant. [lol] So next thing on the list is to replace the coax and see what happens. Always wondered why SONY stopped making that little HD Radio unit and have you seen the prices on those now? WOW Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivervalleymgb Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Just remember that with an amp, you amplify the noise as well as the signal. I never found it to be a problem, but each area is different. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolz Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I agree with UNSRET check out the website. It will provide you with all of the information you need for your location. The type of antenna used will vary with the frequencies broadcast by the stations you are trying to receive and the distance from the stations to your home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) How do you guys get sports like on espn and nbcsn, etc? Web streaming subscriptions? Plus channels with the cool shows like FX for the Americans and history for Vikings? Edited March 30, 2016 by oldtimer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 How do you guys get sports like on espn and nbcsn, etc? Web streaming subscriptions? Plus channels with the cool shows like FX for the Americans and history for Vikings? Football is all I care to watch during football season. All the home team's games are aired locally. I don't watch basketball, except for home or close-to-home teams in the play-offs. Sometimes, they are local, and other times, I might catch them at somebody else's house, or if it's not that big a deal to miss, I just skip it and don't worry about it. There are some other good programs we non-subscribers miss; no doubt. But we don't really find that much interest in even the "good" programs. There are other things to do to fill the time. TV is almost reduced to background noise for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Cable cutting came easy. Living temporarily in the old family home that belongs now to my brother I have found that I am perfectly content with Netflix and Amazon Prime. I have no interest watching sports so that helps, I guess. Several channels available OTA but I have no way to skip commercials and being commercial free for many years I find it intolerable. Useful only in a major news event. Actually, I don't watch much. The PAW watches and I watch a few things with her we share, but without her here (she's selling the house down south) I just watch the Star Trek on Netflix with my son and there is still a lot of "Voyager" left, then Deep Space 6, and SG Enterprise so we have quite a few to go. Other than, mostly documentaries and an occasional movie with him. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I watch sports and a few series. I can do without the rest but it seems difficult to cut the cord and retain what I enjoy. Most of what I watch is not OTA. Plus I still need phone and internet service. I think my options are limited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Another option for some folks to stream is KODI 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 IMPORTANT:The official Kodi version does not contain any content what so ever. This means that you should provide your own content from a local or remote storage location, DVD, Blu-Ray or any other media carrier that you own. Additionally Kodi allows you to install third-party plugins that may provide access to content that is freely available on the official content provider website. The watching or listening of illegal or pirated content which would otherwise need to be paid for is not endorsed or approved by Team Kodi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I have cable, but my smart TV's also pick up all of the antenna channels. So it has channels that are labeled "Cable" and others that are labeled "Antenna" The antenna channels take a second to pull in. Is the TV using the coaxial cable as an antenna? If not, how is it picking up the antenna channels? The TV's are Samsung if that matters. Cable is worthless and I'd like to get rid of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 We have one of those. If you set the tv to antenna you get the OTA stuff. It's handy when cable goes out. Channels are very limited though. There is a separate antenna in the form of a flat plate which depending upon placement works. If you are close enough to the broadcast signal you might not need the plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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