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Just starting my research, but I am really tired of Cox and their constant rate increases, mediocre quality, and tired pricing programs.Old Head
After you've used the map in the link above to see how your signal strength will be for the stations you want to receive, if you find the need more than an omnidirectional antenna, I can tell you what I'm using. I'm about 50-75 miles from the stations we get.It's true that there's no special antenna for digital TV, but it's essentially all UHF now, so old antennas like the ones with long VHF elements, and rabbit ears, are not going to help.
Depending on where you are in relation to the stations an amplified non directional antenna should work fine. They only cast between 10 and $40. If it doesn't work you can always return it.This site will tell you what antenna you need based on zipcode:http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/dtvmaps/If you are all in the green an amplified non directional should be all you need. And you may not need the amplification.Also the HD through the antenna is actually more clear than the HD through cable.
No such thing as an HD antenna. Just get one with longest range plus an amplifier.
Not quite Jim. Channels 2.1-13.1 are still VHF and an old style antenna will work best for these. Most of the added channels like 2.2, 4.2, etc plus everything above Ch 13 are on the UHF band.Pete
As far as the amplifiers go, in urban areas with a lot of competing signals they tend to get overwhelmed and just make matters worse, in rural areas they might help.
I ditched cable when TV switched to digital signals,back in 2009. I have been saving $100.00 a month for 6 years now. Me and a friend built our own bow tie antenna,that we researched off the net. It has been working great for six years now,and looks like this. I have it mounted on a ten foot pole,at the peak of my roof.