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    OTA Antenna signal low. Can I use a higher spec'ed "power inserter"

    I am renting the place and anything like a yagi would be trouble, as I have to convince someone to get this done. If it were up to me, I would have done it. Thanks for the suggestions.
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    OTA Antenna signal low. Can I use a higher spec'ed "power inserter"

    It is not at a height. Probably at around 15 ft above ground. The analog of this station is at 1MW and digital is at 125KW. Probably they would move the digital to 1MW after Feb 09.
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    OTA Antenna signal low. Can I use a higher spec'ed "power inserter"

    Hi, Thanks for your replies. I tried to make my own antenna with coat hangers and was able to pull the big four networks easily, which were being transmitted from about 15 miles at 1MW. However I was not able to pull in another channel, which I care about, and is at the same distance...
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    OTA Antenna signal low. Can I use a higher spec'ed "power inserter"

    Hi, Below is my setup . This is regarding amplifying signal. DTV Box: DTV Pal converter box Antenna: Phillips MANT940 antenna For the antenna, there is a "Power Inserter" which I chose to place close to the TV, just because I don' t want to run a power line outside into the balcony. This...
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    dual-tuner ATSC tv tuner card? Suggestions??

    HDHomerun is $170. Too expensive. Reason for not going for two individual tuners, lack of space on the Motherboard. Can you clarify this, -Since Digital TV/ATSC tuners don't need any hardware/software encoding it should be less burdensome on the CPU? Why do the TV tuners have really high...
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    dual-tuner ATSC tv tuner card? Suggestions??

    Hi, I am looking for a dual tuner ATSC tuner card, which will enable me to record one channel and view another channel. Can anyone suggest a TV-Tuner card? (Already checked HD Homerun, but it is too expensive) Without hardware encoding ATSC tuners should cost less, shouldn't they? Thanks.
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    FTA Receiver with ATSC Tuners + PVR

    ANOLE: Thanks for directing me to the other discussion. USDOWNLINK: Thanks for your comments. The Captive Works 4000HD seems to be something that I can add another tuner and get what I want. I want to check if others have used this. I am cheaping out here when I say <$250. I don't want to...
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    FTA Receiver with ATSC Tuners + PVR

    Hi, I presently have cable + DVR. I want to get rid of subscriptions and my TV viewing is quite limited. I want to use the receiver for OTA/ATSC channels first and later if my budget permits, I'll buy a Dish later I am technically savvy, but don't want to build anything myself. Please...