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i have an RCA scenium 61 inch i think with DLP anyways i want to get an atenna so i can get my local hd channels and what not.. how ever i am having a hard time choosing one, at a decent price i found a rca ANT706 antenna that seems to be pretty decent.. it is indoor/ outdoor and verry thin in design.. does anyone know anything about this this?.. also i noticed some antennas say they are enginerred for 1080i or something like that but i notice that the rca antenna does not say anything about that.. and niether do quite a few antennas for that matter , do only specific antennas pick up certain hd siganls or do all hdready antennas pick up all hd siganls? if you have any other suggestions please let me know thank you

There is no such thing as a HDTV antenna. HDTV uses the same UHF/VHF frequences and reception techniques that TV has used since the 50's.

Which antenna you need depends entirely on your location. How far away are the towers? If you're within a few miles of the towers try a Zenith Silver Sensor. If you're further out AND none of you HD channels are lower than channel 10 then a Channel Master 4221 (4 bay) or 4228 (8 bay) antenna should work great. If you're further out still you may have to add a pre-amp.

Go to www.antennaweb.org to get your station channel listing with tower distance and direction.

ok it told me i need one that has red on teh box.. how ever on all teh specs for the rca one that i am looking for it doesnt say what color it is coded to,

Give us your zip code please...

Thanks

sfsapper wrote:ok it told me i need one that has red on teh box.. how ever on all teh specs for the rca one that i am looking for it doesnt say what color it is coded to,

Don't go by the color. Either give us your zip code or tell us the distance to the stations.

my zip code is 23229

sfsapper wrote:my zip code is 23229

That would be Richmond, VA. You are so close to your towers that I would try a Zenith Silver Sensor indoor antenna. You will probably pick up everything available. Your NBC and UPN antennas are at a different location but are also very close, like 6 or 7 miles. Try the SS and report back to us how well it did.

ok thank you very much

it says that this antenna is only uhf but i was wondering if you knew of a god antenna that was uhf and vhf. i currently have directv but cannot get loclas due to some trees that block teh balcony of my apartment, so i use cable to get my locals. i hope to eliminate teh cable box by getting a good antenna that will pick up all my local channels clearly and without having to reposition it all teh time.. . is teh rca antenna i spoke of good for this.. or is there a better antenna that you could recomend to recieve all of my channels?

sfsapper,

I live in a northern suburb of Detroit, and am within about 6 miles of the most distant tower. I don't have cable or satelite. The Silver Sensor was quite a revelation. All of my local non-HD stations (including both UHF and VHF) come in so much better than they did on rabbit ears that I wish I'd bought a Silver Sensor sooner. The HD stations are also superb except when it is windy. On those occasions, all HD signals pixilate and drop out so much that programs are unwatchable. I'm closely surrounded by tall trees. There's no way short of a 100 ft. tower to get above them, so I watch the non-HD signal on windy days. I also never try to record HD unless I'm confident of calm weather. I plan to try an attic installation when the weather warms up, but I'm not hopeful.