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Get Free Local HD Channels

June 09th, 2008 | Category: HDTV, Learnables, Product Reviews

There’s an easy way to get your local channels free in HD. Just get a HDTV antenna. Instead of paying $5-$10 extra per month to get local channels, just invest in a HDTV antenna. The HDTV antenna isn’t for everyone. If you are too far away from the broadcasting station, you will have trouble picking up some or all the channels.

I like the Terk HDTVi VHF/UHF HDTV Indoor Antenna. It’s cheap and it’s good. But it’s up to you, you can read the reviews and decide for yourself. You can also look at the other antennas they have. If it doesn’t work then you can return it. The antennas are mainly good if you are in a city, since that is where most broadcasting stations are. Spending $20-$40 on an antenna is better than paying your satellite/cable company for it. The charge you at least $5/mo. for local channels.

This was a short article. I just wanted to get it out because not a lot of people know of this option. Enjoy your sports in HD!

 

1 comment

  1. antennaguy
    Jun 10th, 2008 @ 9:32 am

    While cable and satellite program providers will continue to serve the great majority of homes as the primary signal source, missing HD local reception, compression issues, higher costs, billing add-ons, service outages, contact difficulties, in-home service waits and no shows have left many of these subscribers looking to OTA antennas as a good alternatives.

    Most TV consumers think of antennas as low-tech devices, but there is more behind some of the newer antenna designs than just bent metal and plastic. Many of the TV antenna designs on the market today such as the Yagi and rabbit ears have technology roots going back 30 to 50 years or more.

    The switch to digital broadcasts however is bringing consumers back to Off-Air reception and the increasing sales are providing the motivation and investments necessary to develop new models and new technology. The fact that most designs on the market now were developed prior to the advent of much of the computer technology, software and algorithms in common use today has left open numerous avenues to improve upon tried and true designs and develop new ones. Additionally, recent regulations and standards are opening new doors for antenna engineers to develop smaller antennas with improved performance and aesthetics.

    The correct antenna, installed and aimed properly, unimpeded by obstacles such as building, hills, trees, etc. will receive desired local stations it’s aimed at. And the new antennas, working with the newer generation ATSC chips will mitigate multi-path (bounced signals, including multi-cast programming adding several additional local off-air programs and several in HD almost completely uncompressed, not available from cable or satellite. Some viewers may even be able to receive out-of-town channels, carrying blacked out sports programs or network broadcasts not available in their home town. As an added benefit, an OTA antenna provides reception for second sets in homes not wired for whole-house signal distribution.

    Depending on the level of desire to receive an excellent picture and multiple broadcast signals, considering the investment in HDTV entertainment already made by many viewers, shouldn’t they consider up-grading to a new digital OTA antenna or adding one to their reception options?

    Go to antennapoint.com to easily locate your broadcast stations and other OTA helpful information.

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