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You're right, not everyone will have the experience I had, which was: I hired a guy on TaskRabbit who attached the antenna to my already-existing old pole on t
by AlbertCory 4y ago
You're right, not everyone will have the experience I had, which was:
I hired a guy on TaskRabbit who attached the antenna to my already-existing old pole on the roof, and ran coax in the crawl space. All the stations in the Bay Area one cares about come from Twin Peaks in SF, and nothing's in the way for me. It never needs rotating. Many people in a suburban, flat area probably have a similar geography.
The antenna cost around $70. The TV has a coax connector on the back. That's it. The picture is perfect. YMMV.
I guess the takeaway is that OTA is NOT going away soon. It may well be a loss leader, but you can still go into a Safeway, buy their loss leader items, and leave without buying anything else.
- LocalH 4y agoAgreed, OTA isn't going away. The OP at the beginning of the thread stated that "broadcast" couldn't "afford sports" and I was merely countering that opinion. It's clear that for numerous reasons, the networks do have a vested interest in OTA broadcasting's continued existence. I myself use an antenna, in mountainous Tennessee, and it's a little bit annoying to get a good signal sometimes. However, I handle it all myself, and I use an indoor antenna with all the downsides that brings to the table. Fortunately, all of the relevant transmitters are in roughly the same direction from where I'm located. You're fortunate to be in a situation where the geography favors OTA reception.
- AlbertCory 4y agoAll this was enlightening, thanks. I already had an old antenna on the roof that was guy-wired down, so I was all set.