HDTV Over The Air?

Okay, go to www.antennaweb.org to find what kind of antenna you will need. Great location and it is very useful. I have installed two HDTV antennas, one costing only $35.00 on my window sill because the tower is close and another in the Mid-West atop a roof to pull in a signal from 45 miles away. Both work well. You neet a line of sight to the tower; the signal can't go around a mountain.

The picture is fantastic and free. You will be wondering what you were missing all of these years as the signal bounced off from your house.

A word of warning. Your neighbor can get the perfect signal but yours might be bad. No reason, it just happens.

Tuner's make a big difference in pulling in the signal as well. I have one of the older rca DTC-100 tuners that sucks and a newer Zenith HD-SAT520 that pulls in the stations great. These are both for use with DirecTv as well but I did install an antenna outside which they both draw from for the couple of stations that DirecTv does not offer.

I would stick with an older Zenith or Sony tuner, in fact I am sure they are basically the same unit.

I bought this antenna from Radio Shack:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103088&cp=&pg=3&kw=antenna&parentPage=search

It is very directional but once you find the right spot it locks on like a mutha. I only have one tower to lock onto but if you have more than one than you would need more of these.

Good luck.

Dave; Iv'e been watching hdtv over the air for about 5 years now and the minimum antenna that worked here in the Sacramento area, about 40-60 miles from cluster of transmitter antennas is the $65.00 Radio Shack mid-level item. Keep in mind the hdtv signals are UHF so actually for HDTV thats all you need. When VHF analog goes awasy in a year or two I'll switch to the flat type with 8 dipoles on it as best compact highest-gain option with reasonable wide coverage, let us know what works for you in what city and how far from transmitters. Iv'e also found that antenna just 3-4 feet from roof works ok most places....good luck, Mike.