I want to use an OTA HD antenna...

I just checked DTV Tivo and it has a seperate connection for the antenna(my analog Sony only has one coxial input, but I'm wondering if I can split the signal between OTA and the cable feed).

01-06-09: Tabl10s
Gmood1, Tvad and Zieman,

Will the digital tuners replace the need for an OTA antenna? I have both DirecTV and extended basic cable.

You should be able to take your basic cable feed coax, add a splitter, and from the splitter run coax cable from the splitter to any antenna input on any digital box that decodes HD and get the same broadcast HD programming as you would using an OTA antenna. You would connect the other coax line from your splitter to whichever input you presently connect your cable.

You don't need to have HD cable service, and you don't need an OTA antenna (unless you want one for the purer signal).

It'd be an inexpensive experiment to try the splitter. You might find the picture is satisfactory.

Is this technique of interest to you?

BTW, what brand/model CRT TV are you going to use with the HD?

I'll have two Sony XBR Wega's(a 40" and 36").

Thanks for the TV info. The Sony CRT Wega TVs display 1080i.

The 1080 PPV is upsampled but not a true virgin 1080P signal as with most HD content on Sat and to lesser extent cable the lie is in the details.