Recent content by sktn77a

Beats the crap out of Amazons (non) support for the Recast. Oh, wait, I forgot, they discontinued it last year!

Years ago, broadcast TV was free. The only people who had cable TV were those in unfavorable OTA reception areas and, rarely, those who wanted ad-free TV. Today, pretty much everyone pays for ad-riddled broadcast TV surcharges and cable provider ripoffs. Oh, for the old days with a TV antenna...

I still have three, from 12-18 years old. I would get a modern (LCD, LED, OLED) were it not for my intolerance of "Soap Opera Effect". It just ruins everything I watch and, contrary to general opinion, turning of motion enhancement does not get rid of it. Hopefully, my two 50" Panasonics and...

I use an 8-bay ChannelMaster Extrema 80 antenna. Its the only antenna that came even close to decent reception in my area. It is listed as UHV and VHF-Hi but I get Blue Ridge PBS Roanoke (Channel 3) just fine.

"SkyNet became self-aware on March 19, 2023..............."

They couldn't care less about free OTA TV. They want to get paid by the local cable/satellite/internet companies to carry their programming. Who pays for cable when you can get all the local stations over the air?

Its a scam to try to eventually get around the FCC requirement for networks to provide free OTA broadcasts. Thin end of the wedge!

I have the same burn-in issue on my two Panasonic Plasma TVs from 2006 (each were ~$4000 at the time). But this happened over ~10 years so I don't think an extended warranty would have helped me. I keep them because I just can't stand the "soap opera" effect on LCD/LED/OLED TVs.

No, Locast is gone forever. See Oct 28 ruling.

That's really sad. The networks and cable companies are just greed, money-grubbing maggots!

I think there's still room for these old syndicated rerun channels - there's plenty opportunity for people to watch r-rated stuff if that's their pleasure.

Hi there: Yes, I can get everything else (UHF, VHF-Hi) from Roanoke and Lynchburg, just not Channel 3. As far as the C5 is concerned, yes, I know its primarily for VHF-Hi. I could go all out and get an antenna that may bring in channel 3 but that's too much effort for 1 channel on which I...

I live on the south side of Smith Mountain Lake and have tried EVERYTHING to get WBRA Roanoke, 30 miles due west of me (RF3). I tried an Antennas Direct Clearstream 5 - NADA! So the only thing that may get me PBS is an 8200U or the like (which isn't in the cards). I've given up on PBS and...

Resurrecting an old thread here. I looked into the Tablo units. I think their tuners are the best on the market but the guide is expensive and quirky (see above). I ended up getting the Amazon Recast 4 tuner - great TV guide and it's free. This works wonderfully for me with one...

Is that an aluminum bug screen? If so is it working as a reflector or would reception improve it it was removed?