I Am Thinking Of Cutting Cable

[MacFromOK]

Very true. There is a measurement of signal vs noise, its called Signal to Noise Ratio, or SNR. On digital anything over 32 dB is good and anything over 38 is perfect. You can have a weak signal but as long as the ambient noise is low, it won't make a difference.

That being said, using an antenna that is tuned to UHF will get you a better signal. So if you have an old antenna or rabbit ears and a few channels will pixel now and then, getting a UHF only tuned antenna can clear that up. Now if you are going to split that signal for multiple tv's I would recommend throwing in an amp anyways.

No argument here. My original post mentioned that antennas can be tuned to frequency (wavelength).

 

[dennishoddy]

Well I wasn't tech savvy enough to figure out how to connect my phone to the Chromecast gadget a friend loaned me so I gave it back.

It's so easy once you know where you need to do it on your device.

 

[dennishoddy]

I'd be curious where anyone is still broadcasting analog. DTV is far cheaper to operate with far superior quality.

When we use the antenna I posted earlier and do a channel scan for the region the antenna is pointed at you get a list of the digital channels and the analog channels available.
I'm not versed in the language the analog channels produce.

 

[O4L]

It's so easy once you know where you need to do it on your device.

It's been a while but IIRC, I could not get a signal from the gadget for my phone to connect to when I did a search.

 

[chuter]

Did you know you can get the unlimited data with DirecTV Now? I got a notification from AT&T last week that they were dropping the $30 charge for true unlimited data as I have DirecTV Now. (If you don't know about DirecTV Now, it's an internet streaming version of DirecTV. I have the "Live A Little" package with over 60 channels--including all four of the Tulsa network affiliates-- for $40 a month. Also, DirecTV Now has the closest UI to a traditional cable/satellite box.)

I signed up for the free trial weed with Direct TV Now, we'll see if my 6Mbs DSL can keep up.
Thanks for the heads-up.

 

[chuter]

Didn't take long to find out our DSL won't support two TV's streaming on firesticks.
I had both TV's on, streaming thru firestick (one on DirectTV Now and the other Prime), plus I was doing some casual browsing on the computer; the tv's were buffering, too bad.

 

[OKNewshawk]

I'm sorry to hear that it didn't work for you. I don't know if a different device could give you a better result but sometimes it is what it is. At least the test was free.

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[swampratt]

I never had cable Ever..I only watch what comes over the air for free. And I still use my old school 36 element outdoor antenna.
As some of you know I do not have a cell phone either and I just got back from the store and I drove my carburetor fed 1957 chevy 4 door fishing car with NO overdrive and NO choke. But it is 10.87 compression.. That is all the amplifier I need and the view from the seat is great
I think I will get another cookie and some whole milk and see what is on TV.

 

[John6185]

This is the one on Amazon I have in my cart: Vilso TV Antenna Outdoor Amplified - Motorized 360 Degree Rotation - Digital HDTV Antenna - 150… $42.95. I plan on trying it out on the Direct TV mount after I take the disc off. It'll make a good bird feeder.

 

[dennishoddy]

This is the one on Amazon I have in my cart: Vilso TV Antenna Outdoor Amplified - Motorized 360 Degree Rotation - Digital HDTV Antenna - 150… $42.95. I plan on trying it out on the Direct TV mount after I take the disc off. It'll make a good bird feeder.

Link?