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Antenna vs. Lightning
Posted on 11/27/12 at 4:23 pm
Posted on 11/27/12 at 4:23 pm
Lightning wins.
I'm not talking about a strike. I'm talking about causing the broadcast to pixelate and even drop audio momentarily. I noticed this earlier during a storm, and it wasn't even really "strong" lightning apparent inside the house. I just noticed some low rumblings of thunder a few seconds after every glitch. This is an indoor antenna connected directly to the TV, with good signal strength and SNR.
This is the first time I've hooked up an antenna in about 4 years, and I only tried it because I couldn't resist buying a new ATSC/Clear QAM HD Homerun for $54 yesterday to go along with my Prime (the CableCard HDHR), which would give Media Center two more tuners to choose from for local channels. I was thinking I might go with an antenna once I get it instead of splitting my cable between it and the Prime, but the antenna behavior in stormy conditions is worse than I remember. Is this pretty much just the way it is?
I'm not talking about a strike. I'm talking about causing the broadcast to pixelate and even drop audio momentarily. I noticed this earlier during a storm, and it wasn't even really "strong" lightning apparent inside the house. I just noticed some low rumblings of thunder a few seconds after every glitch. This is an indoor antenna connected directly to the TV, with good signal strength and SNR.
This is the first time I've hooked up an antenna in about 4 years, and I only tried it because I couldn't resist buying a new ATSC/Clear QAM HD Homerun for $54 yesterday to go along with my Prime (the CableCard HDHR), which would give Media Center two more tuners to choose from for local channels. I was thinking I might go with an antenna once I get it instead of splitting my cable between it and the Prime, but the antenna behavior in stormy conditions is worse than I remember. Is this pretty much just the way it is?
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Posted on 11/27/12 at 4:57 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
Yea, with digital broadcasts now you don't just get fuzzy or reception loss, you get the digital tiling.
I have an cheapo antenna hooked up to my 55" samsung to compliment my appletv with hulu and netlflix to watch the local channels live (mainly for saints games) and if there's incliment weather or even clouds I can only catch NBC, FOX, CW, and 3 LPBs. If it's clear as day (not a cloud) I can pick up ABC. I never can get CBS to come in, but it's probably a $19 POS antenna.
I have an cheapo antenna hooked up to my 55" samsung to compliment my appletv with hulu and netlflix to watch the local channels live (mainly for saints games) and if there's incliment weather or even clouds I can only catch NBC, FOX, CW, and 3 LPBs. If it's clear as day (not a cloud) I can pick up ABC. I never can get CBS to come in, but it's probably a $19 POS antenna.
Posted on 11/27/12 at 5:03 pm to musick
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I have an cheapo antenna hooked up to my 55" samsung to compliment my appletv with hulu and netlflix to watch the local channels live (mainly for saints games) and if there's incliment weather or even clouds I can only catch NBC, FOX, CW, and 3 LPBs. If it's clear as day (not a cloud) I can pick up ABC. I never can get CBS to come in, but it's probably a $19 POS antenna.
are you me?Posted on 11/27/12 at 6:22 pm to musick
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If it's clear as day (not a cloud) I can pick up ABC. I never can get CBS to come in, but it's probably a $19 POS antenna.
In BR, those are POS VHF stations, much harder to get than the other three, which are UHF. Especially for CBS, the trick is to extend a rabbit ear as far as possible, and then you'll probably still need an amp. I found that extending just one of the two rabbit ears works best with my Philips antenna.
I've since read that WAFB compresses their main channel for broadcast just as much as Cox does, and if true, there won't be any advantage to using antenna over cable. I'll have to wait for the new HDHR to come in to test that.
The lightning thing is a real disappointment. It must be a hard pill to swallow for anyone cutting the cord and relying on broadcast for the major networks.
Posted on 11/27/12 at 8:34 pm to Harry Caray
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are you me?
Did u just walk through my portal?
Posted on 11/30/12 at 11:02 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
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In BR, those are POS VHF stations, much harder to get than the other three, which are UHF. Especially for CBS, the trick is to extend a rabbit ear as far as possible, and then you'll probably still need an amp. I found that extending just one of the two rabbit ears works best with my Philips antenna.
Or you could get rid of the amp and shitty antenna and buy this flat antenna:
Winegard Company FL-5000 FlatWave HDTV Indoor Digital Flat Antenna
This thing is magic, quite possibly the work of the devil. It beats the everloving crap out of the Terk HDTVa and the Philips MANT510 antennae I have. For WAFB/WBRZ, I'm talking going from 60 signal strength and 20 SNR with the rabbit ear extended 3 feet and amp required in good weather conditions to 90+ signal strength, 30 SNR, and no amp with this sheet of plastic stuck to my wall. All the BR locals come in at this level. I am in awe of this thing.
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