I want to use an OTA HD antenna...
I like the idea of using cable for the broadcast signal, not for the budget consideration, but for the fact I don't have an unsightly antenna in my room, on my TV, on my rack, or on my roof. Plus, I don't have to run an additional wire to my TV. However, I DO agree that over the air will produce a better picture to some degree. To each his own. Kumba-ya. |
I have both Dish and Directv on my roof. I think it's a bling thing. This technology has come a long way from the 12 FOOT dish I had 20 years ago... The audio from satelite destroys cable. Picture, by some margin as well. Dish is now doing PPV in 1080p. Your cable company will NEVER come close to this level of performance. The bandwidth simply does not exsist. Got an attic? |
The OP is asking about a broadcast, over-the-air, HD antenna, not about satellite (and frankly not about cable either). There is no current broadcast 1080p content: 1080i, yes. My profession is network TV production. OP, no CRTs have 1080p...(some have 1080i). I have no specific recommendation for an HD antenna, or for an HD tuner, so I'm out of this discussion. Good luck and happy viewing! |
Dish PPV is not broadcast content (programming originating from a broadcast network: ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox or PBS). Dish PPV is offering movies and other non-broadcast content in 1080p...see this Dish TV press release regarding 1080p programming. If you read the full TurboHD channel line-up, you will see there is no network television content listed (ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, PBS). Dish offers the opportunity to add local HD network channels, but these will be in 1080i, because no network is yet broadcasting in 1080p (and there is no programming being delivered to the networks in 1080p because the network HD delivery requirements specify 1080i at present), as I explained earlier. But, all this discussion of Dish PPV and 1080p is moot, because the OP owns a non-1080p CRT television, and he is asking about over-the-air HD antennas, not satellite or cable service. |
