Did you know there's wireless TV?

[TrogL]

I got out a second TV to watch the Olympics and I fired it up and twidled some knobs and got a signal. I didn't even have to plug in the cable. In fact there doesn't seem to be any place to plug in cable. If you wiggle the big silver thing the picture gets better.

Kewl!

[ret5hd]

1. keep diggin' up in the attic and you might find...

one of those electric football games...you know, the one where the field vibrates and the little plastic men run around in random circles.

[IronLionZion]

2. How's the reception?

I didn't know they still broadcasted that way

[TrogL]

6. Really good

I wonder if that big antenna farm down the street has anything to do with it?

[salib]

3. Try aluminum foil on the big silver thing

We just did that today with our wireless set and it really helped.

[oneighty]

8. Coat hangers too.

Wire ones.

Now and then one must slap the poop out-a the TV too.

180

[TrogL]

11. The coathanger really helped

Had to try a couple of different ones. The plastic ones don't seem to work.

[LoisMustDie]

4. Yeah right

That's just crazy.

[NewHampshireDem]

5. I'm waiting for true wireless ...

Giant tesla coils zapping power around the house so I don't have to plug a damn thing in.

[olddem43]

7. But how do they make you pay for it?

[TrogL]

9. I dunno? Maybe it's free?

Should I be worried? :scared:

People keep trying to sell me things.

[IronLionZion]

10. advertising

like radio

[olddem43]

12. but is there more advertising?

than on regular TV? Hard to believe there could be any more, or it would just be all info-mercials.

[IronLionZion]

13. not more advertising

I think there's lower costs in wireless. It's the same as on basic cable, and the same advertising pays for both media.

[Kellanved]

14. wow

that wouldn't work over here.

The old analog system got switched off some time ago; even terrestrial broadcasts are all-digital. I.e. no old TV set is able to tune in w/o a set-top box. On the upside one can walk around with the TV without risking a worse signal.