[opendtv] Re: OTA DTV experience
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:02:29 -0800
But Dave, don't you know that OTA is dead, and that 8-VSB doesn't work? :-)
John Willkie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Dave Bittner
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 9:41 AM
> To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [opendtv] OTA DTV experience
>
> I recently installed a new Panasonic projector in my basement home
> theater. Our main source for TV is DirecTV, with a DirecTivo serving
> the home theater. I've been trying to decide which way to go for HD.
> I could get HD from DirecTV, but the new DirecTV DVR doesn't have
> Tivo, costs $299 (not really a roadblock) and locks me in to DirecTV
> for a two year contract. They're running Verizon Fios lines through
> my neighborhood, so before I commit to DirecTV for another two years
> I want to see what Fios has to offer. So I decided to go with OTA DTV
> as a temporary solution. I live in Columbia, MD, midway between
> Washington and Baltimore.
>
> I shopped around online and found a nearby Circuit City with the
> Samsung DTB-H260F. None of the local Best Buys had it, and evidently
> this model is in spotty supply. I bought a simple directional antenna
> for about twenty five bucks. Came home, hooked it up to my system,
> set it to auto tune. I'm getting reliable reception from Baltimore
> Channels 2, 11, 13, 45, and 54, and DC channel 5. Image quality is
> impressive on my 96" screen. I'll probably play around with other
> antenna configurations to see if I can pull in any of the other DC
> stations.
>
> It would be nice to get ESPN and HBO in HD, but as a temporary
> solution this OTA experiment was remarkably easy.
>
> Dave Bittner - Pixel Workshop Inc.
> www.pixelworkshop.com
> 410.381.8555
>
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