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What's a REALLY nice HD OTA antenna?

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There isn't too much technology to worry about, so don't spend big money on one that says it is for HD, for any old antenna will work. I'm using a 20 year old one in my attic, and it works fine.
 
Originally posted by: Quasmo
do you need directional or not?
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This is for somebody that just wants to mount it in the attic or on the roof and just forget about it. So I'd say omnidirectional.

I think I've heard people talk about this anttena. What do you guys think? I'd also like to hear from people with experience with these anttenas.
 
I was actually gonna suggest an antenna from that site if you wanted a directional one. I'd go for that!
 
Originally posted by: Amol
Originally posted by: iamtrout
Zenith Silver Sensor
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:thumbsup:

watching Terminator on CBS-HD right now with ZSS; hovering between 85% and 95% signal
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What happens at like 85%? Does it get pixle-ish boxes and stuff? I have the comcast HD box and since I only get local in HD, i might just get an OTA one, but am curious what happens when it isnt 100%?
 
Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure
Originally posted by: Amol
Originally posted by: iamtrout
Zenith Silver Sensor
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:thumbsup:

watching Terminator on CBS-HD right now with ZSS; hovering between 85% and 95% signal
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What happens at like 85%? Does it get pixle-ish boxes and stuff? I have the comcast HD box and since I only get local in HD, i might just get an OTA one, but am curious what happens when it isnt 100%?
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Each device will have a different scale as far as displayed signal strength. As long as the signal to noise ratio is high enough for the tuner to get the signal (and it's stable), you'll get a perfect picture. If you're right on the edge, you might get dropped frames and sound, macroblocking, etc.

My tuner requires about a 25% signal strength (stable) to lock, while my brother's requires about 80% (as displayed on that device). The displayed strength doesn't mean much.
 
Originally posted by: JackBurton
I'm looking for a really nice HD OTA atenna to be mounted on the roof. Any recommendations?
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Depends on where you are and what channels you need to get.

The best I've found is the Antennas Direct DB8. It's the only one I've found to be superior to the ChannelMaster 4228 (comparing unamplified to unamplified, and also amplified to amplified).

http://www.antennasdirect.com/DB8_HD_Antenna.html
 
Originally posted by: JackBurton
Originally posted by: Quasmo
do you need directional or not?
Click to expand...

This is for somebody that just wants to mount it in the attic or on the roof and just forget about it. So I'd say omnidirectional.

I think I've heard people talk about this anttena. What do you guys think? I'd also like to hear from people with experience with these anttenas.
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I would check out this thread on avsforum. It is dedicated to antennas and has tons of good info. We have the winegard 7082 and have had perfect signals since we installed it.
 
I bought a Channel Master 4221A from Warren Electronics. Price can't be beat, and it was recommended to me by someone on the AVS forums who does antenna installs in my area.

First thing, go to the AVS forum and post in the OTA thread. There are usually peeps that will do a topographical eval for you, and recommend an antenna.

In my case, based on my distance from the towers, and LOS, the 4221A, 4228, and 4248 were recommended. Over all I spent about $75 for it all shipped from Warren Electronics. Installation was about an 1 or so, with more time spent experimenting with direction.

As it stands, I catch every OTA HD channel available. Even Fox, witch broadcasts approx 30+ miles away. I'm not using a signal amplifier.
 
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