Tiny
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Post by Tiny on Jun 15, 2014 22:45:59 GMT -5
I don't have the Clear TV antenna - but I did have a new TV antenna (they cost between $80 and $120) put on my house. I get all the HD channels that are available in my viewing area. I googled "Clear TV Antenna" and it sounds like it's just an antenna that will allow you to get the stations you would get with any old HD antenna on top of your house. NO cable channels. There's a website - antennaweb.org so you can find out what stations you should be able to get with an antenna. I don't have cable. I get all the major TV stations via my bright shiny new antenna (ok, it's not shiny it's small and gray and really unimpressive up there on top of my house. ) I had a business that advertised that they install antennas - install mine. $350 for a two guys with a ladder and a reel of TV antenna wire. They got up to the second story of my house - removed the old antenna, installed the new antenna, ran new cable/wiring, attached it securely to my house - ran the wires to the new spot I wanted the TV, drilled a hole in the flooring, connected the TV, made sure the TV 'scanned' all the stations and was working. They cleaned up everything and were done in about 40 minutes. Worth. Every. Penny. I'd probably advise buying your own antenna (best buy) and installing it versus buying something that's "As Seen On TV".
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Jun 16, 2014 0:15:02 GMT -5
I have digital cable. I get all the channels on "regular" cable, plus those same channels enhanced on HD digital in my package.
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tallguy
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Post by tallguy on Jun 16, 2014 0:47:22 GMT -5
I had somebody ask me to take a look at it. It is basically an antenna. Nothing more. As was said, you can get the over-the-air broadcast channels in your area but no cable channels. And yes, that does include over-the-air HD. But it appeared to me that an $8 pair of rabbit-ears would do as well.
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Tiny
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Post by Tiny on Jun 16, 2014 10:07:10 GMT -5
I don't have any idea what we can receive out here if anything. go to antennaweb.org (or google it) -It's a slow loading website. So be patient. Enter in your zip code and indicate what kind of antenna you have (or want to use) and the site will tell you what stations you'll get (or atleast indicate what stations are available). That makes it easier to decide if you want to go cable free. I live in a very urban area. I get all the avialable stations (50 or so) with the antenna on top of my house. When I was using a 'Rabbit Ears' antenna I was getting about 12 - and one of the major stations (ABC?) was always alittle fuzzy/break ups. Yeah, most of the 50 stations are foriegn language stations... but I get more of a variety of English speaking stations with the antenna versus the 'rabbit ears'. The antenna on the top of my house was well worth the initial expense. I've had it two years already and expect to enjoy many more years of use.
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truthbound
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Post by truthbound on Jun 18, 2014 3:07:22 GMT -5
It's just an antenna. You can't get cable over the air.
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