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I'm sick of giving Comcast so much money every month for lame programming and repeated movies so I have decided to use Netflix for DVDs and "Watch It Now" (via the Roku) for my main viewing and receive television with an antenna as a supplement.
I've been looking around this forum for information, but I still have some questions.
I live on the second floor of a 2 story condo, above me is a typical attic that I have access to. Since my unit itself is encased in thick plaster and brick, I believe the attic would be an optimal place for an antenna ( I can't put it on the roof or the outside of the building). The attic is about 30'X30' square, two opposing sides have a slopped roof, the other two sides have cinderblock firewalls separating my attic space from each of my next door neighbor's attics. The block walls are on the NorthWest and SouthEast sides. The slopped plywood roof is on the NorthEast and South West side.
I checked antennaweb (zip 07031), I can receive about 40 channels with a Yellow antenna. Half of them are digital channels.
1) Is there anyway to know which of those channels are HD?
2) I have only 1 TV in my home, it is a JVC HD-56FH97. I believe it has a QAM tuner. It has 2 separate coax inputs, "75Ohm VHF/UHF" and "ATSC/Digital Cable In". I never used either one since I currently use a cable box. The instructions say to use a 2-way splitter and connect both, that is all. When connecting an antenna, which input do I connect to? I can connect an antenna directly to my TV and receive all those digital and HD broadcasts, correct?
3) The better antennas (listed as Green, Light Green, etc. on antennaweb) don't seem to offer many more channels, I believe I would be happy with the yellow. Can you recommend one of those for me to put in the attic? I have electricity available if necessary. I would like one that won't require me to go up there to adjust it all the time. Since I will be saving over $120 per month by cancelling cable, I don't mind spending on a good antenna. I looked thru the antenna threads, but there are so many choices, and a lot of it I still don't understand since it seems as if many of them won't give me all the channels. I would just like something good that will work and not give too much trouble.
Thank you for the information!
I've been looking around this forum for information, but I still have some questions.
I live on the second floor of a 2 story condo, above me is a typical attic that I have access to. Since my unit itself is encased in thick plaster and brick, I believe the attic would be an optimal place for an antenna ( I can't put it on the roof or the outside of the building). The attic is about 30'X30' square, two opposing sides have a slopped roof, the other two sides have cinderblock firewalls separating my attic space from each of my next door neighbor's attics. The block walls are on the NorthWest and SouthEast sides. The slopped plywood roof is on the NorthEast and South West side.
I checked antennaweb (zip 07031), I can receive about 40 channels with a Yellow antenna. Half of them are digital channels.
1) Is there anyway to know which of those channels are HD?
2) I have only 1 TV in my home, it is a JVC HD-56FH97. I believe it has a QAM tuner. It has 2 separate coax inputs, "75Ohm VHF/UHF" and "ATSC/Digital Cable In". I never used either one since I currently use a cable box. The instructions say to use a 2-way splitter and connect both, that is all. When connecting an antenna, which input do I connect to? I can connect an antenna directly to my TV and receive all those digital and HD broadcasts, correct?
3) The better antennas (listed as Green, Light Green, etc. on antennaweb) don't seem to offer many more channels, I believe I would be happy with the yellow. Can you recommend one of those for me to put in the attic? I have electricity available if necessary. I would like one that won't require me to go up there to adjust it all the time. Since I will be saving over $120 per month by cancelling cable, I don't mind spending on a good antenna. I looked thru the antenna threads, but there are so many choices, and a lot of it I still don't understand since it seems as if many of them won't give me all the channels. I would just like something good that will work and not give too much trouble.
Thank you for the information!