my rabbit ears suck
Will be getting Uverse in the coming month.
any HDMI experts ???
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Originally Posted By: Papa Bear
That's the nice thing about digital tv, there is no "marginal" or "snowy" picture, it is either 100% or nothing.
The 100% image or nothing claim is a myth with regard to digital over the air TV. I can tell about 20 seconds before and airliner flies over. The image gets noisy, the sound cuts out, then the image freezes and cuts out, then comes slowly back.
Digital over the air reception varies also based on weather and on what e-smog the neighbors produce. if my neighbor uses his blender, I get snow. The image begins cutting out only when the reception quality status bar drops below 50% signal strength. The image, but especially the sound, does degrade noticeably way before the cut-off point.
That's the nice thing about digital tv, there is no "marginal" or "snowy" picture, it is either 100% or nothing.
The 100% image or nothing claim is a myth with regard to digital over the air TV. I can tell about 20 seconds before and airliner flies over. The image gets noisy, the sound cuts out, then the image freezes and cuts out, then comes slowly back.
Digital over the air reception varies also based on weather and on what e-smog the neighbors produce. if my neighbor uses his blender, I get snow. The image begins cutting out only when the reception quality status bar drops below 50% signal strength. The image, but especially the sound, does degrade noticeably way before the cut-off point.
well there are 4 different NBC channels 1 SD, and 3 HD, and there's some weird blocky [censored] appearing on those, I have to play with the rabbit ears or install the other antenna, and see if I can get those NBC channels without that blocky thingys...when it doesn't happen, it looks even better than that ESPN/abc11 channel that I mentioned...
This is the other antenna I have, I got it used for like $7.00: it's supposed to be a pretty good one,I think. we'll see how much better it is than the rabbit ears..
http://www.amazon.com/Zenith-ZHDTV1-HDTV-UHF-Digital-Antenna/dp/B00006FXR9
This is the other antenna I have, I got it used for like $7.00: it's supposed to be a pretty good one,I think. we'll see how much better it is than the rabbit ears..
http://www.amazon.com/Zenith-ZHDTV1-HDTV-UHF-Digital-Antenna/dp/B00006FXR9
"The 100% image or nothing claim is a myth with regard to digital over the air TV. I can tell about 20 seconds before and airliner flies over. The image gets noisy, the sound cuts out, then the image freezes and cuts out, then comes slowly back.
Digital over the air reception varies also based on weather and on what e-smog the neighbors produce. if my neighbor uses his blender, I get snow. The image begins cutting out only when the reception quality status bar drops below 50% signal strength. The image, but especially the sound, does degrade noticeably way before the cut-off point."
You are the exception, Mori, you need an antenna....
Digital over the air reception varies also based on weather and on what e-smog the neighbors produce. if my neighbor uses his blender, I get snow. The image begins cutting out only when the reception quality status bar drops below 50% signal strength. The image, but especially the sound, does degrade noticeably way before the cut-off point."
You are the exception, Mori, you need an antenna....
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I have an antenna.
97, I have one of those, definitely much better than rabbit ears.
It will also work better outdoors than indoors and is small enough that you can often hide it if you have restrictions on outdoor antennas.
It will also work better outdoors than indoors and is small enough that you can often hide it if you have restrictions on outdoor antennas.
XS,
so this Zenith antenna is a UHF only antenna it seems, so are you using a separate antenna for the VHF channels, and combine them ?
where does one find an "antenna combiner" thingy like that? Rat Shack?
PS: I still haven't connected it...prob. will do tomorrow.
so this Zenith antenna is a UHF only antenna it seems, so are you using a separate antenna for the VHF channels, and combine them ?
where does one find an "antenna combiner" thingy like that? Rat Shack?
PS: I still haven't connected it...prob. will do tomorrow.
I believe all digital transmission is UHF so I wouldn't be too bothered trying to combine a VHF antenna with it.
Originally Posted By: moribundman
I have an antenna.
Think he meant for your TV,,,not the B. S. detector
Bob
I have an antenna.
