WORD FOR TODAY IS "LEGS". NOW GO AND SPREAD THE WORD!!
Sony KDL46XBR2, Moto DCT 3416 I
Sony KDL32XBR6, Moto DCH 3416
Tosh HD-XA2, Pannie BD55
P4 3.4ghz, 320gb HD (160x2, RAID 0)
Blood Type - O pos
WORD FOR TODAY IS "LEGS". NOW GO AND SPREAD THE WORD!!
Sony KDL46XBR2, Moto DCT 3416 I
Sony KDL32XBR6, Moto DCH 3416
Tosh HD-XA2, Pannie BD55
P4 3.4ghz, 320gb HD (160x2, RAID 0)
Blood Type - O pos
I'm also curious about an HDTV antenna. I currently have a regular dish network box (non HD) and would like to purchase the rabbit ears so I can pick up the local HD programming. Two Questions.
1.)Will the HD rabbit ears work with a non HD dish network box?
2.)If so, can I pick up an HD signal that is approx 65 miles away in Houston?
try doing a channel scan on your tv, let it search for channels and see if it finds any digital channels. It should run a search for analog channels, as well as a separate one after that for digital channels. We don't have a cable box, the TV just has a coax cable running into it, but it has a built in tuner, like most HDTV's these days, and our local channels come through in HD (CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX). They are on strange channels, like 79-1, 79-2, 79-3... May or may not work with your cable provider, but its worth a shot
To get your local stations in HD from your cable provider your TV must have a built in QAM receiver/tuner. If it does not you can add a seperate receiver. The Samsung DTB-H260F can receive OTA HD (ATSC)signals, and decode digital signals from some cable providers (QAM). The Sony RDRVXD655 recordable DVD/VCR combo can do the same plus record programs to DVD, or VHS tape.
For transmitters that are a long way off you will need an antenna that is UHF/VHF capable mounted on the roof, (it doesn't need to be a "HD", or "Digital") and depending on how long the cable from the antenna is, it may need to be amplified. Most of the digital channels are UHF, and that might be all that is needed.
