What is the best way to get local channels?
284337
Call Directv and give them a local address. At first a zip code was good enough. Some techs require a physical address,your rv park address will work. If your in the sticks use any local address it just needs to be a real address with zip code.
284338
The only way to get local channels if you are in an RV and mobile; if you have Direct TV is to apply for the license and select east or west coast. The fee is approx. $15. and takes at least three weeks for approval. Then you need to have a separate account for your RV so that you can suspend the home account. Works well and choose your coastal choice based on where you will be travelling.
284339
we had numerous problems with this item.. we had to call direct .. they came from way down by seattle and it cost us several hundreds of dollars to set it up.. then next time we went camping it did the same thing.. so we returned it and used our old one and forgot about hd...
284340
We use an over the air antenna for the local channels. It picks up around 20 channels and they are all high definition.
284341
you have to call and let Directv know where you are. They will guide you through the process. We use our antennae most of the time and switch back and forth.sw
1153718
I'm using DirecTV with mine so I'm not sure if you'll require an antenna to receive the local channel feed.
2188721
It has a digital tuner, so you can hook this directly to an antenna and pick up local over the air HD channels
1499905
No. It picks up only local channels in your area. Has a "search" that will auto select any / all in your area. But no, no proper cable channels.
867458
I had the same issue last year with Bright House Networks in Orlando, FL - I refused to pay the additional $2 monthly fee PER converter box (which is leased from the cable provider - not even yours to keep, for a little box!!) so I use this antenna on my TVs and I now access local channels at no additional monthly cost!!
1390848
Yes local only. We live 30 miles from 4 stations and we receive 2 of them. I have three of these radios and really like them all. Good reception on both AM and FM also.
1518877
If you are in an area with over the air broadcast, then yes you will receive those local channels. You are not going to receive cable TV.
597911
I ended up returning mine as I could not hardly get any of my local channels to come in. It may have something to do with the newer televisions work the best receiving digital signals so if the channels you are trying to get to come in are not strong enough the TV set may just agnor the weak signal.
1581243
If you can get local channels on your TV you can use the IR blaster to change the TV channel
1825367
I haven't actually done so, but messing around with it, seems like it would pick up local channels if it had an antenna connected to it. Hope this is somewhat helpful.
1965845
Provided you have the digital converter box that is now needed to pick up local TV Stations this should work fine. At TVofyourlife.com we are always glad to help.
228238
I also get local channels from Dish. This unit will still get any off air channels within range including the ones on dish
1096835
we get all the channels except local channels, in RV we get all channels and the local channels. At next location, you will get all channels and the new location local channels. My reception is great but dish gave me 7 different #'s to use and finally spent $95. for a tech to set up.
2126164
Satellite only..... they make a digital antenna (Jack Digital Hdtv Antenna) that works very well for picking up over-the-air local stations.
305032
Can you manually select and view the correct local channels? If the problem is just recording, how do you select a program to record? What specifically happens?
462723
Finding all the Over The Air broadcast channels in your area that this or any antenna can pick up is a function of your television. Look in the manual for your TV for how to add local channels. Usually it is just a matter of going to your TV's setup menu and selecting the button to auto locate local channels. If you are not sure what channels are in your area, another thing you can do is go online to a website that will show all the broadcast channels in your area. This is one I checked when I set up my LAVA 8000: http://www.homeantenna.org/digital-antenna-reception-map.html
822830
Can I hook up a regular converter box to this t.v. and get my local channels? I ordered this t.v. and I do not have cable or any paid services.