I'm sure this has been posted a thousand times, but I'm tired of searching all over the place.
I'm relatively new to the HDTV scene - recently got DISH satellite (20" dish) hooked up with to an 811 HD-tuner and a 61" Samsung DLP tv. I'm interested in getting the local HD broadcasts which means I need an antenna. I do not like the idea of a gigantic antenna on the roof and I'm aware that an external antenna will get better reception than one inside the house.
The dish-mounted antennas seem like a good compromise. I've been looking at the Terk TV-44 but, depending on what review I read, it's either god's gift to television or the worst product on the planet...hence me asking here. Does anyone have any experience with that or any other dish-mount antennas? Which (if any) are recommended? I live in an area with few obstructions and am within a 35-mile range of two cities (Hartford, CT and New Haven, CT).
To satisfy my curiousity I have tried out the Terk HDTVi indoor antenna. It actually worked OK - picked up 4 local digital channels. But, in my minimal research, it looks like the dish-mount will pick up quite a few more channels - which makes sense. Theortically, at least. Also, it'd be nice to have the antenna on the dish instead of trying to hide the indoor one.
Sorry for the long post...just wanted to get it all out there in one shot.
The dish-mounted antennas seem like a good compromise. I've been looking at the Terk TV-44 but, depending on what review I read, it's either god's gift to television or the worst product on the planet...hence me asking here. Does anyone have any experience with that or any other dish-mount antennas? Which (if any) are recommended? I live in an area with few obstructions and am within a 35-mile range of two cities (Hartford, CT and New Haven, CT).
To satisfy my curiousity I have tried out the Terk HDTVi indoor antenna. It actually worked OK - picked up 4 local digital channels. But, in my minimal research, it looks like the dish-mount will pick up quite a few more channels - which makes sense. Theortically, at least. Also, it'd be nice to have the antenna on the dish instead of trying to hide the indoor one.
Sorry for the long post...just wanted to get it all out there in one shot.