Any members dumped cable and picked up a digital antenna?   looking for suggestions, reviews, tips   

Can't remember the last time I actually stared at any of my tvs. I decided I wanted to trade $80 in cable for a month for 8 months of Hulu and a digital antenna. 

Mahaloz

Any members dumped cable and picked up a digital antenna?   looking for suggestions, reviews, tips   

Can't remember the last time I actually stared at any of my tvs. I decided I wanted to trade $80 in cable for a month for 8 months of Hulu and a digital antenna. 

Mahaloz

Depends on where you live, whether you have good line-of-sight to the broadcast antennas, and terrain (ridges, trees, buildings).

Here's a list of stations and signal quality (enter your zip code):

http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/dtvmaps/

I'm using 3 TVs and one exterior antenna hooked up to an amplified signal splitter, and connected via the original coax cable to the wall jacks.  Three TVs, one antenna mounted outside.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00AVWKUXE/?tag=2ahawaii-20

I get channels:

2.1   2.2
4.1   4.2
5.1   5.2   5.3
9.1
11.1   11.2
13.1   13.2   13.3

The channels above 13 are mostly foreign language and religious.

I canceled cable TV the day after the 2012 election.  Go figure!

Hope that helps.

my friend bought a highly rated one from amazon and it didnt work for him in makiki or for me in palolo.
got a handful of random channels id never watch and a few of the basic channels 2-10.
the one he had cost about 120 on sale. i believe it was called the mohu sky?

don't need a "digital" antenna
I'm sure there are some engineers here...but in short: http://www.dennysantennaservice.com/1373792.html

don't need a "digital" antenna
I'm sure there are some engineers here...but in short: http://www.dennysantennaservice.com/1373792.html

That's true.  The only "digital" thing you need is a TV or external tuner box that can tune in digital OTA channels.  One way to tell is if it can tune in decimal channel number.  Digital channels use decimals.

ya'll have been helpful


i just need channels 2-10 basically 3, 6,7,8 would be fine, anything else is a bonus

for you who have tried the digital antenna, how good was the quality?  fuzziness?  It supposed to be hd quality but it depends on signal and terrain?

anybody have hulu?  does it have episodes of sportscenter?  and basketball and football games?

thanks

ya'll have been helpful


i just need channels 2-10 basically 3, 6,7,8 would be fine, anything else is a bonus

for you who have tried the digital antenna, how good was the quality?  fuzziness?  It supposed to be hd quality but it depends on signal and terrain?

anybody have hulu?  does it have episodes of sportscenter?  and basketball and football games?

thanks

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If you are in an area that can catch over the air signals you might see quality that exceeds Oceanic cable hi def.
If you're lucky.

Any station airing an HD program will display in HD. 

Any program in old 4:3 format will be in whatever quality it is broadcast in.  Usually, broadcast quality TV was defined as 720p.  You should expect around that resolution or above.

The only issues I have are when there are sunspot flare-ups, lots of wind and rain, or when the stations have technical problems. 

If you watch prime time ABC, CBS, and NBC almost exclusively, you'll be very happy, assuming your location is as good as mine is.   

I have a dumb question for all of you who get the over air broadcasts.

I have considered dumping my cable because all the shows I watch are either available free over the Internet, free or cheap on Amazon Prime, Free or cheap through my ROKU box. And I used to have Netflix which I dumped for Amazon Prime. But they have some content that is not on Amazon Prime or costs less than on Amazon Prime. All the major networks have live streaming and not so live streaming for free for their content. So instead of the $130 per month (Not including Internet) I spend now I figure my TV/Movie watching will cost about $25-$40 per month not including Internet cost.

Here is my question. What do you get over the air that I can't over the Internet for free?

I have a dumb question for all of you who get the over air broadcasts.

I have considered dumping my cable because all the shows I watch are either available free over the Internet, free or cheap on Amazon Prime, Free or cheap through my ROKU box. And I used to have Netflix which I dumped for Amazon Prime. But they have some content that is not on Amazon Prime or costs less than on Amazon Prime. All the major networks have live streaming and not so live streaming for free for their content. So instead of the $130 per month (Not including Internet) I spend now I figure my TV/Movie watching will cost about $25-$40 per month not including Internet cost.

Here is my question. What do you get over the air that I can't over the Internet for free?

If you splurge for an AppleTV device, you can subscribe to Internet content (sports, etc.) and watch it on the TV.  We watched the Super Bowl this year on a 16 ft tall projection over AppleTV using an iPad and HDMI connector. 

Roku, Amazon FireTV, and home copies of movies can all be alternate methods of viewing whatever you want.  I found a service where people upload digital recordings of "The Walking Dead" within an hour of East Coast broadcasting.  I can then download it to my media server and watch it on the Big Sony LCD in the living room 2 hours before it broadcasts in Hawaii!  It's HD quality, too!

TV Guide has a listing you can view to see what's playing OTA:  http://www.tvguide.com/listings/

Click the "Change" Link where you see "Provider" to select "Hononlulu Area Broadcast (Honolulu) (OTA Broadcast) " if it's not already there.  Then you can scroll or search the days and times you normally watch TV for what is available.

The channels I watch most are KGMB for the 6:00 news, MeTV for oldies like MASH, Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, EMERGENCY, Gilligan's Island, ... and some movies, ESCAPE TV for forensics, crime, and movies, Antenna TV for some more oldies, GRIT for old westerns and Charles Bronson/Chuck Norris type movies, And Fox for Wheel of Fortune.  You do notice a few repeats, in particular there might be the same criminal case discussed on both American Justice and The FBI Files the same week.  It's interesting to see a greater amount of detail than you'd see from just one show/perspective.

Since OTA is a one-time investment for proper reception equipment, I see no advantage to sticking to Internet only.  I have OTA and Internet, and the two keep me more than entertained.  Plus, the nearly $1000 per year I save by canceling cable is no small sum.  That's another handgun, more ammo, a trip to Vegas, or an NRA membership upgrade!!   

I use Kodi with a NaviX add on.  Cable TV is so 90s...

Any station airing an HD program will display in HD. 

Any program in old 4:3 format will be in whatever quality it is broadcast in.  Usually, broadcast quality TV was defined as 720p.  You should expect around that resolution or above.

The only issues I have are when there are sunspot flare-ups, lots of wind and rain, or when the stations have technical problems. 

If you watch prime time ABC, CBS, and NBC almost exclusively, you'll be very happy, assuming your location is as good as mine is.   

checked the signal strength on your link and im golden