Think he meant for your TV,,,not the B. S. detector
Bob
Originally Posted By: Papa Bear
I believe all digital transmission is UHF so I wouldn't be too bothered trying to combine a VHF antenna with it.
Ah. thanks; will see.
I believe all digital transmission is UHF so I wouldn't be too bothered trying to combine a VHF antenna with it.
Ah. thanks; will see.
Originally Posted By: 97tbird
Originally Posted By: Papa Bear
I believe all digital transmission is UHF so I wouldn't be too bothered trying to combine a VHF antenna with it.
Ah. thanks; will see.
There are some digital stations broadcasting on VHF and will be more after the analog stations go off the air.
Right now all the Sacramento digital station broadcast on UHF regardless of where they show of on the TV tuner.
After the switchover early next year two of them will move to VHF. I think that is going to happen in most markets.
Check your location on
http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/Welcome.aspx
you might not need VHF.
That Zenith UHF antenna gives poor performance on VHF but if your signal is strong enough, it's fair on channels 7 through 13. I can get 13 analog good enough to watch but not perfect from 45 miles away with it outdoors 6 feet off the ground.
My experience with antennaweb.org is that it's conservative more often than not but not always.
Originally Posted By: Papa Bear
I believe all digital transmission is UHF so I wouldn't be too bothered trying to combine a VHF antenna with it.
Ah. thanks; will see.
There are some digital stations broadcasting on VHF and will be more after the analog stations go off the air.
Right now all the Sacramento digital station broadcast on UHF regardless of where they show of on the TV tuner.
After the switchover early next year two of them will move to VHF. I think that is going to happen in most markets.
Check your location on
http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/Welcome.aspx
you might not need VHF.
That Zenith UHF antenna gives poor performance on VHF but if your signal is strong enough, it's fair on channels 7 through 13. I can get 13 analog good enough to watch but not perfect from 45 miles away with it outdoors 6 feet off the ground.
My experience with antennaweb.org is that it's conservative more often than not but not always.
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Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Component isn't six colored cables; it is three, right?
Red, green, blue, isnt it?
Interesting that HDMI 1.0 is a huge step from component... I recall seeing an explanation once as to why, has something to do with separating the intensity from the color or something along those lines, right?
Sorry, 3 not 6. Typo.
Component isn't six colored cables; it is three, right?
Red, green, blue, isnt it?
Interesting that HDMI 1.0 is a huge step from component... I recall seeing an explanation once as to why, has something to do with separating the intensity from the color or something along those lines, right?
Sorry, 3 not 6. Typo.
UPDATE:
hooked up the silver sensor (indoors) and NO MORE PROBLEMS WITH NBC-HD !!! it's coming in strong and no more choppiness/drop outs...
it also added a FOX-HD which is a bit "laggy" at times (didn't get this one with the rabbit ears at all; just got very BAD FOX SD), and added some other channels (HD, but a bit choppy, nothing important)...
next I'm gonna try some different locations for the silver sensor ...near windows perhaps ???
right now it's sitting on the floor right next to the TV.
bottom line: it made the NBC HD totally fine, and made the FOX SD channel very clear and watchable. (and added FOX HD)
oh, and the silver sensor (supposed to be only UHF) didn't change anything in the clarity of the VHF channels.
for $7.00, I'm pretty happy
btw, i posted a pic of the Silver Sensor a few posts up in this thread.
hooked up the silver sensor (indoors) and NO MORE PROBLEMS WITH NBC-HD !!! it's coming in strong and no more choppiness/drop outs...
it also added a FOX-HD which is a bit "laggy" at times (didn't get this one with the rabbit ears at all; just got very BAD FOX SD), and added some other channels (HD, but a bit choppy, nothing important)...
next I'm gonna try some different locations for the silver sensor ...near windows perhaps ???
right now it's sitting on the floor right next to the TV.
bottom line: it made the NBC HD totally fine, and made the FOX SD channel very clear and watchable. (and added FOX HD)
oh, and the silver sensor (supposed to be only UHF) didn't change anything in the clarity of the VHF channels.
for $7.00, I'm pretty happy
btw, i posted a pic of the Silver Sensor a few posts up in this thread.
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