Recent content by angusdavis

My question remains ... does anyone have a local antenna installer recommendation in the Providence, Rhode Island area?

tried the indoor antenna i tried an indoor antenna, including some $150 HDTV job from terk that looks like a pizza box. no dice. so, i have bought this big external antenna in hopes of getting reception. yeah, aware of WPRI being on 13. antennasdirect said that their UHF could also receive...

Hello, I have a condo in Providence, RI on the top two floors of a 4-story building, and I want to install a rooftop-antenna for OTA HDTV reception. I already have DirecTV installed. I am looking for any recommendations on a professional in my area with experience installing antennas. I have...

Will it be the same deal -- only available in markets where the local affiliate is owned and operated by Fox? Or will Fox be different since NewsCorp and DTV are joined at the hip?

Something to understand with lossy codecs like MPEG and JPEG is that every time you re-encode, you lose quality. If DTV does indeed do as LonghornXP says and simply rebroadcast the native ATSC feeds from local affiliates, that would be very smart and a Good Thing for HDTV junkees like us...

Sorry, I guess I am not being clear. My question is simple. Are there any techniques or approaches or products that I can use so that I minimize the number of RG-6 wires running from my roof to my central distribution closet? Second, what should I do to mimize the number of RG-6 wires...

I guess what I am asking is can't I use a multiswitch on the dish-to-closet runs to minimize the number of RG6 wires running down my house, or will I really need to have 4 RG6's coming down the side of the roof from the DirecTV dish alone? Similarly, can I use a multiswitch in the closet to...

Hello, I am moving to a new home and want to keep my current DirecTV service, receive OTA ATSC, and get Voom. I am not an expert at multiplexers, diplexers, 5x8s, etc., but I think I understand the basic concepts. Since this is a retrofit installation, my main concern is reducing the number of...

Hello, I am moving to a new home and want to keep my current DirecTV service, receive OTA ATSC, and get Voom. I am not an expert at multiplexers, diplexers, 5x8s, etc., but I think I understand the basic concepts. Since this is a retrofit installation, my main concern is reducing the number...