HD with antenna?

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17 years ago

Wed, Jan 3, 2007 3:26 AM

The new TV is HDTV, and I already like the picture quality from DVD's Am I correct that the picture seen from a DVD player is NOT high definition?

I don't think I will drop the additional chunk of change to upgrade my cable subscription to get digital. It requires a box, and gets me a slew of new channels that I don't want. But... I'd like to take a look at what picture quality this TV can provide.

Can I hook up an outside TV antenna to the 75 ohm input and get HDTV from broadcast? It so, I may experiment. It may be difficult just to get a good signal, but I can get a 'useable' signal with rabbit ears, so an outdoor antenna may just do it.

...Dave

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17 years ago

Fri, Jan 5, 2007 9:12 PM

I can tell you the HD picture I get from my HD cable box is MUCH better than any of the DVDs I play. With The DVDs you are not getting HD. I know you can get HD signal with an antenna but I dont know is you need a special one. I'll be trying that out soon as the money Im paying to comcast for phone TV and Internet is a small fortune!!

Steve

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17 years ago

Fri, Jan 5, 2007 11:50 PM

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17 years ago

Mon, Jan 8, 2007 7:54 PM

Dave, The dvr that comcast rents is pretty cool. Dual tuners with built in hard drive to record shows in HD.

Steve

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17 years ago

Sat, Jan 13, 2007 11:39 PM

I took a shot on this whole HDTV thing by buying the 600 dollar beginners model from WalMart. I went across the street to a place called 99 Cent Only store and bought a 99 cent rabbit ears antenna. When I got home I unpacked the TV and attached the ninety-nine cent rabbit ears and scanned the channels and got about six of them in full screen HD awesomeness. I live in a compact area called Las Vegas and all of the big antennas are within a few miles but for me the results are awesome. The point is that the over-the-air stuff really does work with HDTV internal tuners if you are fortunate enough to be with a strong signal area.