What is the best way to receive over the air HD broadcasts?

[DK64_MASTER]

Is there any antenna people reccomend? I have a zenith Silver Sensor for indoor use. Would it be better to get an outdoor antenna?


I went to a site which told me what stations I should receive, but some of them are missing.

Any information would be helpful, and thanks for your time.

[minolta]

I also have a Zenith Silver, and receive almost all stations (signal at NBC 90%, CBS 85%, FOX 45%, ABC 30%). My FOX and ABC usually don't come in at all (seen as 0%, but probably more like 15%), except when snow is on the ground... All of the stations are located at 160-165 deg. and 14-16 miles away, so I should get all equally, but depends upon their towers and broadcast strength.

Try the TitanTV antenna website: http://www.titantv.com/ttv/AntennaSelector/start.aspx?broadcastType=digital (need free membership to use). They had my situation here in Iowa exactly correct (NBC, CBS: excellent; FOX, ABC: poor), and even suggested the exact antenna to buy. According to them, if I were to upgrade to a larger antenna, I would get all stations at "excellent". The Zenith only provided me a 10% boost from my previous indoor, but was much needed.

Hope the link helps. Keep in mind that some stations (PBS, WB) simply may not be broadcasting, but your major 4 probably are.

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P.S. Also try searching the AVS forums: http://www.avsforum.com . Its likely you'll find someone discussing HD stations in your area.

[Razor04]

Originally posted by minolta
Try the TitanTV antenna website: http://www.titantv.com/ttv/AntennaSelector/start.aspx?broadcastType=digital (need free membership to use). They had my situation here in Iowa exactly correct (NBC, CBS: excellent; FOX, ABC: poor), and even suggested the exact antenna to buy. According to them, if I were to upgrade to a larger antenna, I would get all stations at "excellent". The Zenith only provided me a 10% boost from my previous indoor, but was much needed.www.antennaweb.org is free too and doesn't require you to register at all.

[DK64_MASTER]

ok, thanks so much for that info. I'm getting about the same results as you, except fox is borderline, but I don't have any snow where I'm from. Maybe I have my direction wrong. I went to antenae web, and some information doesn't seem correct. Oh well, I appreciate your reply!!!:)