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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:28 AM Original message |
Will new digital TV's pull local stations with rabbit ears? |
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Morning Dew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
1. sure. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. See: The Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Yeah, there is a shit load of problems... |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:46 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. I should note, however, that the problem with analog HD... |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #10 |
22. I cannot get one station without a digital cable box. The company is RCN. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
2. They do, but they suck ass. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. the main reason for that is they cut the power of the transmitters. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. It's not just that, it's that the signal is a digital one... |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
3. It should work if you're in signal range. Some of the digital antennas, basically |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:35 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. It is carried over the same signal band in most places. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
5. My $10 rabbit ears pull in 12 stations here in Austin. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
7. I have been able to get both DC and Baltimore stations which are within |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
8. I got a an antenna at sears |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
9. My cable was out half the weekend so I broke out the rabbit ears. Digital is problematic. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:43 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. If you have rabbit ears, the lengths of the "ears" (dipoles)... |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
12. The TV I have is all over the air. The one upstairs is cable. I get 15 channels from |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
14. I just got rabbit ears for my TV and it worked pretty well |
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Blues Heron (397 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
15. depends |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
18. I'm lucky I guess. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:04 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I envy you. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
20. Maybe. It Depends on How Strong the Signals Are |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
21. Dropped my cable when I bought my house last June. Built an HTPC. |
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Ratty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
23. Yes. Depending on where you live, etc. |
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