High Definition Television Antennas

My High Definition television did not include the ATSC tuner. It is a Toshiba 30HF83 with a DVI/HDCP input. I had purchased a Samsung SIR-T351 set top box which does recieve the High Definition stations. The problem is I need to have the antenna rotor pointed directly at each individual transmitter station. Another set just purchased which is a Toshiba 37HL67 has both the NTSC and the ATSC tuner incorporated. This set does not require the antenna pointed directly at the transmitters. All stations come in great no matter where the outdoor antenna is pointed.
Is there a better set top ATSC tuner box on the market as it appears to be a major improvement in reception? If possible I would like to have a tuner with HD recording capability. Is there such a model available ? Similar to what is done with a VCR and NTSC broadcast now. I do not want to purchase a service such as TIVO as it requires a monthly fee.

I have that receiver, it is decent. But It is only as good as the antenna that you have. I have a channel master UHF bowtie antenna with a uhf amplifier. I get reception for two distant cities at 35-55 miles each with a rotator. The antenna is on the roof. Remember that HD Tv is broadcast primarliy in UHF not VHF frequencies.

as for the recoding capability, I am looking for the same HD capability in a stand alone box. LG did make one but it is not now offered. Sony has one but it is very expensive over $1000. You can do it yourself with a pc and a hd tuner card and myth tv. I want the stand alone solution and wil wait for Panasonic or someone to do it

2007-08-27 15:42:31 by KennyJ

Cheaply, easily an quickly build an HDTV antenna that outperforms amplified store bought antennas! For more great ideas see metacafe.com

where am I going to direct (north, east, west or south) my aerial high definition television (hdtv) antenna if my location is in MILPITAS, CA 95035 (?)

http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/Address.asp x

The above link should help you with an antenna selection and with antenna alignment based on station location.

Note that 0 degrees is North and the the angle is measured in a clockwise direction. For headings that exceed 180 degrees you can subtract the heading from 360 degrees (which is also North) to measure the resulting difference in a counterclockwise direction.

http://www.titantv.com/

Go to the above site for TV Listings clicking on the TV Listings link

2007-08-07 07:44:47 by ernesto s

Price: $49.99

Compatible with all 18 ATSC signal formats
On-screen Electronic Program Guide support
Digital is the future of television. The Coby DTV-102 ATSC Standard-Definition Converter Box converts over-the-air Digital Television signals for use with older standard definition TVs (480i).
Receives free Over-the-Air (OTA) Digital Television signals
Receives free Over-the-Air (OTA) Digital Television signals Downconverts OTA HDTV signals for use with Standard- and Enhanced- Definition TVs (480i/480p)

I am getting rid of my cable service and I want to put up an antenna that will bring in the local stations about 20 miles away. I have an older tv set(not high definition). Can anyone tell me where I can purchased a uhf antenna.

Get a set of rabbit ears that also has a UHF loop on it. That's all you need, and Radio Shack will have it.

2007-02-25 08:12:16 by Mr USA

Price: $753.99

Weatherproof construction
Works up to 70 miles or more from transmitters
Very flexible aiming characteristics
Range of up to 70 miles or more
Impedance of 300/75 ohm

Please help!
Should I buy it?!!!
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Go wireless with 802.11 b/g/n
NTSC TV tuner and over-the-air ATSC high-definition15 television tuner with Remote control and infrared receiver
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High Definition Audio, 8 speaker configurable Personal Video Recorder
NTSC TV tuner, over-the-air ATSC high-definition television tuner, and FM tuner (antenna included)
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HP Media Center remote control with IR (infrared) receiver
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This is definitely worth the $1000 with the 6GB of RAM it will be plenty fast! However you might have trouble finding applications that takes full advantage of the 64 bit OS. You could downgrade to 32 bit OS but you would lose 2GB of RAM. I think that it is well worth the money and you will be fine with the 64 bit OS.

2008-08-05 19:45:25 by Maksim378

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External Ports

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* Front panel 15-in-1 memory card reader
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That's a very very nice computer. You will be able to play most games comfortably. Games like Call of Duty 4 and others will play probably at full specs while Crysis and the like will not (but not many computers can run Crysis at full specs lol.)

You might want to see if they can ship it with XP instead of Vista because I find XP to be a lot more stable for gaming and pretty much everything else.

That graphics card (8400GS) is a high-mid card. The 8800 is the best price/performance ratio card, but the 8400 is still suitable for most games.

2008-06-27 17:16:56 by Pang H