Buying a HDTV - Need help

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Buying a HDTV - Need help {EDITED-- More info}

I'm planning to buy a TV with High Definition with Built-In HDTV/ATSC Tuner.

All I need is an antenna, right? I'm planning to buy one for 20 dollars, the features include:

• HDTV Antenna
• 1 Piece Set ; Antenna, Instruction Manual
• Compatible with HDTV, VHF/UHF, Digital TV, FM, RG-6 Coaxial Cable Type Installations
• Features UHF Loop to Enhance Reception of Channels 14-69, Efficient Receiving Elements for Great Reception
• Dipole Size: 36
• 75
• Number of Cables: 1; Cable Length: 6; Cable Type: Coaxial
• 180-Degree Tilt Radius, Retractable Dipoles Adjust for Best Reception, UHF Element with 360-Degree Turn Radius
• Also Features No-Tool Installation, Provides Free HDTV Plus Your Local Stations, Digital Ready, Easy Hook Up, Low Signal Loss, Adjustable Fine-Tuning Control for Better Signal, Adjustable/Retractable VHF Dipoles
• Set-Top Mount for Easy Access
• No-Scuff Pad Protects Cabinet Tops
• Includes 75-Ohm RG-6 Coaxial Cable with F-Type Connector, Instruction Manual, AC Adapter
• Height: 36.0

Is that good enough? Is it indoors? I don't really know anything about TVs/Antennas. Thanks!

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(I live in Minnesota, Saint Louis Park, 55416, No address given)

Questions:

Is the antenna good? - Unanswered - N/A
Is the antenna roof or indoor or both? - Unanswered - N/A
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Need your location to help, really depends on where you are located and where the single is coming from.

One of the best HD antenna's is the CM4228. It is a UHF antenna but will pick up VHF stations from channel eight on up.
 
yes,yes,and yes

its a good indoor antenna,but just go to ratshack and buy a regular outdoor 4' vhf/uhf/fm antenna.in your area it should work fine.if you need to rotate it,buy a rotor for it as well.bout 100 bucks.i got mine out of the attic of one of the buildings i work in.it dates back to 1973,and still works fine.i live in va and i dont have the channel line up you have,but i get most of my channels great in hd.my antenna is attached to an old dtv roof mount 2 feet above the gutterline of my home.look on google for hd antennas for more options,but you cant beat free old school.
 
You live close to the towers and if in a flat area and miminum structures between you and the towers, you might be able to get most of the channels with an old rabbitear/UHF indoor antenna. If not, a friend of mine has a rat shack omni-directional antenna in the attic which works well for him.

I'm in a valley with too much multi-path (same signal bouncing off multiple hills/structures) and needed a CM 4228 with a rotator to focus on one path.
 

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