re: Official Cutting The Cord Thread

I have a vizio smart and im disappointed that the tv comes with preselected apps and you can't dl any extra apps that I want in order to totally cute the cord.....sucks balls....tv itself is great....I have read alot of info on this thread and I have a question....if I wanna run kodi shall I get fire tv or amazon prime tv? Also what would be a good hd attenna to use? I read both apps here can get it....which shall I get? I basically want movies, the nightly shows and be able to watch all lsu sports....

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Looking at HD antennas soon. Will only be using 2tvs. Do I need an antenna for each or can I split the cables and just run 1 antenna

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This is the route I suggest you take.

Antennas Direct clear stream 4V. $129.99. This is not some crazy huge antenna. It is larger than the Mohu sky 60, but the range and stability is much much better.



Radio Shack Antenna amplifier

$66.00


Tivo OTA DVR $49.99 with a $14.99 per month service fee (Well worth it)


With this setup, you will get the best coverage, have an actual Guide like you do with your current leased boxes from the cable company, Tivo also has Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, YouTube, and other streaming services built into the system. What is great about this is when you are looking for a show, it will cross platform search to find what you want and give you all the options available to watch it or record it if possible. Also, with Tivo, you run the antenna to the DVR, then get a Tivo Mini and connect it together through your network. The Tivo Mini pulls everything from the DVR so you never have any signal lose by splitting the signal and you can watch your DVRed shows.

Cool thanks for info...what will an hd att allow me to catch?

Does it matter which to get? Either fire stick out fire tv?


Also what is tvmc

I just signed up for Sling TV. $25/mo (I opted for the sports package -- ESPN channels and SECN-- at an additional $5/month). No contracts, but when you sign up, if you buy 3 months, you get a free Roku Stick, Fire Stick, or $50 off the box variations.

Plus, Sling TV is watchable on Mac & PC, and iOS and Anroid phone/tablets.

SlingTV and Netflix and I'm good. I'll probably get an antenna pretty soon for the locals. Was pumped to cancel my cable...although I still need Cox for interwebz

I am really interested in the sling TV deal, except I don't like it can only be used on one device at a time, and I've been told it's not really HD.

It can indeed only be watched on one device at a time. The picture on my TV is Crystal clear on it, though.

And given it's been a week since its rollout, I expect new features will come quickly.

The one I posted is the only one I know that works really well that isn't crazy large.

Which antenna? Some points: Depends on where you live - what distance to the transmitters. In Baton Rouge, the transmitters are to the south, roughly across the Mississippi River from Addis. Most antennas give some sort of distance scale on their packaging, you can rely on it. Home Depot or Lowe's is probably best now, but Radio Shack might have some good deals before they go under. Since the TV towers in BR are relatively close together, you don't need a rotating antenna, a normal 'yagi' type antenna will do, just point its narrow end that way. There's no such thing as a 'digital' antenna, so don't buy the marketing hype. Don't use flat-lead cable, get good coax cable - usually RG-59. If you are driving more that one TV, you may want to get a bigger antenna to provide enough signal for all. With antennas, altitude is everything, the higher the better. Some subdivisions don't allow outside antennas, so you MIGHT have to go big and hide it in the attic. For HD, you'll notice a better picture than cable delivered 'HD.' Prepare to spend a little money on an outdoor antenna - but remember that's its an investment for about 5 years.