anyone else seriously considering dumping cable tv?

[blue85350]

I pay $60 a month for basic and Internet, I'm going to keep it.

[Gargamel]

Lots of really good tech info here:

http://www.antennasdirect.com/hdtv-antenna-selector.html

Please be aware that most long range HD antennas are set up for use in the UHF band.

More info can be found in the link above....

[Swamp Donkey]

Here's a good link:

http://www.antennasdirect.com/store/..._Antennas.html

Thanks, I'll give that a look.

there's a ton of youtube videos on how to make one.... for those crafty/cheap folks

I tried making on similar to the one below about a year ago. Results were less than impressive. Maybe I'm doing it wrong lol

[CWO]

there's a ton of youtube videos on how to make one.... for those crafty/cheap folks

[Swamp Donkey]

do you want a indoor or outdoor antenna?

I would prefer it to be in the attic for cosmetic reasons. But I doubt it would be powerful enough. Outdoor is fine.

[scootro]

What would be the best antenna to use for OTA channels? I live roughly 50 miles east for Dallas and I'm about to ditch Dish. I checked ebay and there are like a billion 30-ish dollar antennas. I'm assuming they're junk?

do you want a indoor or outdoor antenna?

[Gargamel]

What would be the best antenna to use for OTA channels? I live roughly 50 miles east for Dallas and I'm about to ditch Dish. I checked ebay and there are like a billion 30-ish dollar antennas. I'm assuming they're junk?

Here's a good link:

http://www.antennasdirect.com/store/LR_HDTV_Antennas.html

[SEB]

With hd receivers the aiming has to be spot on or it won't work at all. I also would just throw down a dish and watch dtv on my rv or at the deer lease with a single lnb but since all the recievers went hd it won't work anymore.

We have to pay for 2 boxes in the RV, I have one in the Living room & one in the Bedroom. But we paid $200 for the equipment instead of paying to rent the equipment & pay the extra $7 per box for the RV that just looks like we have a total of 4 Boxes on our plan & would never know our bill covers two different address's, I think it comes out for both places & all our boxes with DVR at our home address to $90 a month with taxes for both address's

[Swamp Donkey]

What would be the best antenna to use for OTA channels? I live roughly 50 miles east for Dallas and I'm about to ditch Dish. I checked ebay and there are like a billion 30-ish dollar antennas. I'm assuming they're junk?

[Ruffdaddy]

how do you hook up a regular antenna and HD antenna? aren't they both coaxial hook ups?

Yes, coax

[Ruffdaddy]

We're under 1 more year of contract and doing the same here.

The early cancellation fee will be way cheaper than a year of cable.

[CWO]

no such thing as a regular antenna anymore

[scootro]

how do you hook up a regular antenna and HD antenna? aren't they both coaxial hook ups?

[Gargamel]

funny this post came up. im shutting off my Fios tomorrow, keeping internet, netflix, and hulu. the few shows i watch(breaking bad, walking dead, dexter), i can use apps(VUDU or Google play) to watch the next day on my xbox. the only thing i'm worried about is live sports.

Get a regular antenna for over-the-air HD for sports...

We've been without cable for years.

We have an HD antenna for the big games and a Sony Internet streaming box for Netflix\VUDU\et al.

We only watch about 2 or 3 shows that come from cable channels, and the interwebz is a very good place for "finding" these episodes the next day after they air for free.... lol

[CWO]

That's how TV needs to be. I've got 300 channels or so and only watch MAYBE 10 on a regular basis. 20-30 might get tuned into a few times a year.

same here