HD Upgrade with OTA antenna - which antenna did you get?

[jl0810]

Just curious what antenna everyone got from D*?

I was wondering for the extra $40-50 buks, if I was going to get a p.o.s antenna, or a real antenna, like the square shooter

 

[boba]

Just curious what antenna everyone got from D*?

I was wondering for the extra $40-50 buks, if I was going to get a p.o.s antenna, or a real antenna, like the square shooter

You will get what ever is appropriate for your part of the country. There is no one right answer for TV antennas.

 

[jim tressler]

they sent me the winegard sensar.. works great - I am about 20-25 miles outside of cincinnati - I sit high and clear compared to the towers, so that helps

jim

 

[sprintcarcrazy]

The Zenith Silver Sensor, about $20 at buy.com is a great antenna for stations in the 30 mile range.

 

[RLuyster]

The Zenith Silver Sensor, about $20 at buy.com is a great antenna for stations in the 30 mile range.

Where is it at on the Buy.com site? I couldn't find any mention of it?

 

[Oskee I]

It is listed as the Zenith ZHD-TV1 Digital Indoor HDTV Antenna, but is currently on backorder .

 

[Sharpie]

the zenith silver sensor works GREAT for me. I got mine at K's merchandise for $23.

 

[dogbert]

OTA Antenna Selection

You should check out
http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx

put in your address and it will tell you what "Color Coded" antenna you need for your area

 

[FlyingSaucer]

Silver Sensor can do double duty?

My configuration is this: 2 TVs. 1 has a DirecTv Hughes NTSC receiver. The other will soon have a DirecTV HDTV box. Both are connected to the dish through a multiswitch. I understand that diplexers are needed at both receivers.

My questions is this: Can the Zenith Silver Sensor do double duty for my Local NTSC broadcast as well as the HDTV signals? I understand the most HD is in the UHF band and most of locals are VHF. But it's just an antenna and I am only 6 miles from the towers, so.... ???

 

[moonman]

Where is it at on the Buy.com site? I couldn't find any mention of it?

SEARS also sells it, but at a higher price(39.99)...
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=ELEC&pid=05768514000
Also a search on Silver Sensor at e-bay should yield some new in box sellers.

 

[drbill28]

Before I actually go and buy an antenna just to have it not work. I was wondering if there were any suggestions. My house is on the side of a hill built right into the side. The house was inserted by blasting out a little platform in the rock. Which leave a 30 foot rock face and the rest of the hill, about 40 feet from the house. The stations transmitters only range from 6-12 miles away. We can't get anything besides the ABC station with a regular pair of rabbit ears. Which is the closest station. The rock goes all the way covering the NE, N and NW sides of the house. Of course facing the transmitters. Not only that there is also a small airport between all of this. Do you think there are any indoor antennas that will work help? An outdoor antenna is not an option.

 

[FlyingSaucer]

House in the Hill...

UHF is line of sight. If you are saying that there is a hill made of rock between your house and the transmitters, you will need an antenna that has line of sight to the transmitters. That means an outdoor antenna on a tower or something with a line of sight that crests that hill your described. Might be easier to have a satelite dish that faces south or cable.

 

[drbill28]

I do have my locals through satellite. I can't afford to get cable as well just for the HD locals. Since DirecTV will only give us the east feed of CBS in HD. I would like to do something. I would put up an antenna myself. But that isn't an option on this house. I just might be out of luck. Even with the towers being close.

 

[umbighouse]

flyingsaucer-
The Silver Sensor is a UHF only antenna. It is great at locking in stations, but is very directional.