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
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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.
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
Thanks
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
so you can recieve both uhf and vhf with this antenn?.. what about one of those terk tv44 clip on antennas that you put on your satelite dish is this a good type?
i basicaly for some reason am sold on one of those indoor/outdoor stick antennas i dont know why. Everyone seems to make them sound so great and i keep getting told that the indoor tv top antennas are no good.. to get an indoor outdoor antenna like teh terk tv55, or the rca ant706, or teh clip on type antenna for your sattelite dish.. im sorry if im being annoying im just very catious about what i get..
Terk antennas are not very highly regarded - most people end up replacing them with Silver Sensors, Winegard or Channel Master.
Try the Silver Sensor first - it's a lot easier than putting something outside.
If you want to try something outside a Square Shooter might work.
Try the Silver Sensor first - it's a lot easier than putting something outside.
If you want to try something outside a Square Shooter might work.
ok thank you very much
ok i have checked out all that info.. and have found quite a few decent antennas.. my main question it seems that the silver sensor would be a great choice , how ever is there one similar to teh silver sensor that picks up uhv/vhf?
I would suggest a Silver Sensor plus Rabbit Ears plus a VHF-UHF combiner. You can read up on TV antennas at http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ISSUES/erecting_antenna.html . -Ken
I live between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo MIchigan. Galesburg to be exact. I have a 8 bay channel master antenna with a channel master 9537 amplifier. Wow it is awesome. I pick up all the Lansing Michigan signals and can get south bend Indiana when I point the rotor in that direction. Lansing channels are 45 to 62 miles away and this antenna even though it is a uhf antenna picks up channel 6 and 8 perfectly.. Go for the best antenna amplfier you can get. A few extra bucks now will be well worth it> John