Can somebody recommend an indoor HD antenna

[Argo]

Or a site that compares different antenna types. I bought a trek antenna and I'm not having a very good luck with it.

 

[deftron]

Indoor HD sucks if you live near tall buildings.




Anyways, I've seen the Zenith Silver Sensor reccomended a bunch.

 

[Argo]

Originally posted by: deftron
Indoor HD sucks if you live near tall buildings.

Anyways, I've seen the Zenith Silver Sensor reccomended a bunch.

I've actually at my wit's end. With I plug the antenna directly into the TV I get all HD channels other than CBS and ABC. However, when I plug it into DirectTV DVR I get none. Somebody suggested that trek antennas are crap.

 

[Heisenberg]

I've got a Silver Sensor. Works pretty well for an indoor antenna IMO.

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
I've got a Silver Sensor. Works pretty well for an indoor antenna IMO.

:thumbsup:

Edit: You should be sure that none of your HD locals are broadcasting in the VHF spectrum though, since the Silver Sensor is a UHF antenna only.

 

[RossMAN]

Zenith Silver Sensor FTW!

 

[BlackAdam]

I'm using a TERK TV5 with my DViCO FusionHDTV 5 Lite... never have to mess with the thing. It's amplified so it's generally better than half the crap out there, and it won't break your wallet.

 

[OutHouse]

there is no such thing as a HD antenna. TV signals HD or not are broadcasted on the same signal that any TV antenna can pickup. If you bought a expensive antenna that said "Made for HDTV" you were had by a marketing scam.

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: Citrix
there is no such thing as a HD antenna. TV signals HD or not are broadcasted on the same signal that any TV antenna can pickup. If you bought a expensive antenna that said "Made for HDTV" you were had by a marketing scam.

True, they're all still VHF or UHF. But some antennas that are marketed as "HDTV antennas" (like the Silver Sensor) are still good antennas and not ripoffs. 😛

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001

Originally posted by: Citrix
there is no such thing as a HD antenna. TV signals HD or not are broadcasted on the same signal that any TV antenna can pickup. If you bought a expensive antenna that said "Made for HDTV" you were had by a marketing scam.

True, they're all still VHF or UHF. But some antennas that are marketed as "HDTV antennas" (like the Silver Sensor) are still good antennas and not ripoffs. 😛

HDTV is uhf, no?

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001

Originally posted by: Citrix
there is no such thing as a HD antenna. TV signals HD or not are broadcasted on the same signal that any TV antenna can pickup. If you bought a expensive antenna that said "Made for HDTV" you were had by a marketing scam.

True, they're all still VHF or UHF. But some antennas that are marketed as "HDTV antennas" (like the Silver Sensor) are still good antennas and not ripoffs. 😛

HDTV is uhf, no?

Not always. There are some stations that broadcast their HDTV signal on the VHF band, although UHF is much more common.