the only problem with OTA antennas is that they're not all created equal. The little set top ones just don't cut the mustard for a lot of people.
What does that mean? You end up with digital break up when the wind blows: pixelation, movement breakup, macro blocking, or even dropped signal.
I'm about 20-25 miles from my stations and I needed to step it up. I got an old school 80" boom vhf/uhf antenna from radio shack, and now it's rock solid. The 4 bay terrestrial digital antennas are even better, and since you're not amplifying the crap out of everything with these larger antennas; just receiving what's there, you don't end up being so susceptible to noise.
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andy @ Dec 20th 2007 11:53AM
the only problem with OTA antennas is that they're not all created equal. The little set top ones just don't cut the mustard for a lot of people.
What does that mean? You end up with digital break up when the wind blows: pixelation, movement breakup, macro blocking, or even dropped signal.
I'm about 20-25 miles from my stations and I needed to step it up. I got an old school 80" boom vhf/uhf antenna from radio shack, and now it's rock solid. The 4 bay terrestrial digital antennas are even better, and since you're not amplifying the crap out of everything with these larger antennas; just receiving what's there, you don't end up being so susceptible to noise.
That said, you can't beat OTA and a TIVO S3.