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Don’t Leave Installation Dollars On The Table According to the Consumer Electronics Association, accessories are the most profitable product category in retail. This starts with all the A/V cables and hardware necessary to distribute the signals. Those of us in the wholesale consumer...

Consider the ClearStream1 Consider the ClearStream1 (indoor, outdoor and attic use) from Antennas Direct (antennasdirect.com), the same company that designed and maufactured the origonal DB2 and DB4 referred to. It's only 10”h x 10” w x 4.5” deep, with a range of 30 miles. It is a high...

Consumer Reports rates Converter Boxes Consumer Reports has upgraded their ratings on some of the available converter boxes at: ConsumerReports.org - DTV converter boxes ratings

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Your zip code would help. But your best bet is to buy a new ClearStream2 indoor/outdoor antenna from Antennas Direct. The ClearStream2 has a range of up to 50 Miles in a small, but powerful 10” x 20” antenna. It has a beam width of 70 degrees, so it will pick up a wide range of stations...

I looked up Castro Valley on antennapoint.com. Although there are literally dozens of broadcast stations within range of you up and down the coast, unless you want to use a rotor or more than one antenna, your best bet is to buy a new ClearStyream2 indoor/outdoor antenna from Antennas Direct...

Multi-Path solved by up-graded outdoor antenna Jim is right. You are suffering from Multi-path. Multi-path signals reaching the antenna out of phase can confuse the ATSC (Digital) chip set in the converter box (or digital TV tuner sets). If the signal reaching the front of the antenna...

Multi-Path No Static is probably right. In areas with multiple buildings and many other hard objects, not to mention tress, especially pine tress, you have to deal with Multi-path (bounced signals). Multi-path signals reaching the antenna out of phase can confuse the ATSC (Digital) chip set...

Other HDTV Antenna Option Before you buy the phillips antenna, consider the new ClearStream at Antennas Direct | C2 ClearStream2 HDTV Antenna for the DTV Transition. While Antennas can’t tell the difference between analog and digital signals, there are definitely certain models which...

I looked up Belchertown on antennapoint.com. You have 13 UHF stations within the 55 mile range of the DB4. The DB4 is a great multi-directional antenna. What is unclear is that you say you’re getting snow. WGBY PBS UHF 22 and WGGB ABC UHF 40 are only 13 miles from you. Are you using an older...

I looked up Longview 75605 on antennapoint.com. Don is right; the Antennas Direct 91XG is an excellent choice with a range of over 50 Miles and a very high gain of 16.7 dB. Fox (KFSF) is only 24 miles from you on a compose heading of 211°. NBC (KETK) out of Jackson is 48 miles away on a heading...

Do what Don suggested. If you're putting the antenna in the attic (good idea), be aware of large metal objects like your water heater, air-handler, etc. in the direction of your towers and avoid them. Also, aluminum siding or metal-backed insulation, if you have it, will be a problem.

Just have the D* guy install a UHF antenna on a "J" pole, when he installs your dish and diplex it onto the incoming cable, then reverse diplex it at your TV. Make sure the OTA antenna can "see" over the peak of your roof, if installed where your dish is located, so the roof peak is not in the...

Not all converter boxes are equal. And you’re now dealing with a digital tuner in all converter boxes. Consumer Reports has rated some of the available converter boxes at: ConsumerReports.org - DTV converter boxes ratings You may also be experiencing Multi-path. Multi-path is caused by...

Go to antennapoint.com and find the stations you would like to receive.

You asked for an OTA antenna recomendation. Can you install an outdoor antenna? Do you live in an apartment? What floor? Do you have clear line-of-sight to the broadcast towers you want to receive? Are there buidings, hills, etc. in the way? I assume that you live in a house since you're...

So where do you live? Metro/Urban/ Rural? What is your zip code?

OTA Reception Iceberg is right. You can use diplexers to combine the FTA & OTA outside then split (reverse diplex) it back out to the digital box and the FTA box. You will lose some signal strength, but it beats running another cable. I looked up Antelope on antennapoint.com. You can receive...

Your house isn’t amplifying your signal. You are experiencing Multi-path (bounced signals) and in this case, to your advantage, except for tripping over the outdoor antenna. Outdoors is better, but I’m betting, even though you said you had clear sky (assuming you meant clear line-of-sight to the...

Adding an outdoor OTA antenna is the easy part, if your dish is installed high enough on your roof to see over the peak to get line-of-sight to the broadcast towers. You'll need a "J" pole that will attach to the dish pole to attach the antenna above the dish. The incoming OTA cable can be...

Get A New Indoor Digital Antenna Jim is right. Outdoor antennas are the best for reception, the higher the better and a small outdoor antenna mounted indoor will also do a good job. Most TV consumers think of antennas as low-tech devices, but there is more behind some of the newer antenna...

A 30/40 foot cable run should not cause your problem. More than likely, your TERK antenna is the problem. How ols it it? Newer antennas, developed onver the last year are smaller and more powerful and designed to receive UHF digital signals. Considering your investment in TV entertainment, get...

I checked Conroe, TX on antennapoint.com. There are a whole bunch of stations almost due south of you on a heading of 185°, including the major networks, all within 44 miles. Just buy a good medium range UHF antenna. Newer digital antennas like the DB-4 from antennasdirect.com are small and very...

In any event, you should get an off-air antenna. You'll get the best HD picture quality because an Off-Air signal is almost completely uncompressed, unlike cable or satellite. And they make a good backup for cable or satellite outages. In addition, with multi-casts, you can pick up several free...

More Sophisticated Antennas Required As spending tightens in these uncertain economic times, discretionary purchasing has shifted away from other key market categories, to consumer electronics and particularly to digital TV and HD. High Definition Televisions bumped digital cameras out of...