I want to watch Local channels in HD

[ballmode]

Westinghouse 32" LCD HDTV

I am about to go buy the HD antenna to pick up the local FOX/NBC/ABC/CBS channels... would this work, or is there more simple way?

 

[Shawn]

Not sure how you'd get much more simple than that.

 

[vi edit]

Uhh, just get the antenna and make sure you actually switch the video input to the OTA tuner

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Uhh, just get the antenna and make sure you actually switch the video input to the OTA tuner

whats a good antenna?

 

[Corbett]

Do it the right way and mount this in your attic.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index...2187.2032189.2032205&parentPage=family

$30 + $8 for a coax adapter.

Then go on antennaweb.org and figure out which way to point it.

Dont bother spending a few hundred on an HD antenna. This does the same thing for much less.

 

[burek]

for outdoor antennas the ChannelMaster CM4221 is among the best...

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: burek
for outdoor antennas the ChannelMaster CM4221 is among the best...

oh thats not bad.

really do not want to climb on the roof though heh

 

[burek]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: burek
for outdoor antennas the ChannelMaster CM4221 is among the best...

oh thats not bad.

really do not want to climb on the roof though heh

you might not have to, i put mine on the side of my house and i get all the channels i'm supposed to.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Corbett
Do it the right way and mount this in your attic.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index...2187.2032189.2032205&parentPage=family

$30 + $8 for a coax adapter.

Then go on antennaweb.org and figure out which way to point it.

Dont bother spending a few hundred on an HD antenna. This does the same thing for much less.

Does it actually pick up in the attic?

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: burek

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: burek
for outdoor antennas the ChannelMaster CM4221 is among the best...

oh thats not bad.

really do not want to climb on the roof though heh

you might not have to, i put mine on the side of my house and i get all the channels i'm supposed to.

oh thats an idea. i really do not want to attempt climbinb up there. knowing my luck i would fall and kill myself

 

[ballmode]

Yeah I want an indoor

 

[burek]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: burek

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: burek
for outdoor antennas the ChannelMaster CM4221 is among the best...

oh thats not bad.

really do not want to climb on the roof though heh

you might not have to, i put mine on the side of my house and i get all the channels i'm supposed to.

oh thats an idea. i really do not want to attempt climbinb up there. knowing my luck i would fall and kill myself

i hear ya... all i did was stand in my backyard holding the antenna while i scanned for channels before i put it up. luckily i didn't have to climb up to the roof to get them all.

Edit: it looks kind of like this

btw, thats a pic. of the 4228

 

[ballmode]

so if i go to walmart and buy some philips one for like 40 bucks, will it work decent?

 

[paulxcook]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Uhh, just get the antenna and make sure you actually switch the video input to the OTA tuner

whats a good antenna?

Depends on your location. I use a simple $25 one from walmart. It has 2 antenna spokes and some sort of oval thing that you're supposed to point in the direction of the broadcast tower. But I live in a very flat area.

If you live in a mountainous area you can buy the directional ones and just point them directly at the transmission tower.

 

[burek]

Originally posted by: ballmode
so if i go to walmart and buy some philips one for like 40 bucks, will it work decent?

well it depends on how far away you are from the broadcast tower... try it, you probably won't even need an outdoor one.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: paulxcook

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Uhh, just get the antenna and make sure you actually switch the video input to the OTA tuner

whats a good antenna?

Depends on your location. I use a simple $25 one from walmart. It has 2 antenna spokes and some sort of oval thing that you're supposed to point in the direction of the broadcast tower. But I live in a very flat area.

If you live in a mountainous area you can buy the directional ones and just point them directly at the transmission tower.

The dual intenna w/ the oval thingy is the same exact one I use and get excellent reception from. I paid $5 for it at a computer show

 

[wedi42]

rabbit ears work for me

 

[arrfep]

Originally posted by: ballmode
so if i go to walmart and buy some philips one for like 40 bucks, will it work decent?

I dunno how well the 40 dollar Philips antenna will work...but I've got the $19 one from Wally-world and it works very well. It's a bunny-ears type, with an amplifier. Get all the network channels with it: CBS, NBC, ABC, WGN, PBS, FOX. You have to change the direction slightly sometimes depending on the station but otherwise it's :thumbsup:

Of course, YMMV depending on your location. I live in the Chicago suburbs so we've probably got pretty good signal coverage.

 

[burek]

OP, try to find something like this for your area...

Location Map

it shows where all the broadcast towers are.

 

[ponyo]

You don't really need HD antenna. It's just marketing. If you have old VHF/UHF antenna from your old analog CRT TV, use that. Most people probably have one laying around the house somewhere. If not, this should work for most people in the city.

 

[Corbett]

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: Corbett
Do it the right way and mount this in your attic.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index...2187.2032189.2032205&parentPage=family

$30 + $8 for a coax adapter.

Then go on antennaweb.org and figure out which way to point it.

Dont bother spending a few hundred on an HD antenna. This does the same thing for much less.

Does it actually pick up in the attic?

You'd be amazed. I was skeptical too but I went to my brother in laws house and he has one in his attic and it looks awesome with great signal strength. Same goes for my other brother.

 

[davestar]

what's the model # of the TV? you might not have the proper tuner for HD...