Is my TV digital?

The antennaweb.org site is rather conservative as to which stations can
be received. I'm between two cities using a directional rooftop antenna
for one city's analog stations. I found that I could receive all that
city's digital stations and a few from the town in the opposite
direction. During some stormy weather last week I couldn't get a few
stations -- I don't know if the signal doesn't travel as far in bad
weather or whether the digital transmitter was down or running at
reduced power.

As for more stations, several of the "big" stations have one or more
subchannels -- check the station's website.

You can apply for converter coupons at https://www.dtv2009.gov/. Some
retailers have announced that they'll have the boxes available for $40.

Posted by on January 11, 2008, 4:31 am

> Theantennaweb.org site is rather conservative as to which stations can

> be received. =A0I'm between two cities using a directional rooftop antenna=

> for one city's analog stations. =A0I found that I could receive all that

> city's digital stations and a few from the town in the opposite

> direction. =A0During some stormy weather last week I couldn't get a few

> stations -- I don't know if the signal doesn't travel as far in bad

> weather or whether the digital transmitter was down or running at

> reduced power.

> As for more stations, several of the "big" stations have one or more

> subchannels -- check the station's website.

An alternative site that provides more detailed information for the
technically inclined is www.tvfool.com

Posted by Me on January 11, 2008, 4:04 pm

no it's not. Throw it away. You have to buy a new one for about $5,000.

Posted by dicko on January 11, 2008, 8:39 am

>The antennaweb.org site is rather conservative as to which stations can

>be received.

Ha! Thats an understatement. Antennaweb says I get 0 dtv stations.
Fooling around with its inputs, it says I need at least a 500 ft tower
to get any.

In reality, I get every dtv station from 3 urban areas with just a
rooftop antenna.

Bottom line: If you get any analog stations with any kind of good
signal strength, you'll be able to get dtv stations. And let me tell
you, the difference in picture quality is astounding.

-dickm

Posted by Mark Lloyd on January 11, 2008, 1:18 pm

wrote:

>>The antennaweb.org site is rather conservative as to which stations can

>>be received.

>Ha! Thats an understatement. Antennaweb says I get 0 dtv stations.

>Fooling around with its inputs, it says I need at least a 500 ft tower

>to get any.

>In reality, I get every dtv station from 3 urban areas with just a

>rooftop antenna.

>Bottom line: If you get any analog stations with any kind of good

>signal strength, you'll be able to get dtv stations. And let me tell

>you, the difference in picture quality is astounding.

>-dickm

With a little indoor antenna, I get 3 analog channels (only 1 good
enough to watch). That same antenna gets 3 (6 including subchannels)
digital channels.
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"The government of the United States is not, in
any sense, founded on the Christian religion."

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