Ditching Cable

[XDsooner]

I helped my buddy install this guy

http://www.amazon.com/RCA-ANT751-Du...ds=RCA+ANT751+Durable+Compact+Outdoor+Antenna

it was super simple and he's been using for a good 2 weeks now, he gives it a 10/10. We mounted in his attic pointed towards OKC

 

[nich018]

our old house had an antenna I installed in the attic, & worked great. Roku on the way.

 

[Thomas]

thats because most new tv's use the cable system as an actual antenna

No. They are clearly Cox channels that they don't bother to filter. (Come to think of it, they may all be digital... But they all come as Cox's numbering conventions ie. 705-711.)

 

[XD-9Guy]

If I keep my Cox Internet that is run via the cable in my house can I still run my attic antenna through the cable lines? Or will one signal interfere with the other ?

 

[DanB]

I just hooked up the Roku 3 box I picked up this week. In just a few minutes I eliminated one of my concerns. There is more pbs kids programming than I can count available.

I picked up everything else I needed to setup an antenna as well. This weekend I'll crack the box on the antenna I picked up and figure out how to mount it in the attic. I'm taking the opportunity to clean up the mess of coax nailed to the house as well. Moving all runs inside the walls. This will be interesting.

If all goes well Monday I can call cox and drop down to internet only.

 

[vvvvvvv]

thats because most new tv's use the cable system as an actual antenna

Not exactly...

 

[Hobbes]

I just hooked up the Roku 3 box I picked up this week. In just a few minutes I eliminated one of my concerns. There is more pbs kids programming than I can count available.

I picked up everything else I needed to setup an antenna as well. This weekend I'll crack the box on the antenna I picked up and figure out how to mount it in the attic. I'm taking the opportunity to clean up the mess of coax nailed to the house as well. Moving all runs inside the walls. This will be interesting.

If all goes well Monday I can call cox and drop down to internet only.

Be sure to add the newly released YouTube channel.
Smithsonian channel is top notch and many of the shows from History channels and A&E are available on their Roku channels as well..
If you want to stream video and pictures from your PC to the Roku you can add the Pled Media channel and then you install the server component on the PC.
The weather underground channel brings local weather to the Roku for free.

 

[joshua74133]

can you get discovery on roku? i watch 3 channels out of the 830 that i have... History, A&E and Discovery! my wife is a 2,6,8,10 and 23 and my kids only watch freaking disney and nick are those channels on ROKU

 

[JD8]

Just wanted to bump this because I am considering going without cable but love sports channels. Are there no other alternative ways to get it?

 

[vvvvvvv]

Just wanted to bump this because I am considering going without cable but love sports channels. Are there no other alternative ways to get it?

There is online streaming. Some are legal like PremierSports.tv.

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