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Originally Posted by scottmandue
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You don't need HIGH power, you need LOW power. The digital switchover is exempted for very small, low power local TV transmission
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Originally Posted by Capt. Carrera
Let me dispel this myth. I'm one of those who watch Over-the-air (OTA) digital TV (Yes, I'm "too cheap" to pay $50 for 30 channels of crap. The free crap is sufficient.) Our reception is great. No matter what the weather is, the reception is ALWAYS better than the analog channels.
BTW: The broadcast towers are about 20 miles away. We pick them up using a small gable-mounted outdoor antenna.
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I get perfect reception, through an entire apartment building, from my $15 powered rabbit ears. Only during the worse storms do we lose reception. If I had a nice roof mount antenna (when we get a home...) I expect to pick up every station 100% of the time.
Also, with digital OTA, you get several stations that are purely local weather/traffic/news...try THAT with cable!
I'm not too cheap to pay for cable, I just don't see any need for it. Why pay for some luxury item that ultimately takes away your useful free time and melts braincells at the same time? If I sold a vitamin that wasted your time and made you stupider, I'd be banned from the FDA and sued up to my nose...but cable and satellite do it day in and day out