Recommendations for antenna to receive OTA channels? Can anyone recommend a good antenna to use with my LCD HDTV?
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Winegard Direct and several other web sites will make antenna recommendations based on your physical address and channels you want to receive. In every case, YMMV. However, if you can get a signal indoors most of the time, you can probably get a much better one with a roof-mounted antenna. Basically, you need to get up higher and eliminate as much structure between you and the broadcaster as possible. Make sure the antenna is both VHF and UHF, preferably not uni-directional unless all your stations are on the same antenna farm. Try antennaweb dot com or just Google "TV antenna recommendations."
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Hi,you will need to go to Get My Electronics.com and buy a RF antenna adapter.There is a place for the adapter on the TV and then you will be all set to use anyantenna you want.Jan
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There particular digital antennas are intended to give great HD clarity for free; however, you do not need to have a HDTV but DO need to have a digital TV. This antenna will not work with an analog television. You would need to purchase a converter.
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Most definitely ... I used the HD cable from my satellite hookup for the antenna ... works beautifully and no new cable to run :)
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Check out Wineguard (sp?) antennas. I bought one for $29, it grabs the FREE HD broadcasts and connects to your TV via coax (standard antenna feed). I get all the major channels, FOX, CBS, NBC, CBS in HD. Beautiful picture. What I do NOT get is ESPN. So I can watch most football games without cable. I have Roku and the Wineguard antenna... Hope this helps!
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If you are using the TV in the house where you have power, I would very highly recommend the Terk FDTV1A amplified antenna. I'm using this antenna to provide an excellent signal for 3 TVs, a VCR/DVR and a PC. And I get excellent reception from towers 63 miles away.
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This antenna connects with a 75 ohm coax cable. The real problem is that over the air signals are digital and requires your TV set to have a digital tuner; otherwise you would need a converter for this antenna to the best of my knowlage.
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http://www.lcddigital.tv/index.html They have a 7" & 8.4' digital TV. It's more expensive than some of the others, but works well with just the attached "rabbit ear". I don't have it attached to either cable or an exterior antenna.
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Yeah, if you are hooking up multiple TVs or have long cable runs from the antenna an amplifier is the solution. Note: Amplifiers are NOT the solution for weak signals due to distance from the stations. Your best bet there is to buy a bigger/better antenna. The amp can only work with what it gets from the antenna. If all you're getting is static than amplified static is what you'll get with an amp added.
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thank you for your response- I found a discussion on yahoo yesterday that explained the antenna pretty well- basically that the so called "HD antenna the retailers are selling is hype and not really needed .
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keep looking, you just need a uhf amplifier, find one at radio shack. or even a old tv vhf,uhf amplifier,thats built in antena...
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I'm not sure what you are needing an antenna for...TV or radio. I have this unit, hooked up to our cable system that we have for our other TV. Works great on cable; I don't know if you can use it with an antenna or not. Sorry! D.Minton
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Hi if the antenna is plugged into a DTV converter and then the analog convert is plugged into a analog TV, yes that should be fine. Now mine is plugged into a Tivo Premier, it was one of the few DVR that did OTA. Works really well.
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I use this to pick up over-the-air HD TV signals and nothing but that. Perhaps you should check out this site: https://www.antennasdirect.com/tv-antenna-selector.htmlThe product description identifies this item as a long range HDTV antenna and I can tell you that it works VERY well for that purpose. We pick up HD TV signals from boradcast towers as far away as 30-40 miles. Your question regarding FM or VHF would probably be better answered by Antennas Direct themselves.
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Not being an expert on all things Television, but assuming a flat-screen TV is of modern design, I would think the digital convertor is built-in as with the JVC TV I bought to go with this antenna. The Terk flat antenna I purchased for $40 is a vast improvement. In my little town, the Terk has pulled in a handful of antenna AND digital stations, so I can't complain. And as they say in many car and law firm and medicine commercials, "Your results may vary". Good luck!
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I've used the HD Frequency Cable Cutter I/O HD Digital antenna and other much cheaper "rabbit ear" type antennas. I found not much difference in the number of channels I received. The real determining factor is your location. In hindsight I would have just purchased a less expensive antenna..
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you can use any type of antenna with a co-axial connection (the type you twist & screw). i use a regular pair of $5 "rabbit ears". also, i live in a large city...so signal reception is great and rarely an issue. my box is connected to my tv with an HDMI connection (not included).