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Amazing just amazing (and keep free tv free--contact Congress)
Years ago, I discontinued Dish Network at the same time as HD/digital became available over the air for free. I installed high quality rooftop HD antenna for signal to two Sony large screens. Bought a tv for the 3rd bedroom, too lazy to run another coax from rooftop, so I've been buying highly rated amped indoor antennas that never totally satisfied. Live near LA in north orange county about 30 miles south of Mt Wilson where all the broadcast antennas are located. Previous indoor antennas required constant tweaking (moving) for all over the air channels. Drove me nuts. Then I saw this antenna at Costco, read reviews, and said what the hell, easy return if don't like.
After connecting and experimenting, I was amazed how constant the signal was to all channels. So I taped it to the wall behind tv; all channels come in, even more than I wanted; so had to delete some of the unwanted channels.
How does this thing work?!! Just a plastic sheet with lines in it, connected to light weight cable that connects to back of tv with cable to wall electrical outlet. Clever they included ability to connect to USB on the tv, but since I have easy access to 110v, why not just use it.
Contact your government officials and CEA to keep free broadcast tv available to us. Congress is considering (and CEA is lobbying) auctioning off frequencies. Those auctions would sell off the frequencies to wireless companies, which will pay TV broadcasters billions of dollars to give them up. The frequencies are considered "public airwaves," which broadcasters never had to pay for in the first place. They want to provide these frequencies to wireless companies to improve their band width. WHAT??
Free tv is the greatest free thing we have left in this country.
And over the air is better quality than any cable, satellite, or streaming.
April 2013 · Electronics